“I am a Christian clown”

Friday’s top RNS feature is about “Freedom Rose: The Patriotic Clown.” Buddy Lemaster became deaf at age 21, suffered through alcoholism and depression for 30 years, and then found his way, entertaining thousands of children. Since the early days of his 14-year clown career, he has conspicuously sewn “I am a Christian clown, I don’t […]

Friday’s top RNS feature is about “Freedom Rose: The Patriotic Clown.” Buddy Lemaster became deaf at age 21, suffered through alcoholism and depression for 30 years, and then found his way, entertaining thousands of children. Since the early days of his 14-year clown career, he has conspicuously sewn “I am a Christian clown, I don’t just speak it, I live it,” onto the back of every costume, Sarah Pavlik reports.

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