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I never grew up with watching Mr. Rodgers and only really know about him through the recent film about him, but it definitely seems that his Christian faith sha

I never grew up with watching Mr. Rodgers and only really know about him through the recent film about him, but it definitely seems that his Christian faith shaped his children programs, see: https://www.pbs.org/newshour/arts/how-mister-rogers-faith-shaped-his-idea-of-childrens-television https://www.pbs.org/newshour/arts/how-mister-rogers-faith-sh...

mattnewton 6y ago
But he never threatened you with hell, promised heaven, or invoked god at all, which is are all parts the parent post found strange.
- wolfhumble 6y ago
  The parent said that: "You don't need religion to learn about morality. Watching Mr. Rodgers or reading Winnie the Poo would do". My point is that Mr. Rodgers doesn't take all these teachings out of thin air, as is mentioned in the PBS article. It seems that major themes are taken from Jesus Christ's teachings, and His Sermon on the mount. See: https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matthew+5-7&version=NIV https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matthew+5-7&ver...
  - mattnewton 6y ago
    I meant the grand-grand parent: > Having the Church community while growing up was great. But the fact that admission to this community required total philosophical adherence is just bizarre. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=26621224 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=26621224
asdff 6y ago
At the end of the day, the basic moral tenets of the christian faith can be found in every other faith, this aspect of the christian faith is the least unique IMO. "Love thy neigbor," being able to let things go, and helping the less fortunate are also in fact Buddhist rhetoric. Mr. Rodgers leaned on his faith because that's the philosophy he knew and understood how to use examples from. If his mother raised him with Eastern philosophy instead of scripture, he probably would have put up words from the Buddha which convey a similar message instead of that bible verse.

mattnewton 6y ago

But he never threatened you with hell, promised heaven, or invoked god at all, which is are all parts the parent post found strange.

wolfhumble 6y ago
The parent said that: "You don't need religion to learn about morality. Watching Mr. Rodgers or reading Winnie the Poo would do". My point is that Mr. Rodgers doesn't take all these teachings out of thin air, as is mentioned in the PBS article. It seems that major themes are taken from Jesus Christ's teachings, and His Sermon on the mount. See: https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matthew+5-7&version=NIV https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matthew+5-7&ver...
- mattnewton 6y ago
  I meant the grand-grand parent: > Having the Church community while growing up was great. But the fact that admission to this community required total philosophical adherence is just bizarre. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=26621224 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=26621224

asdff 6y ago

At the end of the day, the basic moral tenets of the christian faith can be found in every other faith, this aspect of the christian faith is the least unique IMO. "Love thy neigbor," being able to let things go, and helping the less fortunate are also in fact Buddhist rhetoric. Mr. Rodgers leaned on his faith because that's the philosophy he knew and understood how to use examples from. If his mother raised him with Eastern philosophy instead of scripture, he probably would have put up words from the Buddha which convey a similar message instead of that bible verse.