Being Black in 'Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood' 

Absolutely. He treated children like people, and knew they were smart enough to understand whatever message they needed to hear.

Marc B we weren’t distracted by technology, we noticed everything

@@sBabysKid-nk8eh mr rogers took place in the 1960s ?

Rapadexa 2b2t 1962 to 2001. Almost 40 years.

@@clod8 ah

It is indeed very Christlike in its tone. Fred Rogers had that going for him.

When Fred Rogers spoke, he spoke to all of mankind.

@@pointcuration1278 one mkre similarity between him and jesus

I cry

I know, it is beautiful. Gave me goosebumps.

Rare, but appreciated when seen

you shouldnt get religion involved with his message of peace

I completely agree. Most christians are good ppl. Others just choose to make assumptions based on the few they have met

No offense to Christians, but most don’t behave like Christians and recent politics and their support of Trump show that. It’s a perversion of Christianity and it’s original message.

@@gladius1275 i agree as a christian. I dont support trump and believe he is a perversion of the message

I think he would tell us to be patient until the crisis is over, but also ask ourselves what we can do to prove there is still good in the world, and that we’re not helpless. He might even take meals and goodies to the essential workers.

@@emilrodriguez2705 I love this

@@emilrodriguez2705 Thank you, you just put a smile on my hear in these dire times. He would be proud of you.

@@emilrodriguez2705 Beautiful!

I’m sure Fred would accept you as a son

🕊me too. And I’m over 60

I thought I had a cold, dead heart but even I teared up.

Same.

oh man someone cutting onions? tearing up

Chills

Christopher Waits yes

Christopher Waits why don’t you be the next mr Rogers yourself and stop telling others what they should do?

@@1cuno Please say your comment is satire.....

@@1cuno I really hope you're joking

@@1cuno lol

Nice quote Big Smoke but can you aim better?

Febbb M maybe

@@Big_smoked YOU CAME TO THE WRONG HOUSE FOOOOOL!

Y'all making jokes but he's right

Thank you, this is why I hate the term colorblind when put into the context of race. We erase a person's culture, experience, and identity if we do not see each other's differences. It's important to acknowledge and embrace our differences.

Oh that would have been WONDERFUL..

America for some reason worships idiots and assholes. You will have a hundred asshole presidents before having a decently humane one.

Well that’s the definition of heaven

May I ask? Which country? I assume the United States yes?

I bet he even would've calmed down Vladimir Putin........#WouldntItBeNice

HeadshotCraft I saw that too 😩

Well thats selfish.

Awww that was sweet 🙏🏾

Hockeyguy25 The Marilyn Monroe one is hilarious. 😂

@@lilpimp994 How would it be selfish if God is the reason he existed in the first place?

@Randy Do You Want To Die Tran Ha

Francois (and another man on the show) is gay, Fred, an ordained minister, knew it and still hired him, and loved him, in the 60’s,

Honestly I'm pretty excited for the movie with Tom Hanks as mr. Roger's coming out. I never grew up with the show but this guys a legend

.....Oh god I really wanna like this but I don't wanna put a 666 on this wholesome comment

Crane Studios I put it on 669 likes ;)

PhantomSavage wow verified

Yes.

Made me tear up a little.

OMG what a line was!

That line makes me wonder if Mr. Rogers thought maybe he might be a prophet, but wasn't sure so he didn't want to tell anyone.

that line made me cry

@@mountaindew9921 same here.

Powerful line!

That's the line that got me. So deep. I feel like God could say that to a lot of us.

From a video I watched, when people live with the effects of rejection, they can't receive love from others. It's not until they stop putting up their wall that they see that people truly do care. I remember being in a treatment program and a lot of people have those walls because of past hurts. They would rather stay behind them and be safe but isolated. Helping someone with that is like slowly tearing down that wall brick by brick or stone by stone.

Came here to find someone who made this comment.

Eric Stewart aww thank you!

It really does sound like a bible quote.

That quote brings me to tears.

What Francois was referencing there, is that Fred at first told him he couldn't be on the show if he keeps going out to gay clubs and being public about it. Many years later and that exchange happened. He was talking about how he had accepted Francois as a gay man for several years now and that he loves him for being himself. Its so fucking beautiful. They go into it more in the HBO Documentary about Mr Rogers. Its fucking amazing.

Rebecca Benway i do too.

He just went back to heaven

Me too.

Rebecca Benway I know. Me too. I actually thought of dying to be with him again. I guess God isnt ready for me to return yet

Nah. Angels tend to be a bit of jerks sometimes...he is the kind of person Angels look to and wish they were that nice.

Really what everyone should strive for

Atheism invokes anger. Mr. Rogers invokes love.

Crap Jawkins the same can be said about religion don’t pretend religious people haven’t committed many atrocities not to mention the racism and hate they preach you can easily see that with the alt right and the current president

@@crapjawkins7162 why are you saying this? Yust so that we get angry and you can shout "told ya!"? Thats really not neccecary, friend:) There is no need for atheists and moderate christians, moslems etc to fight each other. We should all together fight hate and prejudice and all that, wont you agree?

​@@leoalcaraz6153 I have such a problem with your high-handed - self-righteous - superior - "advice" you're TRYING to give "FAITH BELIEVERS". So, you have ZERO FAITH in ANYTHING other than YOUR OWN PROGRAMMED MIND...? Right? We crawled out of oceans, 8 Trillion Ga-Zillion Years ago, and 5 days? We "EVOLVED" (yet there's no real proof, and NOTHING still "evolving".) We STILL have Single Cell Amoebas, living and dying as such. We STILL have Fish, Monkeys, etc etc etc NO PROOF OF EVOLVING - NO "IN-BETWEEN'S"...?? EVERYTHING JUST STOPPED ONE DAY? (lol) - ANYWAY - It's ALWAYS you "SELF-RIGHTEOUS ATHEIST" who THINK you can "suggest" how OTHER PEOPLE NEED TO LIVE AND BELIEVE - especially those who believe in "THE MAN IN THE SKY". So.. ACCORDING TO YOU - "ALL FAITH BELIEVERS NEED TO STRIVE TO BE LIKE MR. ROGERS...?" Why? So SCUM BUCKETS LIKE YOU AND YOUR GODLESS OFFSPRING CAN SCREW IT UP...? SCIENCE is YOUR religion AND faith. So maybe YOU - AND PEOPLE LIKE YOU - need to "STRIVE TO BE MORE LIKE MR. ROGERS"

Definitely. It's dark times to be a child, kids are learning from entertainers like the Paul brothers and TV shows with vapid commercialism, we're on the brink of nuclear war and have a president in America who shows negativity and vitriol everyday, rising suicide rates, people feel more divided and lonely, and people are still being denied opportunity due to colour, background and economic status. It's no wonder people are feeling more in need of a figure who represents what he did than ever.

Most definitely! And your right.. I look at a entertainer like Jake Paul vs Mr. Rodgers... I think kids need the simplistic values of kindness and love he taught! What an amazing man ❤️

@Beta Gamma is this bait

And if there's fear of a denying nature that hurts you and/or others, do not listen to it.

People all ask for another Mister Rogers but nobody wants to act with the values he tried to teach.

:3

:D

@@aarontheperson6867 :P

:)

Yep

SO LUCKY!

He probably didn't celebrate halloween...but maybe if you rung his doorbell on Christmas he'd respond. It must've been amazing knowing you lived just a couple houses away from the legend.

If he saw your comment right now, he'd hop on a plane to where ever you are now and ring your doorbell to apologize. And he'd make sure to bring enough candy for all the years he missed.

I love that

During a time of racial tensions . He showed very gently that its okay and wonderful to share a space with someone who looks different than you

I'm not religious but I know that story and i recognised what he was doing immediately and started crying. it's so simple and so powerful

@@DenkyManner fred rogers was deeply religious but he didn't impose any of that on his audience. i'm sure he would have been very proud of your reaction and what you gained from his ministry.

as someone who grew up a christian, I clocked that immediately. :')

He was. He made everyone feel special - it didn't matter who you were. You could've been a boy, a girl, an adult, a child, homosexual, bisexual, heterosexual, black, native american, white, asian, young, old, or somewhere in-between, and none of it would matter. Every single episode this man produced would make it feel like he was personally talking to you and no-one else and made sure that everyone understood that. I swear, if there was ever a man who could've been Jesus in a previous life, it was Mr. Rogers.

He truly was. As a native of Pittsburg PA. I think he was the crowning achievement of our region and a blessing that his message reached as far, wide and deeply as it has. The best amongst all men.

We thought we had people like this in the UK then they die and you find out they were huge paedophiles.

He really was a good guy. I don't know anyone who hate this man.

@@cephas5053 people at fox news

Hope you're doing well :)

Big beardy bookie here, ditto mate. Ditto.

I cry when I learn he die when I was young watching the news years ago

HEY CANW YOU MWOVE RFHE BIGS BRIGZ OVERE HERRE NOWW, OLE DINKLEBAERYRY

Damn I'm sorry you have to be in Detroit man.This isn't a sarcastic insult,I'm genuinely sorry for you that you have to be there as a truck driver.You deserve better man

@Andrew Cargil Just fuck off

Andrew Cargil what?

Cept mr T

Race doesn't matter to most people I know.

Race is a fabricated construct created to cause division amongst people.

That's racist. I imagined he looked like the police officer.

i think god is mr rogers

I thought God was Morgan Freeman?

@@xxsideouz8953 in that Adam Sandler movie yes

YO ME TOO

Ohhhhh nooo

0:02 "Nearly everyone remembers Mister Rogers' Neighborhood. But not everyone knows that this cardigan-clad king of children's TV, Fred Rogers, was actually a -pioneer who challenged racial stereotypes in media.- notorious racist."

I would be surprised if someone actually tried that and did NOT combust into a ball of flames for lying.

Top Ten times Mr.Rogers said the N word.

@@ianrocco8453 lmao

so very very true. we are all really just one big family. i hope this world remembers that. when we were kids the only colors we saw were in a crayola box. i was lucky enough to grow up with a mixed family, white and black uncles and aunts, cousins and we never knew that we were different.. we watched him together, and we learned to be kind and respectful. thanks for your beautiful comment sir.

I recently read that it had something to do with pools being segregated at that time.

Subtle?

I recall seeing this as a young child and it would later to come my mind if there were hints of racism near me. I felt like all the other kids in the world has seen his show and should have had the same attitude that I came away with. We should put others before ourself. I try to do that everyday and fail miserably. But it does make life more simple when I’m not worrying about putting myself ahead of others or think more of myself than someone else.

just amazing,im mixed and my children are mixed black and white..thanx to things like this time has made an amazing break through in exception and love.

He wasn't out though, and Mister Rogers had a hard time dealing with Mr. Clemens being gay IIRC, I think it took him until the 90s to be ok with that.

Justin not true he understood it but he told him not to tell people

@@ibefullofme I don't think it was so much that HE (Mr. Rogers) was ok with him being gay. I think it was more he needed to wait until society was more ready for it. Fred had known pretty early on his sexual orientation, he just asked him not to get caught. From what I've read it was because if he was caught, he wouldn't be able to work on a children's show, wouldn't be able to help children, would have lost his livelihood

I think Mr. Rogers still would have loved him like Jesus. Interesting connection made.

^not sure if he knew or not, I don't know enough about the topic.

People over time have basically rejected their humanity, but not Mr. Rodgers. He was the most human person in the last how ever long years. He understood what kindness meant.

Absolutely true.

if true humanity was like that', we wouldn't have horrifying wars that never stop

Amen Dan God bless you :)

Mateo Aray I know why did someone like him have to die to a horrible disease like cancer.

Made this comment 1k likes

Mr Stxne Alxne ikr

so true. i would even say he is the type of human i want to be. someone who cares and is understanding, accepting, patient, and kind.

+Jim Cim *sigh* so true!

+2012iwanttogohome I actually met him twice...he was a member at the club I worked at he swam every single day of the year even into his last days ...Such a wonderful man...I stopped to chat with him for like 15 mins each time and he was so cool When I spoke with him he listened (not just heard) every single thing I said...I went away each time wishing he was my biological father .....My friend in the mens locker room got to see him 5 days a week

You can be! Just keep trying ^_^

Then be that parent. When you have a kid be the person Mr.Rogers knows you can be.

I never heard any atheist complain about him being a minister or any Christian like myself complain that he never mentioned God he just showed the world love.

Same with my mom grew up in a physically abusive home. I remember my mom telling me that she her parents never tought her manners. They all ways yelled and cursed. She told me that she got a job because she learned etiquette from Mr. Rogers. I remember watching him in the early 90s. Coming home from taking the bus. Smiling as I watched him.

I felt the same way ♥️

im sorry that your parents say that they don't love you but good thing you got past that and found someone who did

You don't actually have to be anywhere near religious to believe in Christ. I don't mean to sound like I'm pushing my faith on you, but that misconception bugs me, so I just wanted to say that

@@taloob493 Fair point. Just sayin'.

taloob That doesn’t make sense. If you are religious, then that means you believe in god and worship him. But who in their right mind believes in god but doesn’t worship him?

True, but there are still alot of angry comments about atheist going to "Burn in hell" but if thats true, lets just have a party there lol

@@gargantuanblunt7702 The definition of "religion" isn't exact, but in general it's taken to mean a social-cultural system, structure, hierarchy and organization relating to spirituality. So, if you're not really part of those things but still have faith in Christ, then that's how you can believe without being religious. But if you personally consider any spiritual belief to be religious, then I guess a more accurate way to say it would be "without being very religious", emphasis on the lack of structured practices

No, he would just keep doing what he always did - Make everyone and anyone feel special no matter who they were. He really was a good person to the core.

@@1983jblack agree

Considering he was alive when widespread racial segregation was a thing, I think he would be proud than anything.

you spelled 'riots' wrong

It would hurt if someone said that to me 😭

😭😭😭😭😭😭

That hurt much more than i thought it would.

That's a deep wound I wouldn't inflict on my worst enemy.

"... but he loved you just the same, anyway."

I broke into tears mr Rodgers was really something special

AyaBlue22 I liked that part too

Those rioters need to listen to that song he sung.

Roxas Sora Oh shut up. The riots have been done for a while and it was the only way to accomplish anything.

@@adubis4567 Cause there's nothing like making the middle class people have to pay for all those black owned companies that were burned down in order to get a message across. Nothing like causing fear.

Roxas Sora “All those black owned companies” like Target? Black lives matter.

Roxas Sora Also fitting of you to blame everything on black people. Nothing on all the undercover cops found looting and rioting to pin everything on black people. Nothing on white people rioting and looting. And continuing to talk about riots when there hasn’t been any riots in weeks, maybe over a month. You just hate black people, and don’t believe their lives matter.

Yeah, Jesus was a "Black" man..

@@DanYah85 Yeah, but not a lot of people know this: that L. Ron Hubbard was a black man. His real name was L. Ron Hoyabembe!

@@DanYah85 wait what- what does that have to do about Super Dave's statement?

Clemmons was not an apostle on the show, he was an equal. It was about black people not being allowed to use swimming pools with white people. Fred Rogers did that in 1969 to push back against segregation.

@@TheTrainFan9 turn that poop into wine

The verse you might be thinking of is Matt 18:6, here it is in a translation that makes the pronouns clearer. "But if you cause one of these little ones who trusts in me to fall into sin, it would be better for you to have a large millstone tied around your neck and be drowned in the depths of the sea." (NLT) Figuratively saying that if you hurt/deceive a child you'd be better off dead.

E. Lewis Basher r/atheism

E. Lewis Basher But Jesus wasn't even born when the great flood happens in the Bible so how did that work? 🤔

"like your Christ did." dude you literally sound like a pharisee. I can already imagine you gesturing like the wicked witch of the west with a scowl.

If you're going to try and argue against Jesus, at least pretend to have some clue what you are babbling about, Basher.

Finally, someone said it.

Not just one religion, but all of humanity.

Thank you. Christ's ultimate message is Love.

Tri Cities oh and I believe he was a Presbyterian minister?

Two Thumbs? This Guy. He indeed was a Presbyterian minister with a degree in theology (on top of a BA in music composition).

I'm glad somebody said it. And while I wholeheartedly agree, I also see a small problem. Most times when people try to act open, loving, respectful, attentive, friendly, any or all of the qualities Fred Rogers embodied,... they are often treated with suspicion and doubt, or called "creepy" It is a weird time we live in where disrespect is seen as honest, and respect is seen as deceitful. Hostility is seen as "just being real" while friendliness is seen as "being manipulative" or "there must be some nefarious motive". Everyone cheers Fred Rogers for his work with children,... but almost anyone else who tries to work with children is immediately labelled as a "P" word. The world has become far too cynical for its own good,... and I often wonder if that's because we don't have Fred around anymore.

I don't believe in heaven, but I agree that wherever the best place is, he's there.

+Caleb Lampshade Oh, I have my doubts about that afterlife stuff, but if you know Mr. Rogers, he actually prays when he goes to work, when he is at work, and when he leaves work.

+Caleb Lampshade Well if you don't believe in it why mention it at all?

+tim H cause I like Mr. Rogers and am willing to consider it just this once.

I met Mr. Rogers...twice, and we talked about 15 mins each time...both times I went away wishing he had been my biological father instead of the asshole I was forced to endure

This but with Hawking and stan lee too

Bill nye

PETA disagrees XD

@@isabellahoy-nielsen1614 bill Nye the actor guy that politically charges science? No thanks

yes 😔😔 girl I wasnot aware

I have to admit he quite was, He was an American icon and helped generations of children growing up

If he did step on a bug, I'm sure he would have apologized deeply.

What documentary? I would love to watch it

@@nickkamp9695 he probably meant "Won't you be my neighbor"

@@nickkamp9695 Check out "Won't you be my neighbor?" if you can. It was a documentary made last year about him, and is really interesting.

Not only that, he was a vegetarian for the simple reason that he "couldn't eat anything with a mother." He would reply to all of his fanmail apparently, and he didn't force his world views on people. Mr. Rogers was honestly incredible and we are richer for having had him in our lives

You're a person of culture as well I see

He got into a part of heaven that Jesus isn't even allowed in.

He got a villa suit.

He got unlimited access to the VIP lounge and an never ending voucher for the shellfish buffet.

But the Old Testament specifically forbids shellfish.

apenguinnamedabraham I'm 19, and currently in a phase (this might end up being a semi-permanent thing) where everything I watch has to have some Rogers in it. You are never to old to watch him. His wisdom and advice are life-long.

Watch the videos he made for parents.

You're never too old to watch Mr Rogers. You're never too old to be told you are special and liked just the way you are. Everyone needs that kind of comfort no matter what age we are.

apenguinnamedabraham your never too old for Mr Rogers . He was the Jesus of our time

Yeah I'm 17 and trying to get moral and life advice from Mr. Rogers

That's not how that works

Wait, that's illegal

Agnostic might have been a better word, but the meaning is understood ,

Amen.. he really was an angel

So you do believe in a heaven?

Kathryn Aquino I am crying😭😭

Bruh when he said that last line, "yes, I've been talking to you for years...and you heard me today." I felt that hard.

No you are cryin---g

Ben Sutter To be fair Mr Rogers hasn't been corrupted by having to make decisions that try to keep millions of different kinds of people happy. He comes at it from a pure, golden rule standpoint. Which is ideally how we should all live our lives but that requires sacrifices and changes in cultural attitudes most humans aren't willing to make.

Mike Cox, Mr. Rogers didn't practice "tolerance," he practiced love.

STUDIES SHOW that black people are less likely to be shot, than white people. REASON: Officers are afraid to pull the trigger for “fear” of being called racist. So more whites get shot than blacks .

@@electrictroy2010 except that your quoting a fake fact that isn't true . What's the point of lying? I dont get it...

@@duckydarkstar38 despite making up over 13%

Well, let's take the lessons he taught us and all work to love and respect our neighbor. Like Mr. Rogers would want us to :)

MR JAKE Im guessing you’re anti-vax and think the Earth is flat as well

@MR JAKE just stop. Not everything needs to be a conspiracy.

My thoughts exactly Jonathan. Well said.

@@ChaosSwissroIl oof you don't get it do you

onelove Christianity is about being humble, not being too prideful is a trait most christians should have. You’re an Atheist so of course you talk down on Christianity, but keep an open mind perhaps? There’s a difference between Preaching Christianity and actually being a true Christian.

Doug Clarke Catholic Church should make him a Saint

@ Doug Clarke Or just Low Key....

You say you've spent 35 years in church, but probably a number of churches. Why did you stay so long if you weren't a believer? That's rather hypocritical, isn't it? Christianity's main is not division. Although to keep things biblical it does divide. There is indeed One True God. That's what the Bible teaches. There are not multiple gods as in Hinduism or even Mormonism. Please enlighten about the your idea that Jesus was borrowed from other religions. That's just patently false.

True saints are believers, i.e. Christians. No one or no ecclesiastical body needs to declare us a saint.

Here's one of my many favorites... ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-wJ4aHN6DDj4.html

I think Mr Rogers would expect all of us to be the change that we want. We can change television if we work long and hard enough.

Nick McGinty You’re part of the problem.

Hey, never say never my friend, the world is changing everyday

SmolAndrogChild millennials like me grew up on it and are now dealing with a world telling us we care too much

No one cares

rike94 I care

I also care.

rike94 go play in traffic.

I care thats beautiful

If certain people would demonize Bill Nye the Science Guy for trying to get the message about global warming out, I get the feeling the same sort of people would demonize Mr. Rogers for speaking out against supremacist marches, if he were still alive.

Maybe, but I can't imagine they'd get much traction against the nicest man in the world.

We can be the Fred Rogers in the world. He gave the us the message & the tools. Let's honor his memory.

Mr. Rogers, Bob Ross, Steve Irwin, that guy from Reading Rainbow. All of them, angels in disguise

@@papymarsiglia2161 Lavar Burton is the guy from Reading Rainbow and Star Trek- the next generation

san muttaqin r/cringe

@@smarrkidd5538 I was gonna argue back, but then I realized Mr. Rogers wouldn't want me to argue with someone over something so silly

BLEEECH BLEEECH ok bitch

@@smarrkidd5538 says the one that links subreddits on youtube comments, fuck off

@@smarrkidd5538 _Go back to Reddit_

As a fellow Christian I'm glad he was the role model for kids

He embodied what most people missed. All the time many people are told that you must accept Jesus' love in your heart and share that with others. But the mistake people make is focusing on the "Jesus" part rather than the "love" part. To truly share Jesus' love, you must share the LOVE with others. Show others that they are important, respect them as they should be respected, open your heart and let the warmth flow out for others to feel. For, when your heart is truly open, the warmth can never run out from it. Far to many clutch onto their heart like it is something too fragile to risk, and one crack could make it run dry. But an open heart is not a finite resource, it is an infinite wellspring if you let it be. Fred Rogers is a man who showed us all what a man with a truly open heart was like. The kind of man Jesus would want us to be. Not just talking about him, but BEING him.

Mr. Sun Deserve hasn't anything to do with Me Rogers. The world needed him.

You don't deserve to say such a thing about someone who had as much faith in humanity as Mr. Rogers.

We may not have deserved him, but we needed him. And we received him.

He wouldnt say that.

Mr. Sun: Not only does the world DESERVE Fred Roger's, they've been waiting for him all along (to advance race and ethnic relations). 😂 🤔

Keep your chin up

Keep you head up friend, every life is precious, including yours.

I like to believe he did.

He was my friend, I never met him. I did live in his neighborhood though!

Fred was flawed in his personal life life others, but I agree! I miss the ideals he represented so well in a star, and those who knew him said he was just a very caring and humble man in real life as well. Now sadly I really don't think someone like him could even be successful today. Things are so partisan now for one thing, and Fred Rogers was far too lovingly transendent for this world, but he is just the sort we need more of! Fred was actually a lifelong Republican and also a religious conservative, yet also very progressive in important ways too. But in no way would he fit well into today's Republican party, nor even into today's Democratic party. This is just sad...

Audrey1700 +1

+1 😭 over here, too. Up to all of us to keep his vision alive. ❤️

Me too!!! And I'm at work!!!

It’s easy to tell. & I’m happy he didn’t care.

He didn't see him any differently just as he is commanded, he did see it as sin just as the bible makes clear. "For this reason God gave them up to vile passions. *For even their women exchanged the natural use for what is against nature. Likewise also the men, leaving the natural use of the woman, burned in their lust for one another, men with men committing what is shameful* , and receiving in themselves the penalty of their error which was due." Romans 1:26‭-‬27

@@gaelmendez3652 The point was Mr Roger's did. And also not believe truth has zero affect on truth. A criminal in court cant say to the Judge I dont believe in this process. Everyone would laugh in amusement. Eternal life was offered and you chose hellfire.

Baby Benjamin Stop preaching to those who don’t want to be preached too man. They didn’t ask for it, and they won’t ask for it.

@@captainbro9998 I'm commanded to warn so unless you kill me, I wont stop.

Sonnygta a few comments up

I'm sure that was very deliberate too, Fred Rogers was an ordained Presbyterian Minister and Television was literally his official ministry.

I'm not even Christian and I still count myself among one of his loyal congregants.

davekpghpa how unfortunate that people equate a good man like mr rogers with a character which is fine with human sacrifice, innocent people paying for guilty peoples crimes, and infinite punishment for finite crimes. Mr. Rogers was a good person in spite of christianity, not because of it.

Jesus Christ is a middle eastern replica of the story of Krishna from 1,000 BCE that traveled west through time. You don't need any religion to be compassionate.

I mean except it all was born from Indian religion.

I should remind you that Jesus took a temper tantrum and killed a fig tree for not having fruit out of season. Christianity isn't what made Mr. Rogers a great human being - he was great in spite of his religion.

​@@InvisiMan2006 Thanks for your well-tempered rebuttal. It's a good biblical parallel you made there. There's a lot that could be said about that (scriptural figs and all), but if you've ever studied film interpretation, or just watched youtube vids like me, then you know that allegorical interpretation is a slippery slope. Biblical hermeneutics aside, I don't think that suggesting that Christians should strive be like Fred Rogers is off from any argument you might make yourself. And if you truly believe Christianity inherently breeds anything other than love and temperance, wouldn't you do better for Christians (and the world for that matter) to support calls of the faithful for self-reflection and re-dedication to the Christian values of loving your neighbor, forgiveness, empathy, compassion, fidelity, modesty, and humility? These are the attributes that Fred Rogers personified, despite harsh judgement from political conservatives. Yet, one cannot divorce his faith from his acts, because he was led entirely by faith. He was surely not a perfect man, and a TV persona will always be more a caricature than a picture of the real man; but Fred Rogers was a Christian, he was guided by Christ, and in the spirit of his obvious humility, I would venture to say, that he accredited his many achievements to his faith.

@@patrick7-eleven248 Regardless of his motivation to be a good human being, I'm glad he was and wish for everyone to be more like him. Religion in general (not just Christianity) is not necessary to be a good person, and I would argue that it presents more barriers than they break down. The values he held are not exclusive to Christianity - they are fundamental to humanity. Any atheist, Jew, Muslim, Christian, or Buddhist is capable of being like Fred - it's a shame that so few are.

Can y'all stop writing essays and just enjoy the video?

@@callingthevoid no. Sometimes you need to make a point. There is no malice here. We all want to spread love and acceptance

@cat bone DON'T BRING RACISM HERE. WE ALL KNEW THAT JESUS WAS JEW.

@cat bone The TV show?

@@user-ek2xg3ps5s How was that racist. He did have dark skin

Dont worry he didnt die he just went home

@cat bone why have a cat bone when you can have a dog bone

Do you guys have any bigger projects planed?

I would love to part of your production team.

@@GreatBigStory need any journalists? Az? Cali?