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From my perspective, it's about people who see religion as the point versus religion as a tool to get to the point.

For Mr. Rogers the point wasn't conversion. He didn't set out to make people Christian. He set out to foster kindness, caring, understanding, and happiness. And for him, Christianity was a pretty darn good playbook to gain inspiration from.

I've often said that being a good person looks strikingly like the fundamentals of most religions.



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