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- wwwdot1jesdotus, on 10/11/2007, -23/+611"Despite being an ordained Presbyterian minister, and a man of tremendous faith, Mister Rogers preached tolerance first. Whenever he was asked to castigate non-Christians or gays for their differing beliefs, he would instead face them and say, with sincerity, “God loves you just the way you are.” Often this provoked ire from fundamentalists."
Why can't all Christians be like that? - GawtMilk, on 10/11/2007, -5/+567Too bad Mr. Rogers is getting all this negative rep from shows like Family Guy, who's average viewer was too young to see the show when it aired, and never bothered to watch it.
However, this is just badass.
"According to a TV Guide piece on him, Fred Rogers drove a plain old Impala for years. One day, however, the car was stolen from the street near the TV station. When Rogers filed a police report, the story was picked up by every newspaper, radio and media outlet around town. Amazingly, within 48 hours the car was left in the exact spot where it was taken from, with an apology on the dashboard. It read, “If we’d known it was yours, we never would have taken it.”" - shaggyb, on 10/11/2007, -5/+554RIP Mr. Rogers You were the best neighbor EVER!
- Nougat, on 10/11/2007, -8/+537@wwwdot1jesdotus (#6972810)
Why can't all *people* be like that? - latenightdigger, on 10/11/2007, -22/+387When I need to make important decisions in my life I sometimes ask myself what my heros would do, and I've found that I only need two heros to cover all situations. Mr. Rogers and Chuck Norris.
- KibibyteBrain, on 10/11/2007, -0/+261The thing I liked best about Mr. Rogers style of teaching morals or principles to children was he didn't just preach or call things "bad". He showed what doing certain things did to relationships and situations, and had the characters reason out solutions and analyze their impact on the situation. Personal responsibility was also emphasized over totalitarian rule sets. It was very positive and its unfortunate that our society seems to be moving away from teaching kids to think in this way.
- morninglorii, on 10/11/2007, -3/+254One thing that makes me feel good about Digg is how few inappropriate comments there are on this post. Obviously there are some, but a much lower percentage than normal... it's nice to know that we have a fairly wide-spread mutual respect for SOMEONE.
- picaman, on 10/11/2007, -2/+188"I love you just the way you are."
That's one of the most important messages this gay kid living in the sticks ever got. Thanks, Mr. Rogers.
Who, by the way, was no pedophile. Idiots. - jveezy, on 10/11/2007, -0/+176These are absolutely fascinating facts about an absolutely fascinating man.
I'm 19 years old, and I'm not ashamed to admit that I still watch his show sometimes. I mean I'm not completely entranced with it like I used to be, but it's definitely comforting to have it on while mired in the middle of a frustrating homework assignment. - godmode, on 10/11/2007, -0/+142http://youtube.com/watch?v=a41lJIhW7fA
To elaborate on point #4 watch this video. This is the reason Mr. Rogers was one of the best people ever. - Nazuel, on 10/11/2007, -2/+137I have never seen any real evidence supporting any of the negative traits Mr. Rogers supposedly had, especially pedophilia. For some reason, everyone wants to sully his reputation, as if he was fooling us all those many years and everybody is in a race to prove how clever they are removing a mask that does not exist. Mr. Rogers is one of the few people in this world I have utmost respect for. I am sure he had his flaws, we all do. But he spent most of his adult life trying to help others and living his faith, instead of preaching at people like so many others. A lot of adults (and children today) could learn a lot by his example. I did not watch his show all the time, but it remains a good memory amidst difficult childhood memories. As far as I am concerned, he should be reckoned along with Mother Teresa and Ghandi. While he did not change the world, he changed a lot of people.
- lakanen, on 10/11/2007, -2/+114Don't feel weird jveezy. I'm 38 and I still watch Mr. Rogers from time to time. It's always great.
- drachemorder, on 10/11/2007, -1/+110I think people say things like that bit about pedophilia because they don't understand the difference between unconditional love and physical attraction. The modern world has so thoroughly melded the concepts of love and sexuality that we can barely envision love without associating it with sex. But is it really so hard to imagine that someone can just unconditionally love others and genuinely care about their best interests? You can't do what Mr. Rogers did for as long as he did if you're just looking for physical gratification. But yeah, I completely agree with you, he was one of the greatest human beings to have ever lived.
- Hillsfar, on 10/11/2007, -2/+104After reading this and finding out so many wonderful things about Mr. Rogers, I felt a tear come to my eye.
He really was the best neighbor ever!! I wish we all could be more like him. - Crass22, on 10/11/2007, -0/+87Mr Rogers PWNING the Senate back in the day for PBS funding: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a41lJIhW7fA
- imamessy1, on 10/11/2007, -2/+88What do you mean I can't take off my sweater...I'M HOT!
The sad thing is that if something like that came out today, I'm not sure if a show like that would be successful. It was very quiet and calm, and so many kids shows are over-stimulating. - bytor4232, on 10/11/2007, -17/+102[Quoting wwwdot1jesdotus]
"Despite being an ordained Presbyterian minister, and a man of tremendous faith, Mister Rogers preached tolerance first. Whenever he was asked to castigate non-Christians or gays for their differing beliefs, he would instead face them and say, with sincerity, “God loves you just the way you are.” Often this provoked ire from fundamentalists."
Why can't all Christians be like that?
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Actually, Christians are all called to be like that. The problem is they don't know that, just like most can't locate their own province/state/home on a globe or map. Ignorance breeds intolerance. - RichOfTheJungle, on 10/11/2007, -2/+79The ONLY reason people call him "creepy" or "a pedophile" is because people as nice as Mr. Rogers are the exception, not the rule. People aren't used to nice people so when they meet they automatically assume something is wrong with them. Which is very sad.
Mr. Rogers was on of the greatest human beings ever to live. If the whole world was like him imagine the kind of world we'd live in. - MissFritzie, on 10/11/2007, -2/+75I don't even know how to reply to this. I hate pedophiles as much as the next person, but this knee-jerk, he relates well to children, he must be a pedophile, it makes me sick too. Mr. Rogers taught genuine kindness and tolerance, without any hint of inappropriateness. The idea of just loving and expecting the best from people around you is an idea we're not prepared to deal with right now as a society, and I think it is very sad. Possibly necessary, but sad nonetheless.
- bemenaker, on 10/11/2007, -5/+76As a kid, I never could get into Mr. Rogers. But as an adult looking back, I have much respect for what the man attempted to do.
If it wasn't for make believe land, I wouldn't have watched the show. :) - inactive, on 10/11/2007, -7/+78I'm 26 and I don't watch Mr. Rogers anymore because the puppets kind of creep me out (especially him putting on full blown puppet shows in his basement at 50+ years of age), but I will admit that the guy was awesome. He was even given the Presidential Medal of Freedom (the USA's version of the Nobel Peace Prize..kinda).
Funny it doesn't seem like anyone actually ever got angry at him except for fundamentalists who didn't approve of him not condemning gays and non christians. - ckohler, on 10/11/2007, -2/+68Mr. Rogers Lifetime Achievement Award Acceptance speech:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kaJQLgiXKO0
A truly inspiring man. I dare you to watch this and not be humbled. - wwwdot1jesdotus, on 10/11/2007, -6/+71"Actually, Christians are all called to be like that. The problem is they don't know that, just like most can't locate their own province/state/home on a globe or map. Ignorance breeds intolerance."
I agree. That was actually my point. It's sad that it is so unusual for a Christian person to be living the way they claim to believe. Let's wake up and make some changes people!
Thanks Fred. - wwwdot1jesdotus, on 10/11/2007, -1/+64It's a sad state of affairs when you can't love people like that without being accused of being a pedophile.
- HepnYoung, on 10/11/2007, -1/+59I still love that show.. I wonder if they have a DVD box set. I would love to have it for the future when I have kids.
- DuraznosTJ, on 10/11/2007, -1/+58"It's a beautiful day in the neighborhood. A beautiful day in the neighborhood. Won't you be mine? Could you me mine?
Won't you be, my neighbor? Hi Neighbor!"
Great words! - otheruser, on 10/11/2007, -2/+56mr. rogers was awesome.
I mean, cmon, the man had a streetlight and a picture-frame T.V. in his house!!!! - nottidredd, on 10/11/2007, -4/+55 It's a beautiful day in this neighborhood,
A beautiful day for a neighbor.
Would you be mine?
Could you be mine?...
It's a neighborly day in this beauty wood,
A neighborly day for a beauty.
Would you be mine?
Could you be mine?...
I've always wanted to have a neighbor just like you.
I've always wanted to live in a neighborhood with you.
So, let's make the most of this beautiful day.
Since we're together we might as well say:
Would you be mine?
Could you be mine?
Won't you be my neighbor?
Won't you please,
Won't you please?
Please won't you be my neighbor? - AriaStar, on 10/11/2007, -1/+51Anyone else get tingles and smile fondly when reading this?
- Chingmiester, on 10/11/2007, -0/+49Yea I'm sure as a kid you had a strong concept of what a pedophile was. When I was a kid, I liked his show because of the way he spoke slow and softly, made me and I bet most kids feel warm and cozy while I sat there in awe of his awesome house
- np374, on 10/11/2007, -1/+50I used to watch his show every day during the late 80s, Now I'm trying to get my little cousin to watch the show, but it just doesn't attract him, there nothing really colorful or eye catching about the show, Thats such a sad thing when we're conditioning our kids to choose color over content.
- drachemorder, on 10/11/2007, -2/+50Amen. I'm sick of this trend in our culture to treat everything as sexual. There's no reason to suppose any such thing, and in fact everything Mr. Rogers ever did says exactly the opposite. He was all about improving kids' lives, not destroying them.
- BozoTClown, on 10/11/2007, -0/+46Mr. Rogers was one of the most decent human beings to ever walk the Earth. His temperment, his love of people, his overall decency is something we should all strive toward. He was the modern-day embodiment of what is meant by Christ-like.
- Iwantawii, on 10/11/2007, -0/+42143 all
- quokkapox, on 10/11/2007, -2/+43A girl I used to go out with told me that one time she passed Mr. Rogers walking along Fifth Avenue, near the WQED studios (if you're from Pittsburgh). He just smiled at her, and she, of course, smiled back.
That's the kind of guy he was. Sort of a modern-day Jesus/Buddha. - Nougat, on 10/11/2007, -1/+41When Mr. Rogers passed away, I wept. Any time I read stuff like this about him, I get a little verklempt. The man is the epitome of how good human beings are capable of being.
- dvpdziyn, on 10/11/2007, -9/+48@wwwdot1jesdotus
Most Christian are like that, but we're often being portrayed through overly simplistic soundbites from more fundamentalist Christians. You also would need to note that Mr. Rogers says "God loves you just the way you are." Mr. Rogers is absolutely 100% correct, but if you pressed him, as an ordained Presbyetrain minister, he would have likely said that God's love does not deny the reality of human willfulness (also known as sinfulness), it simply overcomes it. - echo2501, on 10/11/2007, -3/+40I recently got to meet Mr. McFeely for a photo/video shoot at WQED studios (by the way, one of the sweetest people evar!) and hearing him talk about how kind and brilliant Mr. Rogers was was just so inspiring. The person you saw on TV was no different from who he was in person. Wish I got a chance to meet him in person.
- theworldiown, on 10/11/2007, -9/+45I bet he's entertaining a bunch of kids in heaven right now.
- ideapower, on 10/11/2007, -1/+36a big "amen" to that, wwwdot! the unconditional love that is taught and commanded by Christ goes far above and beyond "tolerance"... if every Christian lived their lives as commanded and treated others within that love, then the world would be a better place. Mr. Rogers was a great example.
- thefaithful, on 10/11/2007, -1/+35come on guys, Mr. Rogers would love sirstew69 just the way he is.
- MacBastard, on 10/11/2007, -0/+34Every weekday morning at 6:30, my 4-year-old son wakes up and runs to the living room to watch the reruns of Mister Rogers' Neighborhood. He loves the show, and cries if he misses it. I enjoy watching with him, because the shows they are broadcasting now are ones they made in the late 80's and early 90's, which I haven't seen. I watched Mr. Rogers through the mid-70's and the early 80's, when I was in preschool through grade school.
The show is a calming, thoughtful influence on my son, who listens to what Mr. Rogers has to say to him. He'll usually drift off and play with his Legos when they are doing the puppet segment, but will pay attention again when Mr. Rogers plays a film through Picture-Picture or when he talks to the viewers. The one thing that I loved about Mr. Rogers was that when he spoke to the television audience, he didn't talk to people like they were a large group; he spoke as if he's talking to you personally, and my son seems to like that very much.
I don't know what I'm going to do when the question of Mr. Roger's passing comes up. I think that my son will be heartbroken when he finds out that Mr. Rogers is dead. - dafragsta, on 10/11/2007, -1/+34Mr. Rogers set an example (however impossible to follow) of exactly how to deal with kids. Though his tone indicated different, he was never TRUELY patronizing. He asked a lot of questions and explained everything on an emotional and rational level. If every parent tried to be that way with their kids, I think the course of humanity would probably take a sharp turn for the better. The dude was absolutely NEVER preachy despite having a very well defined moral compass.
- Captbob007, on 10/11/2007, -1/+33My favorite video on the show was the trip to the crayon factory - that was so cool.
- btgoss, on 10/11/2007, -1/+33And Jim Henson. Two people who really helped leave this place better then when they found it.
- basye, on 10/11/2007, -1/+31Years ago my as my parents traveled through PA, their car suddenly developed a flat tire. Minutes later a stranger stopped to help my dad change it, and who would've guess it was when he looked up to thank him?
Yep, Mr. Rogers! (Yes, it's a true story. What struck them most was his humility and unassuming presence. He was just a nice, regular guy who thought about other people first.) - therealrico, on 10/11/2007, -1/+29I was all set to think of some witty insult to whom ever put this on digg, and the article itself. But after reading it, it made me truly appreciate the show, and the man whom I had grown up with. Well done
- wwwdot1jesdotus, on 10/11/2007, -14/+42Anybody remember Mr Robinson's Neighborhood?
http://www.metacafe.com/watch/156777/eddie_murphy_mr_robinsons_neighborhood_s_n_l/ - Smuikas, on 10/11/2007, -5/+33"Why can't all Christians be like that?"
All christians are like that. The people who are not like that and claim to be christians are anything but. They may believe themselves to be in the right, but they do not attempt to live their life in a christ-like manner. Mr. Rogers lived his life as Jesus lived his life... - wwwdot1jesdotus, on 10/11/2007, -2/+30I agree. Not sure if I would say "most Christians" though. But yeah, Jesus taught love unconditionally.
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