Can anyone dispute the unimpeachable character revealed in this observation: James Kaplan, who wrote for TV Guide, once said this of Mr. Fred Rogers: \u201cFred Rogers is more Mister Rogers than Mister Rogers.\u201d Recently read the splendid memoir of her meetings and correspondence with Fred Rogers by Amy Hollingsworth. I\u2019ve had my wonders about Mr. Rogers over the years, assigning him to the shelf of self-esteem gospelers, but after reading \u201cThe Simple Faith of Mr. Rogers,\u201d I\u2019ve changed my mind and come to the conclusion that his theology was (1) for children and (2) quite Christian at the center.<\/p>\n
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