The channel covers a diverse array of topics relating to religion, with the intent of providing non-confessional educational content to the general public.

[3] Religion for Breakfast is a YouTube channel which provides videos of Henry explaining religious topics from an academic perspective, without the intent to proselytize for any particular faith.

[5][2] The channel seeks to improve religious literacy among the general public, with a wide area of topics including Christianity, Islam, Buddhism, Shinto, and other religions.

[5] Originally a blog,[4] Henry later started the YouTube channel in 2014 due to a perceived lack of informative content on the video platform.

"[9] David Callaway of the Freedom Forum said the channel may serve as an example to public schools in the United States on how to cover religious topics "in an academic and constitutional way.