Bill Petersen
@pastorbillp.bsky.social
Lutherpalian Preacher-Teacher-Learner-Husband-Foodie + former University Dean sharing ministry with great people in Wolfeboro NH which shapes + flavors my perspective
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In my public television special “The Story of Fascism in Europe” (www.ricksteves.com/fascism), we learn from Europeans whose families lived through fascism that a strong democracy requires vigilant and engaged citizens. We are all participants, we are all responsible, and freedom isn’t guaranteed.
September 23, 2025 at 12:23 AM
In my public television special “The Story of Fascism in Europe” (www.ricksteves.com/fascism), we learn from Europeans whose families lived through fascism that a strong democracy requires vigilant and engaged citizens. We are all participants, we are all responsible, and freedom isn’t guaranteed.
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The story is not what Kimmel said but what others won’t say now for fear of state retribution. Authoritarian countries thrive on self censorship.
September 18, 2025 at 8:12 AM
The story is not what Kimmel said but what others won’t say now for fear of state retribution. Authoritarian countries thrive on self censorship.
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Americans of Japanese heritage say they hear echoes of their families' forced internment in the Trump administration's newest immigrant detention site. bit.ly/466O5sk
August 24, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Americans of Japanese heritage say they hear echoes of their families' forced internment in the Trump administration's newest immigrant detention site. bit.ly/466O5sk
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Warnock: If I'm honest, there are days when I have to ask people of my faith tradition as a Christian, are we reading the same book?
The book I know says I was hungry and you fed me. I was sick, I was in prison and you visited me, I was a stranger and you welcomed me….
The book I know says I was hungry and you fed me. I was sick, I was in prison and you visited me, I was a stranger and you welcomed me….
June 30, 2025 at 3:51 AM
Warnock: If I'm honest, there are days when I have to ask people of my faith tradition as a Christian, are we reading the same book?
The book I know says I was hungry and you fed me. I was sick, I was in prison and you visited me, I was a stranger and you welcomed me….
The book I know says I was hungry and you fed me. I was sick, I was in prison and you visited me, I was a stranger and you welcomed me….
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Taking a bribe in a very public way doesn't mean you aren't corrupt, it means your corruption is shameless.
May 12, 2025 at 6:16 PM
Taking a bribe in a very public way doesn't mean you aren't corrupt, it means your corruption is shameless.
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A banner at the wall of the museum in Narva, Estonia, facing Russia and the stage.
Thank you, Estonia! 🇪🇪🇺🇦
Thank you, Estonia! 🇪🇪🇺🇦
May 9, 2025 at 9:04 AM
A banner at the wall of the museum in Narva, Estonia, facing Russia and the stage.
Thank you, Estonia! 🇪🇪🇺🇦
Thank you, Estonia! 🇪🇪🇺🇦
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If we say we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us
April 18, 2025 at 1:45 AM
If we say we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us
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Lori Beth Denberg reprised her All That librarian character to do a pro-library, anti-book banning reel and I love it so much??? www.instagram.com/reel/DIK0_bD...
April 9, 2025 at 6:40 PM
Lori Beth Denberg reprised her All That librarian character to do a pro-library, anti-book banning reel and I love it so much??? www.instagram.com/reel/DIK0_bD...
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In the absence of justice, what is sovereignty but organized robbery?
—Saint Augustine
—Saint Augustine
April 1, 2025 at 9:13 PM
In the absence of justice, what is sovereignty but organized robbery?
—Saint Augustine
—Saint Augustine
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'The President is a dangerous threat': Lutheran bishops take a stand
As Lutheran bishops we stand for religious liberty and against Christian Nationalism
Who gets to decide what is Christian? What does religious liberty look like today? With so much unsettling and destabilizing news coming from the new administration in Washington, DC, it’s hard to kee...
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March 27, 2025 at 1:20 PM
'The President is a dangerous threat': Lutheran bishops take a stand
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What a different world we could have.
March 9, 2025 at 5:06 PM
What a different world we could have.
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Erich Fromm, The Heart of Man (1964)
March 8, 2025 at 12:57 PM
Erich Fromm, The Heart of Man (1964)
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O Lord, how long shall the wicked exult?
They pour out their arrogant words;
all the evildoers boast.
The Lord will not forsake his people;
he will not abandon his heritage;
for justice will return to the righteous, and all the upright in heart will follow it.
—Psalm 94
They pour out their arrogant words;
all the evildoers boast.
The Lord will not forsake his people;
he will not abandon his heritage;
for justice will return to the righteous, and all the upright in heart will follow it.
—Psalm 94
March 5, 2025 at 1:56 AM
O Lord, how long shall the wicked exult?
They pour out their arrogant words;
all the evildoers boast.
The Lord will not forsake his people;
he will not abandon his heritage;
for justice will return to the righteous, and all the upright in heart will follow it.
—Psalm 94
They pour out their arrogant words;
all the evildoers boast.
The Lord will not forsake his people;
he will not abandon his heritage;
for justice will return to the righteous, and all the upright in heart will follow it.
—Psalm 94
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Classic Danish truth telling
February 21, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Classic Danish truth telling
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🚨 Your House representative is now back home through February 23.
That’s where we come in.
With Trump and Elon Musk pulling off a billionaire coup in real time, this congressional recess is about turning up the heat like never before. Let’s get to work: indivisi.org/muskorus
That’s where we come in.
With Trump and Elon Musk pulling off a billionaire coup in real time, this congressional recess is about turning up the heat like never before. Let’s get to work: indivisi.org/muskorus
February 15, 2025 at 12:09 AM
🚨 Your House representative is now back home through February 23.
That’s where we come in.
With Trump and Elon Musk pulling off a billionaire coup in real time, this congressional recess is about turning up the heat like never before. Let’s get to work: indivisi.org/muskorus
That’s where we come in.
With Trump and Elon Musk pulling off a billionaire coup in real time, this congressional recess is about turning up the heat like never before. Let’s get to work: indivisi.org/muskorus