Robert Hasselblad
@rafhassy.bsky.social
Language, Image, Joy. Poetry in the driver's seat. Art my own unless otherwise noted. Higher ground whenever possible.
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Emma and I co-wrote this piece looking at using the Virgin Mary within protest art for @sojo.net
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Of Course the Virgin Mary Would Trample ICE
Queer Catholic artist Libby Kercher's recent depiction of Mary trampling a serpent labeled ICE emphasizes Mary's role as the patroness of the oppressed.
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November 17, 2025 at 4:40 PM
Emma and I co-wrote this piece looking at using the Virgin Mary within protest art for @sojo.net
sojo.net/articles/opi...
sojo.net/articles/opi...
My Grandson Matteus recently created a short video of me reading my poem, "In the Wards" about my grandfather during the 1918 Influenza Epidemic. Also appeared in #themacguffin 2021. For his you tube channel on the work of Story. Enjoy!
My Grandfather Reads You a Poem
YouTube video by To Be Read a Story
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November 14, 2025 at 5:04 PM
My Grandson Matteus recently created a short video of me reading my poem, "In the Wards" about my grandfather during the 1918 Influenza Epidemic. Also appeared in #themacguffin 2021. For his you tube channel on the work of Story. Enjoy!
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When Texas Governor Abbott demanded rainbow crosswalks across the state be removed, Oak Lawn United Methodist Church in Dallas painted the steps of their church in the rainbow colors.
We spoke with their senior pastor, Rev. Rachel Griffin-Allison.
We spoke with their senior pastor, Rev. Rachel Griffin-Allison.
November 11, 2025 at 8:28 PM
When Texas Governor Abbott demanded rainbow crosswalks across the state be removed, Oak Lawn United Methodist Church in Dallas painted the steps of their church in the rainbow colors.
We spoke with their senior pastor, Rev. Rachel Griffin-Allison.
We spoke with their senior pastor, Rev. Rachel Griffin-Allison.
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Join us Wednesday @ 4pm ET / 1pm PT!
We're teaming up with @amlibraryassoc.bsky.social's @uabookbans.bsky.social to discuss how faith communities and librarians can come together to advocate for the right to read.
Register here: support.interfaithalliance.org/a/how-faith-...
We're teaming up with @amlibraryassoc.bsky.social's @uabookbans.bsky.social to discuss how faith communities and librarians can come together to advocate for the right to read.
Register here: support.interfaithalliance.org/a/how-faith-...
November 3, 2025 at 3:19 PM
Join us Wednesday @ 4pm ET / 1pm PT!
We're teaming up with @amlibraryassoc.bsky.social's @uabookbans.bsky.social to discuss how faith communities and librarians can come together to advocate for the right to read.
Register here: support.interfaithalliance.org/a/how-faith-...
We're teaming up with @amlibraryassoc.bsky.social's @uabookbans.bsky.social to discuss how faith communities and librarians can come together to advocate for the right to read.
Register here: support.interfaithalliance.org/a/how-faith-...
#PacificLutheranUniversity Resisting Christian Nationalism Dr. Seth Dowland
Thursday, September 25, 2025 4:00pm PDT
Dr. Seth Dowland, scholar of American religions, will discuss the dangers of growing Christian nationalism, strategies for resistance.
Register at calendar.plu.edu/event/resist...
Thursday, September 25, 2025 4:00pm PDT
Dr. Seth Dowland, scholar of American religions, will discuss the dangers of growing Christian nationalism, strategies for resistance.
Register at calendar.plu.edu/event/resist...
September 24, 2025 at 4:35 PM
#PacificLutheranUniversity Resisting Christian Nationalism Dr. Seth Dowland
Thursday, September 25, 2025 4:00pm PDT
Dr. Seth Dowland, scholar of American religions, will discuss the dangers of growing Christian nationalism, strategies for resistance.
Register at calendar.plu.edu/event/resist...
Thursday, September 25, 2025 4:00pm PDT
Dr. Seth Dowland, scholar of American religions, will discuss the dangers of growing Christian nationalism, strategies for resistance.
Register at calendar.plu.edu/event/resist...
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There is no going back. The past for which we may be nostalgic will not return. Our task is to take what we have now and transform it into something that will take us to a hopeful future. We are in the process of recreating ourselves. Let us do it with faith and imagination.
June 19, 2025 at 4:38 AM
There is no going back. The past for which we may be nostalgic will not return. Our task is to take what we have now and transform it into something that will take us to a hopeful future. We are in the process of recreating ourselves. Let us do it with faith and imagination.
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“ Write it. Write. In ordinary ink
on ordinary paper: they were given no food,
they all died of hunger. "All. How many?
It's a big meadow….”
Szymborska wrote this after WW2. What changed? Starving people is a war crime. Starving people is a war crime.
t.co/9Elc3lTWud
on ordinary paper: they were given no food,
they all died of hunger. "All. How many?
It's a big meadow….”
Szymborska wrote this after WW2. What changed? Starving people is a war crime. Starving people is a war crime.
t.co/9Elc3lTWud
https://www.poemhunter.com/poem/hunger-camp-at-jaslo/
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June 17, 2025 at 9:30 PM
“ Write it. Write. In ordinary ink
on ordinary paper: they were given no food,
they all died of hunger. "All. How many?
It's a big meadow….”
Szymborska wrote this after WW2. What changed? Starving people is a war crime. Starving people is a war crime.
t.co/9Elc3lTWud
on ordinary paper: they were given no food,
they all died of hunger. "All. How many?
It's a big meadow….”
Szymborska wrote this after WW2. What changed? Starving people is a war crime. Starving people is a war crime.
t.co/9Elc3lTWud
This morning, I read the necessary poem for these days: From #TessGallagher poem I WANT TO BE LOVED LIKE SOMEONE'S BELOVED DOG IN AMERICA
Oh America, allow me one day
of your righteous disdain
of poverty; I have a longing, a passion
to belong to something heedless and full
of mock conscience.
Oh America, allow me one day
of your righteous disdain
of poverty; I have a longing, a passion
to belong to something heedless and full
of mock conscience.
June 13, 2025 at 3:02 PM
This morning, I read the necessary poem for these days: From #TessGallagher poem I WANT TO BE LOVED LIKE SOMEONE'S BELOVED DOG IN AMERICA
Oh America, allow me one day
of your righteous disdain
of poverty; I have a longing, a passion
to belong to something heedless and full
of mock conscience.
Oh America, allow me one day
of your righteous disdain
of poverty; I have a longing, a passion
to belong to something heedless and full
of mock conscience.
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I send my energy against chaos. All that I do has a single intent: to calm and strengthen. I direct the authority Spirit has given me at the center of the conflict. And when I do, I feel the chaos diminish, even if only slightly. Join me. Focus on the core of chaos and release your love.
June 10, 2025 at 4:51 AM
I send my energy against chaos. All that I do has a single intent: to calm and strengthen. I direct the authority Spirit has given me at the center of the conflict. And when I do, I feel the chaos diminish, even if only slightly. Join me. Focus on the core of chaos and release your love.
Wish this could be attended remote.
Our first monthly summer family cartooning workshop happens this Sat., June 14. Come enjoy collaborative drawing activities and challenges that will inspire your imagination. Museum admission included. Info: cartoonart.org/calendar/2025/6/14/cartooning-for-the-whole-family #familyfun
June 9, 2025 at 5:42 PM
Wish this could be attended remote.
A haven for creative joy. Very glad to have found this little bright flame of collective positive awareness!
June 8, 2025 at 10:20 PM
A haven for creative joy. Very glad to have found this little bright flame of collective positive awareness!
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Shame on Rep. Mary Miller for this disgraceful xenophobia.
No, America was not founded as a "Christian nation" — in this country we have freedom of religion for all people of all faiths and beliefs, including in the halls of Congress.
No, America was not founded as a "Christian nation" — in this country we have freedom of religion for all people of all faiths and beliefs, including in the halls of Congress.
June 6, 2025 at 7:34 PM
Shame on Rep. Mary Miller for this disgraceful xenophobia.
No, America was not founded as a "Christian nation" — in this country we have freedom of religion for all people of all faiths and beliefs, including in the halls of Congress.
No, America was not founded as a "Christian nation" — in this country we have freedom of religion for all people of all faiths and beliefs, including in the halls of Congress.
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OPINION: Christianity has a transgender history to pull from and many opportunities to embrace transness as an essential part of its values.
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Christianity has long revered saints who would be called ‘transgender’ today
(The Conversation) — There are at least 34 documented stories of transgender saints’ lives, three of which had widespread popularity in medieval Europe.
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June 2, 2025 at 3:02 PM
OPINION: Christianity has a transgender history to pull from and many opportunities to embrace transness as an essential part of its values.
religionnews.com/2025/05/28/c...
religionnews.com/2025/05/28/c...
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I am thrilled to welcome, on May 31, Daniel Bowman Jr, author of “On the Spectrum: Autism, Faith, & the Gifts of Neurodiversity” and upcoming graphic novel “The Autism Journals.” Join Daniel as he shares about neurodiversity in the arts.
May 17, 2025 at 3:09 AM
I am thrilled to welcome, on May 31, Daniel Bowman Jr, author of “On the Spectrum: Autism, Faith, & the Gifts of Neurodiversity” and upcoming graphic novel “The Autism Journals.” Join Daniel as he shares about neurodiversity in the arts.
Wisdom like Charleston's provides Sabbath encouragement for me today.
Live into the assurance that this truth is wider and deeper than we can ever fully know.
Live into the assurance that this truth is wider and deeper than we can ever fully know.
Love follows where you go. And it will linger after you are gone. The love you create by word or action abides. It shelters those with whom you share it. It grows a spiritual climate. It heals, enlightens and reconciles. Love follows: when you walk in a blessing way.
May 11, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Wisdom like Charleston's provides Sabbath encouragement for me today.
Live into the assurance that this truth is wider and deeper than we can ever fully know.
Live into the assurance that this truth is wider and deeper than we can ever fully know.
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One kind act can heal a hundred hurts. We do not have to be rich or powerful to help. What we do adds up; it makes a difference. Your help may be the tipping point. So roll up your sleeves and joyfully do what you can. You are Spirit’s partner in change.
April 22, 2025 at 4:29 AM
One kind act can heal a hundred hurts. We do not have to be rich or powerful to help. What we do adds up; it makes a difference. Your help may be the tipping point. So roll up your sleeves and joyfully do what you can. You are Spirit’s partner in change.
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"[Pope Francis] did more than any of the other popes combined for LGBTQ people," says Father @jamesmartinsj.bsky.social.
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stateofbelief.com/2025/father-...
April 21, 2025 at 7:58 PM
"[Pope Francis] did more than any of the other popes combined for LGBTQ people," says Father @jamesmartinsj.bsky.social.
stateofbelief.com/2025/father-...
stateofbelief.com/2025/father-...
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Today (April 9th, 2025) marks the 80th year anniversary of Dietrich Bonhoeffer’s death at the hands of the Gestapo on April 9th, 1945, just two weeks before his concentration camp was liberated by American soldiers.
April 9, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Today (April 9th, 2025) marks the 80th year anniversary of Dietrich Bonhoeffer’s death at the hands of the Gestapo on April 9th, 1945, just two weeks before his concentration camp was liberated by American soldiers.
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As religious Americans, it is our moral obligation to join in solidarity with our trans siblings and rebuke attacks on their very right to exist!
#TransDayOfVisibility #TDOV
#TransDayOfVisibility #TDOV
March 31, 2025 at 2:42 PM
As religious Americans, it is our moral obligation to join in solidarity with our trans siblings and rebuke attacks on their very right to exist!
#TransDayOfVisibility #TDOV
#TransDayOfVisibility #TDOV
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Lutheran World Relief is an international aid and development organization that partners with communities to help them develop productive and stable economies, improve resilience in the face of a changing climate, and respond to natural disasters and humanitarian crises.
lwr.org
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Lutheran World Relief
Since 1945, Lutheran World Relief has been at the forefront of effective, transformational global development. We break the cycle of poverty so families and communities can thrive.
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March 29, 2025 at 1:58 PM
Lutheran World Relief is an international aid and development organization that partners with communities to help them develop productive and stable economies, improve resilience in the face of a changing climate, and respond to natural disasters and humanitarian crises.
lwr.org
lwr.org
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Share this message with as many as you can: there is a community where people are very different from one another, but they still care for one another. Compassion without conversion. Unity without conformity. Just knowing that this is still possible is healing. Hope is subversive. Pass it on.
March 21, 2025 at 2:11 AM
Share this message with as many as you can: there is a community where people are very different from one another, but they still care for one another. Compassion without conversion. Unity without conformity. Just knowing that this is still possible is healing. Hope is subversive. Pass it on.
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The Celebrate Neurodiversity speaker series starts this Saturday, March 29 at 1:00 at the Mount Vernon Library with Lei Wiley-Mydske of Autistic Women & Nonbinary Network. All are welcome. #neurodiversity #celebrateneurodiversity
March 25, 2025 at 12:46 PM
The Celebrate Neurodiversity speaker series starts this Saturday, March 29 at 1:00 at the Mount Vernon Library with Lei Wiley-Mydske of Autistic Women & Nonbinary Network. All are welcome. #neurodiversity #celebrateneurodiversity
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April 2, 8 pm Eastern/5 pm Pacific @interfaithalliance.bluesky.social will host leaders of #moveon and #Indivisible for a National Call to Action for #Faith Communities
@convocation.bsky.social @mccdenomination.bsky.social @um-insight.bsky.social
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@convocation.bsky.social @mccdenomination.bsky.social @um-insight.bsky.social
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National Call to Action for Faith Communities
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March 25, 2025 at 8:02 PM
April 2, 8 pm Eastern/5 pm Pacific @interfaithalliance.bluesky.social will host leaders of #moveon and #Indivisible for a National Call to Action for #Faith Communities
@convocation.bsky.social @mccdenomination.bsky.social @um-insight.bsky.social
support.interfaithalliance.org/a/national-c...
@convocation.bsky.social @mccdenomination.bsky.social @um-insight.bsky.social
support.interfaithalliance.org/a/national-c...