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Figuring it out as One Body

Travis Reed of The Work of the People (TWOTP) edited this video from a Zoom call we shared during the COVID pandemic. The Emotional Divide of National Holidays Because the Fourth of July is so intimately linked in America with military service—we have parades and everything—I really think

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A Subordinate Symbol

Travis Reed of The Work of the People (TWOTP) edited this video from a Zoom call we shared during the COVID pandemic. What the Flag Means to Me The flag is a symbol, and because of the nation that birthed it — that created it, that imbued it with meaning — there&

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Sacrifice in Order to Listen

Travis Reed of The Work of the People (TWOTP) edited this video from a Zoom call we shared during the COVID pandemic. A Community Without the Bonds I was left without a community — without the bonds I was so familiar with. That's a transition a lot of veterans

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Becoming Guilty for Love

Travis Reed of The Work of the People (TWOTP) edited this video from a Zoom call we shared during the COVID pandemic. The Tattoos They weren't supposed to be seen when I got them — I thought they'd be small. Each one has a mistake on it,

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VEVRAA Complaints

USCCR

USCCR Excludes Military Civil Rights

GIJustice

Cummings Silent on Military Civil Rights

Public Speaking

Eastern University

*I was the October 19, 2018, keynote presenter at Eastern University’s “Windows on the World” speaker series. Introduction — Shane Claiborne Our partner in bringing the Windows on the World presentations is Red Letter Christians, and it's my pleasure to introduce our speaker this morning. Well, thanks for

Red Letter Christians

There Can Be No Justice Without #GIJustice

MLK already told us, and we could always use a friendly reminder.

Public Writing

#ProtectOurVets: What it Really Means to Support our Troops

GIs need justice, not pity.

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“Veterans Deserve Civil Rights Protections Too”

*Originally published on November 8, 2017 by The Hill. Veterans are at a disadvantage in America. American veterans face disproportionately high rates of under-employment, exploitation and homelessness, as well as a lack of access to the physical and mental health resources they require. These factors, combined with the silencing

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Bridging the Divide Between Veterans & Confederate Statues

Getting the story straight about monuments to war dead.

Public Writing

Diversify Diversity

Don't jettison protections, distribute them more evenly

Public Speaking

Carolinas Health presentation

Presentation given at Carolinas Health (now Atrium) in Raleigh, NC, on March 2, 2017. Introduction Hi everybody, I'm Logan Isaac from Centurion's Guild. In this video I want to talk about why Centurion's Guild exists, why what we do is important, and basically our

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Kingstowne Communion: The Martinian Difference

The following presentation was delivered November 29, 2016, to Kingstowne Communion, a United Methodist Church in Alexandria, VA. I’ve been invited here to talk about two traditions the Church has relied on to think about the intersection of faith and armed service; Pacifism and Just War.  I should warn

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"For What it’s Worth”

Originally published at Symposium: Killing from the Inside Out (Syndicate Theology Sep. 2015) Bob Meagher is a professor of Humanities at Hampshire College who has been a good friend to me ever since we served together as commissioners (and I also provided my testimony) for the 2010 Truth Commission on

Public Writing

Good Friday: (A Homily) Left Without Deliverance

A short piece of creative fiction included in Joshua Terry’s 2016 self-published Point Man. Holy Fuck. Sacred and profane so near one another they kiss, they cannot be distinguished. Death and life, giver and taker, embraced in one. Holy Fuck!  Holy.  Fuck.  Holy  A word that means “set

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UUMCCH 2: Jeremiah, Why Do You Weep?

The following is the second half of an invited presentation I gave at University UMC in Chapel Hill for "Table Talk; Pastor-Led Conversations for Youth and Adults.” I was invited to speak on Jeremiah by Mitzi Johnson, Pastor of Spiritual Formation, for the 2016 series “Scandal, Politics, Thrills,

Public Speaking

UUMCCH 1: Jeremiah, Why Do You Weep?

The following is the first half of an invited presentation I gave at University UMC in Chapel Hill for "Table Talk; Pastor-Led Conversations for Youth and Adults.” I was invited to speak on Jeremiah by Mitzi Johnson, Pastor of Spiritual Formation, for the 2016 series “Scandal, Politics, Thrills,

Name Change

I was born Logan Mehl-Laituri, and this was the name that appears on my military records and which I used for my first two books, Reborn on the Fourth of July and For God and Country (in that order). On April 17, 2013, I was confirmed into the Episcopal

Huffington Post

More to Just War Than Just War

*Originally published on April 10, 2016, by The Huffington Post. From April 11-13, Pax Christi is convening a conference in Rome to pursue "the explicit rejection" of what is known as the "just war" tradition (JWT). Although I have considered myself a pacifist, to the

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Church of Reconciliation: 5 Peace Affirmations

The following sermon was delivered at the invitation of Mark Davidson of Church of Reconciliation in Chapel Hill, NC, on April 3, 2016. Grace to you and peace from your brothers and sisters in Durham, where I join you from Saint Josephs Episcopal Church, and greetings from your humble servants

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"Theology in the Crosshairs: Toward a Martial Hermeneutic"

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M.Litt Coursework

Dissertation: Theology in the Crosshairs: Toward a Martial Hermeneutic (John Perry) * Later abridged for a presentation at Eastern University (St Davids, PA) Martinmas (Fall 2014) Eschatology with Judith Wolfe (Di5415): "War Without Eschatology (End): Apocalyptic Instincts in Christian Ethics" Origins of Christian Theology with Mark Elliott and NT

Public Speaking

Homebrewed Christianity: Combat Theology

Cleaned transcript — "Combat Theology w/ Logan Isaac and Matt Moorman," Homebrewed Christianity podcast, hosted by Tripp Fuller, published August 18, 2015 Cold Open / Show Promo (Tripp Fuller, solo) Today on the podcast, you hear from Logan and you hear from Matt from Centurion's Guild. These are