Crossing Faiths
A Christian & a Muslim talk religion & politics
About the show
Crossing Faiths is a podcast in which people from diverse religious backgrounds engage in open dialogue about all the things you're NOT supposed to discuss at the dinner table. Join hosts John Pinna, a military intelligence veteran and D.C. insider, and Elliot Toman, a former media director in the Evangelical church, as they engage in lively conversations about the impact of faith on current events. Crossing Faiths also welcomes guests from a wide variety of religious and experiential backgrounds to share their own insights.
The podcast was initially developed in collaboration with, Matt Hawkins, is a former policy director for the Southern Baptist Convention. Their conversations built on a decade of their collaboration, advocating in Washington, D.C. for religious freedom domestically and around the globe. The two developed the podcast with a desire to share conversations that model friendship and collaboration despite deep differences in religion and background. The podcast has a reach of almost 3 million multi-faith listeners, 83% of which are millennials.
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Episodes
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Special guest: John Prabhudoss | India in Crisis
December 18th, 2019 | Season 1 | 59 mins 20 secs
christianity, citizenship, hindu nationalism, immigration, india, islam, modi, politics, religion
A Christian and a Muslim talk religion & politics.
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Special Guest: Robert Nicholson | Islam is different, and that's ok
December 11th, 2019 | Season 1 | 47 mins 23 secs
christianity, islam, politics, religion
A Christian and a Muslim talk religion & politics.
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16: Reliable Jesus?
December 4th, 2019 | Season 1 | 31 mins 56 secs
bible, christianity, isa, islam, jesus, new testament, religion
A Christian and a Muslim talk religion & politics.
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15: Special guest: Kristina Arriaga explains her resignation from USCIRF
November 27th, 2019 | Season 1 | 47 mins 33 secs
andrew brunson, christianity, diplomacy, islam, politics, religion, state department, uscirf
A Christian and a Muslim talk religion & politics.
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14: On Location: London. John is shocked by Kurdistan's Multifaith Capacity
November 21st, 2019 | Season 1 | 53 mins 20 secs
christianity, islam, kurdistan, politics, religion, syria
A Christian & a Muslim talk religion and politics.
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12: On location: Erbil, Kurdistan; A multi-faith community responds in crisis
November 4th, 2019 | Season 1 | 1 hr 52 secs
christianity, greek orthodox, islam, kurdistan, multifaith, politics, religion
After the United States withdraws troops from Kurdistan, precipitating a brutal invasion of the region by Turkey, John and a Greek Orthodox priest discuss with Matt the situation on the ground, on location from Erbil.
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10: Bonus: What to expect from Afghanistan election
October 25th, 2019 | Season 1 | 12 mins 1 sec
afghanistan, election, politics, religion
John Pinna relays his expectations and hopes for Afghanistan following the September 28th election.
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9: Headline edition: Impeachment, Security in houses of worship
October 3rd, 2019 | Season 1 | 55 mins
christianity, impeachment, islam, politics
Matt and John talk impeachment and one evangelical predicting civil war. Also what houses of worship are increasing security to face mass shootings.
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8: Fake Muslim?
September 26th, 2019 | Season 1 | 1 hr 13 mins
christianity, human rights, islam, politics, religion
Who are the real Muslims? Who are Fake? Cohosts Matt and John discuss.
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7: Headline edition: Self-flagellation, Hindu-Muslim joint prayer, and more
September 17th, 2019 | Season 1 | 1 hr 6 mins
Matt and John talk religion headlines including self-flagellation commemorating Ashura, joint Hindus & Muslims prayers, and U.S. Senate passage of the Uyghur Human Rights Policy Act.
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6: John tells of his American Muslim life after 9-11
September 11th, 2019 | Season 1 | 1 hr 16 mins
Matt asks John to share his experiences as an American Muslim following 9-11-01.
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5: Netflix's The Family
September 3rd, 2019 | Season 1 | 58 mins 10 secs
Matt and John review the Netflix series "The Family."