Episode Archive
165 episodes of Crossing Faiths since the first episode, which aired on June 5th, 2019.
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148: 148: Archetypes, agendas and interference
January 6th, 2025 | Season 9 | 51 mins 57 secs
bible, christianity, islam, politics, quran, religion
A Christian and a Muslim talk religion & politics. In this episode, John and Elliot engage in a conversation about the archetypal influences behind Star Wars that eventually leads to an examination of how ideological agendas can reduce the effectiveness of humanitarian intervention.
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147: 147: Good News for Me, but Not for Thee?
December 23rd, 2024 | Season 9 | 35 mins 56 secs
bible, christianity, islam, politics, quran, religion
A Christian and a Muslim talk religion & politics. In this episode, John pushes back against Elliot's suggestion that the Gospel is the cornerstone of Western Civilization by asking: Who's Gospel?
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146: Dinosaurs in Ordinary Time
December 16th, 2024 | Season 9 | 1 hr 4 mins
bible, christianity, islam, politics, quran, religion
A Christian and a Muslim talk religion & politics. In this episode, John and Elliot discuss the function of religion in superimposing meaning over apparent meaninglessness.
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145: 145: Sharia Law in the Wild West
December 9th, 2024 | Season 9 | 1 hr 2 mins
bible, christianity, islam, politics, quran, religion
A Christian and a Muslim talk religion & politics.
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144: 144: Laurence Stephenson
November 25th, 2024 | Season 9 | 1 hr 18 mins
bible, christianity, islam, politics, quran, religion
Elliot Toman, speakings to Laurence Stephenson, who has recently published a unique work of Christian fiction told from the perspective of one of the thieves who was crucified alongside Jesus.
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143: 143: Lucien Greaves
November 11th, 2024 | Season 9 | 42 mins 39 secs
bible, christianity, islam, politics, quran, religion
Lucien Greaves is a prominent social activist and the co-founder and spokesperson for The Satanic Temple. Born in Detroit, Michigan, Greaves studied neuroscience at Harvard University, specializing in false-memory syndrome.
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142: 142: A Conversation about the 2024 US Presidential Election
November 4th, 2024 | Season 9 | 1 hr 2 mins
bible, christianity, islam, politics, quran, religion
A Christian and a Muslim talk religion & politics. In this episode, John and Elliot chat about the presidential election.
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141: 141: Reem Alsalem
November 4th, 2024 | Season 9 | 53 mins 31 secs
bible, christianity, islam, politics, quran, religion
Ms. Reem Alsalem is United Nations Special Rapporteur on violence against women and girls, its causes and consequences.
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140: 140: Rabbi Josh Franklin
October 28th, 2024 | Season 9 | 45 mins 58 secs
bible, christianity, islam, politics, quran, religion
In this engaging conversation between host John Pinna and Rabbi Josh Franklin of the Jewish Center of the Hamptons, they explore the intersection of faith, humor, and community leadership.
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139: 139: Zina, Temporary Marriage and Sexual Law in Islam
October 21st, 2024 | Season 9 | 1 hr 9 mins
bible, christianity, islam, politics, quran, religion
In the conversation, John Pinna, a Muslim, and Father John Anderson, an Orthodox Christian priest, discuss various aspects of Islamic law, particularly focusing on "Zina" (adultery or illicit sexual relations).
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138: 138: Joseph Atwill - "Caesar's Messiah"
October 14th, 2024 | Season 9 | 1 hr 26 mins
bible, christianity, islam, politics, quran, religion
Joseph Atwill is an American author known for his controversial theories about the origins of Christianity.
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137: 137: Abbey Hafez
October 7th, 2024 | Season 9 | 46 mins 14 secs
bible, christianity, islam, politics, quran, religion
John Pinna interviews Abbie Hafez, a social media influencer who grew up in a Christian context in Michigan, but converted to Islam after moving to Dubai and marrying a Muslim.