Father John Anderson
Special guest
Father John Anderson has been a guest on 5 episodes.
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IRF 2024 #1: The Story So Far
January 26th, 2024 | Season 9 | 25 mins 33 secs
bible, christianity, islam, politics, quran, religion
John Pinna, a muslim, and John Anderson, an Antiochian Orthodox priest, discuss the history of their involvement in the International Religious Freedom movement.
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88: Dignity of Human Life
October 16th, 2023 | Season 9 | 1 hr 8 mins
bible, christianity, islam, politics, quran, religion
A conversation between John Pinna, a Muslim, and Father John Anderson, a Christian priest, discussing the current Israel-Palestine conflict sparked by recent Hamas rocket attacks and Israeli retaliation. John condemned Hamas' attacks on civilians as inconsistent with Islamic teachings. They discussed principles in Islam like human dignity, jihad, and protecting civilians in war. John argued Palestinian leadership and the broader Muslim community should clearly condemn Hamas as un-Islamic. They agreed peace will require creative solutions giving concessions to both sides. John advocated designating Jerusalem an international city and the UN securing it. The conversation aimed to clarify an Islamic perspective on the crisis.
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87: Eastern Orthodoxy
October 5th, 2023 | Season 9 | 57 mins 6 secs
bible, christianity, islam, politics, quran, religion
A Christian and a Muslim talk religion & politics. This week, John Pinna speaks with Father John Anderson, a priest in the Antiochian Orthodox Church.
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IRF Summit 2022: Fr. John Anderson
July 31st, 2022 | Season 8 | 33 mins 12 secs
bible, christianity, islam, politics, quran, religion
A Christian and a Muslim talk religion & 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.