About the show
Crossing Faiths is a podcast where people from diverse religious backgrounds openly discuss everything you're NOT supposed to discuss at the dinner table. Join hosts Jt Pinna, a career national security, international affairs, 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 various religious and experiential backgrounds to share their insights.
The podcast was initially developed in collaboration with Matt Hawkins, a former policy director for the Southern Baptist Convention. Their conversations are built on a decade of collaboration, advocating in Washington, D.C., for religious freedom domestically and globally. The two developed the podcast to share conversations that model friendship and cooperation despite profound differences in religion and background. The podcast has reached almost 3 million multi-faith listeners, 83% millennials.
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Episodes
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24: Faith and politics: Prayer Breakfast, Trump, Romney, Falwell, Muslims, Democrat Primaries
February 13th, 2020 | Season 2 | 59 mins 59 secs
christianity, collins, evangelicals, faith, falwell, islam, politics, religion, romney
A Christian and a Muslim talk religion & politics.
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23: Does the Quran allow a Muslim to be a friend with a Christian?
February 6th, 2020 | Season 2 | 46 mins 50 secs
atheism, bible, christianity, etiquette, gospels, islam, lobster, markan priority, politics, religion, scripture
A Christian and a Muslim talk religion & politics.
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22: Prayer in schools: Japan vs. U.S.A. | Special Guest: Shino Yokotsuka
January 30th, 2020 | Season 2 | 43 mins
christianity, islam, politics, prayer, religion, schools
A Christian and a Muslim talk religion & politics.
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21: "Unequally yoked" marriage?; Pocket Burgers
January 23rd, 2020 | Season 2 | 58 mins 41 secs
christianity, evangelism, interpretation, islam, marriage, politics, religion, scripture
A Christian and a Muslim talk religion & politics.
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19: Season 2 Preview: Does halal BBQ exist in Nashville?
January 8th, 2020 | Season 2 | 45 mins 40 secs
christianity, islam, politics, religion
A Christian and a Muslim talk religion & politics.
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18: 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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17: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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.