Crossing Faiths

A Christian & a Muslim talk religion & politics

About the show

Two friends, Matt Hawkins (a former policy director for the Southern Baptist Convention) and John Pinna (former Executive Director of American Islamic Congress) talk religion and politics. The podcast delivers weekly episodes featuring commentary on news, politics, multifaith experiences, and expert guests. The conversations build 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. Support our podcast via Patreon.

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Episodes

  • IRF Summit 2022: Mariam Wahba

    July 21st, 2022  |  Season 8  |  20 mins 34 secs
    bible, christianity, islam, politics, quran, religion

    John Pinna interviews Mariam Wahba from the Philos Project

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    The War in Ukraine, Chicken & Waffles and Evil Shrimp

    June 18th, 2022  |  Season 8  |  23 mins 29 secs
    bible, christianity, islam, politics, quran, religion

    A Christian and a Muslim talk religion & politics.

  • The Ukraine Conflict

    June 7th, 2022  |  Season 8  |  58 mins 45 secs
    bible, christianity, islam, politics, quran, religion

    A Christian and a Muslim talk religion & politics.

  • Faith-based Policy in a Liberal Democracy

    June 4th, 2022  |  Season 8  |  1 hr 6 mins
    bible, christianity, islam, politics, quran, religion

    A Christian and a Muslim talk religion & politics.

  • Abortion and Theocracy

    May 21st, 2022  |  Season 8  |  1 hr 5 mins
    bible, christianity, islam, politics, quran, religion

    John and Matt return with a new season of Crossing Faiths. This episode: A discussion about abortion and Roe v. Wade. John shares a personal experience, and Matt unpacks an Evangelical perspective.

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    Multi-faith Christmas seasons and the end of 2021

    December 23rd, 2021  |  Season 7  |  55 mins 24 secs
    bible, christianity, islam, politics, quran, religion

    A Christian and a Muslim talk religion & politics.

  • Surveillance of American Muslims goes to the Supreme Court

    November 15th, 2021  |  Season 7  |  27 mins 16 secs
    bible, christianity, islam, politics, quran, religion

    A Christian and a Muslim talk religion & politics.

  • Sharia with Sumbul Ali-Karamali

    November 8th, 2021  |  Season 7  |  1 hr 4 mins
    bible, christianity, islam, politics, quran, religion, sharia

    John is joined by Sumbul Ali-Karamali, author of Demystifying Sharia. Together, they discuss Western ignorance of Islam, what the goals of Sharia really are, the truth about the role of violence in Islam, and Star Trek.

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    Atheism among Muslims and more on vaccine exemptions

    November 1st, 2021  |  Season 7  |  43 mins 44 secs
    bible, christianity, islam, politics, quran, religion

    John and Matt discuss: Is it actually possible to be both a Muslim and an atheist? Plus: Should Christians use religious exemptions to avoid the COVID vaccine?

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    Conversion, proselytization, and... abortion?

    October 19th, 2021  |  Season 7  |  52 mins 21 secs
    bible, christianity, islam, politics, quran, religion

    A Christian and a Muslim talk religion & politics.

  • Religious exemptions and COVID-19 vaccines

    September 16th, 2021  |  Season 7  |  52 mins 37 secs
    bible, christianity, islam, politics, quran, religion

    A Christian and a Muslim talk religion & politics.

  • Masks, donuts, and the Texas Abortion Law; John shares a personal story

    September 14th, 2021  |  Season 7  |  46 mins 50 secs
    bible, christianity, islam, politics, quran, religion

    A Christian and a Muslim talk religion & politics.

  • What follows the "brain drain" in Afghanistan?

    August 30th, 2021  |  Season 7  |  1 hr 1 min
    bible, christianity, islam, politics, quran, religion

    A Christian and a Muslim talk religion & politics.

  • Former intelligence officer John Kiriakou on the fall of Afghanistan

    August 17th, 2021  |  Season 7  |  29 mins 50 secs
    bible, christianity, islam, politics, quran, religion

    A Christian and a Muslim talk religion & politics.

  • Sci-fi edition: DUNE (1984)

    May 26th, 2021  |  Season 6  |  35 mins 6 secs
    bible, christianity, islam, politics, quran, religion

    A Christian and a Muslim talk religion & politics.

  • Thinking (arguing?) about Israel and Hamas

    May 18th, 2021  |  Season 6  |  1 hr 2 mins
    bible, christianity, islam, politics, quran, religion

    A Christian and a Muslim talk religion & politics.