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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86: Montezuma's Revenge
October 5th, 2023 | Season 9 | 1 hr 24 mins
bible, christianity, islam, politics, quran, religion
A Christian and a Muslim talk religion & politics. In this episode, John and Elliot engage in a meandering discussion about colonization and historical revision.
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Accidents of Substance
October 1st, 2023 | Season 9 | 1 hr 9 mins
bible, christianity, islam, politics, quran, religion
A Christian and a Muslim talk religion & politics. In this episode, we discuss transubstantiation, internal factions within Christianity and the question of primacy.
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Double Standards for Muslims?
September 15th, 2023 | Season 9 | 1 hr 5 mins
bible, christianity, islam, politics, quran, religion
A Christian and a Muslim talk religion & politics.
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Textual Integrity and Cognitive Dissonance
September 9th, 2023 | Season 9 | 57 mins 15 secs
bible, christianity, islam, politics, quran, religion
A Christian and a Muslim talk religion & politics.
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The religious veneer of Conservatism
August 29th, 2023 | Season 9 | 57 mins 42 secs
bible, christianity, islam, politics, quran, religion
A Christian and a Muslim talk religion & politics. Today we’re talking about a Pew Research survey suggesting that many Americans see ourselves as highly religious, but the rest of the world doesn’t necessarily agree. Why the disconnect? But first, let’s talk about parfaits.
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Putting the Man Back in "Son of Man"
August 25th, 2023 | Season 9 | 1 hr 6 mins
bible, christianity, islam, politics, quran, religion
A Christian and a Muslim talk religion & politics.
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80: This is The Way
August 16th, 2023 | Season 9 | 1 hr 14 mins
bible, christianity, islam, politics, quran, religion
A Christian and a Muslim talk religion & politics.