web02.fireside.fm Sat, 02 May 2026 07:09:54 -0500 Fireside (https://fireside.fm) Crossing Faiths - Episodes Tagged with “State Department” https://www.crossingfaiths.com/tags/state%20department Wed, 27 Nov 2019 10:00:00 -0500 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. en-us episodic A Christian & a Muslim talk religion & politics John Pinna and Elliot Toman 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. no religion, politics, islam, muslim, christianity, evangelical, bible, koran, quran, diversity, inclusion, faith, life, religion podcast, multi faith podcast, Muslim podcast, christian podcast, faith podcast, politics podcast John Pinna and Elliot Toman jtpinna@gmail.com 15: 15: Special guest: Kristina Arriaga explains her resignation from USCIRF https://www.crossingfaiths.com/15 860ef03d-fc51-435c-aa83-6a3040319f61 Wed, 27 Nov 2019 10:00:00 -0500 John Pinna and Elliot Toman 15 15: Special guest: Kristina Arriaga explains her resignation from USCIRF full 1 John Pinna and Elliot Toman A Christian and a Muslim talk religion & politics. 47:33 no Matt and John welcome Kristina Arriaga, a former USCIRF Commissioner. Arriaga recently resigned from the Commission in protest over an attempt by the U.S. Senate Foreign Affairs Committee to dramatically alter the structure and work of the Commission. Who is Kristina Arriaga? What is USCIRF? (pro. "you-surf") What’s been Kristina's overall experience as a commissioner? What are the problems with legislation recently proposed by the Senate Foreign Affairs Commission? Why did this drama compel you to resign? What should IRF advocates/USA citizens know about USCIRF’s precarious position now? How bad is religious illiteracy at the State Department and why does it matter? Intersection of religious freedom and woman’s issues. Special Guest: Kristina Arriaga. religion, politics, islam, christianity, muslim, evangelical, religious freedom, uscirf, Rubio, Menendez, Gardner, Durbin, Coons, senate, foreign affairs, state department, andrew brunson, religious literacy Matt and John welcome Kristina Arriaga, a former USCIRF Commissioner. Arriaga recently resigned from the Commission in protest over an attempt by the U.S. Senate Foreign Affairs Committee to dramatically alter the structure and work of the Commission.

  • Who is Kristina Arriaga?
  • What is USCIRF? (pro. "you-surf")
  • What’s been Kristina's overall experience as a commissioner?
  • What are the problems with legislation recently proposed by the Senate Foreign Affairs Commission?
  • Why did this drama compel you to resign?
  • What should IRF advocates/USA citizens know about USCIRF’s precarious position now?
  • How bad is religious illiteracy at the State Department and why does it matter?
  • Intersection of religious freedom and woman’s issues.

Special Guest: Kristina Arriaga.

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]]> Matt and John welcome Kristina Arriaga, a former USCIRF Commissioner. Arriaga recently resigned from the Commission in protest over an attempt by the U.S. Senate Foreign Affairs Committee to dramatically alter the structure and work of the Commission.

  • Who is Kristina Arriaga?
  • What is USCIRF? (pro. "you-surf")
  • What’s been Kristina's overall experience as a commissioner?
  • What are the problems with legislation recently proposed by the Senate Foreign Affairs Commission?
  • Why did this drama compel you to resign?
  • What should IRF advocates/USA citizens know about USCIRF’s precarious position now?
  • How bad is religious illiteracy at the State Department and why does it matter?
  • Intersection of religious freedom and woman’s issues.

Special Guest: Kristina Arriaga.

Support Crossing Faiths

Links:

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