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

  • Minhdao Le: Vietnam and the Cao Dai Religion

    March 19th, 2024  |  Season 9  |  1 hr 28 mins
    bible, christianity, islam, politics, quran, religion

    Minhdao Le is a third-generation practitioner of Cao Dai, a religious belief system from Vietnam. In this interview, Minhdao provides some insight into the beliefs of Cao Dai, and brings attention to what he describes as a communist government-led usurping of the religion that took place when the government officially "recognized" Cao Dai in 1997.

  • 111: Dr. John Morrow

    March 18th, 2024  |  Season 9  |  55 mins 33 secs
    bible, christianity, islam, politics, quran, religion

    In this episode, John Pinna interviews Dr. John Andrew Morrow, a Muslim academic and author of "The Covenants of the Prophet Muhammad with the Christians of the World."

  • Sal Litvak

    March 11th, 2024  |  Season 9  |  38 mins 24 secs
    bible, christianity, islam, politics, quran, religion

    In this episode, John Pina interviews Sal Litvak, "The Accidental Talmudist." Sal's channel has become popular on TikTok because of his ability to use humor to grapple with the difficult challenges of Jewish life and history.

  • Dr. James Tabor

    March 4th, 2024  |  Season 9  |  55 mins 51 secs
    bible, christianity, islam, politics, quran, religion

    A conversation with Dr. James Tabor, author of "Paul & Jesus" and "The Jesus Dynasty." Tabor has just completed a new book on the historical Mary and is at work on another entitled "Jesus Betrayed: How Christianity Lost its Way".

  • Leray Heynes: Jesus Christ's CEOs

    February 28th, 2024  |  Season 9  |  29 mins 15 secs
    bible, christianity, islam, politics, quran, religion

    An interview with Leray Heynes, the founder of an Evangelical nonprofit that has the goal of uniting Christian-owned businesses under a structured church model.

  • Rev. Dr. Andrew Bennett

    February 26th, 2024  |  Season 9  |  59 mins 23 secs
    bible, christianity, islam, politics, quran, religion

    The Rev. Dr. Andrew Bennett is the Director of Cardus Faith Communities at Cardus, Canada’s faith-based think-tank. He also serves as Senior Fellow at the Washington, DC-based Religious Freedom Institute.

  • Knox Thames

    February 19th, 2024  |  Season 9  |  39 mins
    bible, christianity, islam, politics, quran, religion

    This episode features an interview with Knox Thames, an international human rights lawyer, advocate, and author who has dedicated his career to promoting human rights, defending religious minorities, and combatting persecution.

  • Sam Nagasaka: The Unification Church in Japan

    February 14th, 2024  |  Season 9  |  42 mins 10 secs
    bible, christianity, islam, politics, quran, religion

    An interview from the IRF Summit with Sam Nagasaka, Secretary General of the Public Relations Committee for the Family Federation for World Peace and Unification.

  • 106: David Curry - Violence against religious minorities

    February 12th, 2024  |  Season 9  |  50 mins
    bible, christianity, islam, politics, quran, religion

    John Pinna interviews David Curry, head of Global Christian Relief and former commissioner for the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom, about the state of international religious freedom.

  • IRF 2024 #3: Ex-Muslims of North America

    February 7th, 2024  |  Season 9  |  21 mins 34 secs
    bible, christianity, islam, politics, quran, religion

    A bonus interview with Aysha Khan, representing Ex-Muslims of North America.

  • Dr. Katrina Lantos Swett

    February 5th, 2024  |  Season 9  |  1 hr 3 mins
    bible, christianity, islam, politics, quran, religion

    IRF Month begins with an interview with Dr. Katrina Lantos Swett, President of the Lantos Foundation for Human Rights and Justice. Afterward, John and Elliot discuss youth involvement in the IRF movement.

  • Adjudicating Islamic Law for Muslim Americans

    January 29th, 2024  |  Season 9  |  55 mins 21 secs
    bible, christianity, islam, politics, quran, religion

    John Pinna interviews His Excellency Sayyid M. B. Kashmiri: Religious Scholar, Researcher, Author, Public Speaker, and religious leader