Crossing Faiths

By 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 securi... more

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June 04, 2022 67: Faith-based Policy in a Liberal Democracy
John and Matt discuss how abortion specifically, and other issues generally, shape the approach to inclusivism and the shaping of public policy in the Muslim and Christian worlds.
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May 21, 2022 66: Abortion and Theocracy
00:01:40 - Athena
00:05:00 - Abortion: Can men have an opinion?
00:12:40 - Faith-based regulation
00:18:00 - Theocracy
00:22:00 - Is the pro-life question uniquely religious?
00:31:00 - Questions that slogans don't answer
00:35:30 - What is the unborn?
00:41:00 - There are two victims
00:44:30 - The positions of the judges
00:50:30 - Will evangelicals ever stop feeling persecuted?
00:52:40 - The failure of Congress
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1h 6min
December 23, 202165: 65: Multi-faith Christmas seasons and the end of 2021
Matt and John recap life drama from 2021 and swap Christmas traditions.
Plus: Taking Halloween seriously. What states are actually in America? And a close call with the Prince of Wales.
CHAPTERS:
00:00:00 Opening Chat
00:03:20 Matt's Year
00:13:00 John's Year
00:19:50 John's Christmas Traditions
00:25:00 On St. Nicholas
00:26:25 Matt's Christmas Traditions
00:28:50 Christmas Favorites
00:33:44 On Halloween
00:35:30 The Incarnation Problem
00:43:00 Come Visit America
00:47:50 The Prince of Wales
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Saint Nicholas - Patron Saint, Feast Day & Santa - Biography
A Charlie Brown Christmas by Vince Guaraldi Trio on Amazon Music Unlimited
Carrie Underwood & John Legend - Hallelujah (Official Music Video) - YouTube
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56min
November 15, 202164: 64: Surveillance of American Muslims goes to the Supreme Court
John and Matt discuss a supreme court case filed against the FBI by muslims who claim they were illegaly spied upon. Why is this still happening in 2021, and what are the implications for people of other faith traditions?
CHAPTERS:
00:30:00 Opening Chat
00:08:06 FBI Surveillance of Muslims
00:13:42 The January 6th Connection
00:14:50 So-Called Security Experts
00:16:05 How a Dragnet Works
00:21:30 Implications for Christians
00:23:00 Multifaith, Interfaith, National Security and Doughnuts
REFERENCES:
'Who Else Is Spying on Me?' Muslim Americans Bring the Fight Against Surveillance to the Supreme Court[
EXPANDING HUMAN RIGHTS AND CIVIL RIGHTS VIOLATIONS IN THE UNITED STATES: SEE SOMETHING, SAY SOMETHING POLICY](https://eujournal.org/index.php/esj/article/view/4934)
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Muslim monitoring case goes to US Supreme Court. What’s at stake? | News | Al Jazeera
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November 08, 2021 63: 63: Sharia with Sumbul Ali-Karamali
John is joined by Sumbul Ali-Karamali, author of Demystifying Sharia: What It Is, How It Works, and Why It’s Not Taking Over Our Country. 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.
CHAPTERS:
00:00:00 Opening
00:01:45 Introduction to Sambul
00:05:43 Are you a Trekkie?
00:06:40 Ignorance of Islam
00:09:05 The Faith of Abraham
00:11:15 Reading the Quran
00:13:58 Islam and the Use of Violence
00:19:12 What is Sharia?
00:25:38 The Goals of Sharia
00:26:50 Fatwa
00:29:52 Sharia and Law
00:34:35 The Taliban
00:40:24 Sharia Law in the USA?
00:45:57 Bad Actors
00:49:57 Two Muslims, Ten Opinions
00:55:55 ...But God Knows Best
REFERENCES:
Demystifying Sharia
The Taliban Will Cut Off Hands of People Who Steal As Sharia Reinstated Across Afghanistan
What is Sharia? Islamic law shows Muslims how to live, and can be a force for progress as well as tool of fundamentalists
Is the Taliban Treatment of Women Really Inspired by Sharia?
Special Guest: Sumbul Ali-Karamali.
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November 01, 202162: 62: Atheism among Muslims and more on vaccine exemptions
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?
CHAPTERS:
00:00:18 Opening Chat
00:04:30 Atheism Article Intro
00:05:00 Atheism VS Agnosticism
00:07:00 An Atheist Muslim would be like a unicorn.
00:08:00 Exception: No God but God
00:09:30 Nihilism
00:10:30 Reza Aslan (Continued)
00:12:00 Ali A. Rizvi and a clarification of terms
00:14:00 The inverted perspective of doomsday cults
00:16:00 Mu'tazila
00:20:00 Hitchins and the bias toward Western religions
00:22:00 Non-practicing Muslims
00:25:30 Atheist Muslims: Conclusions
00:30:00 Religious exemptions for COVID-19 vaccines
00:35:00 Fauci and the Muslim Perspective
00:39:00 COVID and Doughnuts
REFERENCES:
Atheism Among Muslims is Spreading Like Wildfire
No God But God by Reza Aslan
Mu'tazila
The Atheist Muslim by Ali Rizvi
Religious Exemptions Threaten to Undermine US COVID Vaccine Mandates
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Atheism Among Muslims is “Spreading Like Wildfire” | The National Interest
Religious exemptions threaten to undermine US Covid vaccine mandates | US news | The Guardian
The Atheist Muslim: A Journey from Religion to Reason - Kindle edition by Rizvi, Ali A.. Politics & Social Sciences Kindle eBooks @ Amazon.com.
Ash'ariyya and Mu'tazila
Different views on human freedom – Mu’tazilites and Asharites - Authority in Islam - GCSE Religious Studies Revision - OCR - BBC Bitesize
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44min
October 19, 202161: 62: Conversion, proselytization, and... abortion?
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Ethics and Religion Talk: Violence and Religious Proselytization | The Rapidian — proselytization
Francisco de Vitoria | Spanish theologian | Britannica
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September 16, 202160: 60: Religious exemptions and COVID-19 vaccines
Matt and John dive into controversy discussing religious exemptions from vaccine mandates. What qualifies as a "sincerly held" belief with respect to objecting to a vaccination mandate? Also, Fruity Pebbles donuts.
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Anthony Fauci and the U.S. government’s noble COVID-19 lies.
Harris, Pence square off on Covid-19 vaccine trust
Biographical Overview | C. Everett Koop - Profiles in Science
velveeta ingredients - Google Search
mt dew ingredients - Google Search
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53min
September 14, 202159: 59: Masks, donuts, and the Texas Abortion Law; John shares a personal story
Mask politics in the donut kitchen
Disney Princess lightning round commentary
Christians and international religious freedom advocacy
New abortion law in Texas
John shares a personal story
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August 30, 202158: 58: What follows the "brain drain" in Afghanistan?
Matt returns to the show following open heart surgery. The duo discuss the fall out of America's withdraw from Afghanistan, including a likely "brain drain"—the rapid departure of human and civic capital.
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Afghanistan: Christians Must Speak Up for the Persecuted Women | National Review
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