Mark Siljander

A Congressman's Quest to Bridge the Muslim-Christian Divide. Now, when Mark entered Congress decades ago, he was a pretty straight-laced and rather hawk-like, so war-like, evangelical Christian with a pretty pronounced anti-Muslim stance, pro-Christian, anti-Muslim stance, very partisan in the religious sense. And he had an epiphany while serving as a congressman that said,

He was not loving his enemies, so to speak, in the proper Christian manner. And that sent him on a quest to learn about the commonalities of belief that could, no, do unite the Muslim, Jewish, and Christian world. Now, he particularly concentrated on Islam and Christianity. And we discussed... the consequences of that quest, theoretically, conceptually, and also practically.

He was not loving his enemies, so to speak, in the proper Christian manner. And that sent him on a quest to learn about the commonalities of belief that could, no, do unite the Muslim, Jewish, and Christian world. Now, he particularly concentrated on Islam and Christianity. And we discussed... the consequences of that quest, theoretically, conceptually, and also practically.

He was not loving his enemies, so to speak, in the proper Christian manner. And that sent him on a quest to learn about the commonalities of belief that could, no, do unite the Muslim, Jewish, and Christian world. Now, he particularly concentrated on Islam and Christianity. And we discussed... the consequences of that quest, theoretically, conceptually, and also practically.

Now, I'm interested in this because it seems to me that Islam and Christianity, Judaism, have been at each other's throats for hundreds of years, and the situation in many ways hasn't changed. Maybe it's even more crucial now than it ever has been. I've watched the Abraham Accords unfold over the last six or seven years, and there's a real pathway to peace there.

Now, I'm interested in this because it seems to me that Islam and Christianity, Judaism, have been at each other's throats for hundreds of years, and the situation in many ways hasn't changed. Maybe it's even more crucial now than it ever has been. I've watched the Abraham Accords unfold over the last six or seven years, and there's a real pathway to peace there.

Now, I'm interested in this because it seems to me that Islam and Christianity, Judaism, have been at each other's throats for hundreds of years, and the situation in many ways hasn't changed. Maybe it's even more crucial now than it ever has been. I've watched the Abraham Accords unfold over the last six or seven years, and there's a real pathway to peace there.

It's partly predicated on the United Arab Emirates attempts to bridge the tri-faith gap. And Mark Siljander is operating at that nexus. And so I really wanted to talk to him about what he discovered and how he managed to broker peace, by the way, in six major international conflicts, which we also talked about in some detail, especially with regards to Darfur and Sudan.

It's partly predicated on the United Arab Emirates attempts to bridge the tri-faith gap. And Mark Siljander is operating at that nexus. And so I really wanted to talk to him about what he discovered and how he managed to broker peace, by the way, in six major international conflicts, which we also talked about in some detail, especially with regards to Darfur and Sudan.

It's partly predicated on the United Arab Emirates attempts to bridge the tri-faith gap. And Mark Siljander is operating at that nexus. And so I really wanted to talk to him about what he discovered and how he managed to broker peace, by the way, in six major international conflicts, which we also talked about in some detail, especially with regards to Darfur and Sudan.

We also touched upon the objection of the neocon war hawks, of which I suppose he once was one, their opposition to his peacemaking ministration, so to speak, and why that opposition emerged. He was accused of being a traitor, for example, by the neocons who were hell-bent on regime change as their answer to how to bring a longer lasting and more stable peace to the world.

We also touched upon the objection of the neocon war hawks, of which I suppose he once was one, their opposition to his peacemaking ministration, so to speak, and why that opposition emerged. He was accused of being a traitor, for example, by the neocons who were hell-bent on regime change as their answer to how to bring a longer lasting and more stable peace to the world.

We also touched upon the objection of the neocon war hawks, of which I suppose he once was one, their opposition to his peacemaking ministration, so to speak, and why that opposition emerged. He was accused of being a traitor, for example, by the neocons who were hell-bent on regime change as their answer to how to bring a longer lasting and more stable peace to the world.

Anyways, we walk through all of that. It's one of the most, I gotta say, it's one of the most fascinating podcasts I've ever done. It has a lovely narrative arc. It ends absolutely perfectly. Fascinating personal story. Very interesting conceptually. And what would you say? Compelling with regards to Siljinder's

Anyways, we walk through all of that. It's one of the most, I gotta say, it's one of the most fascinating podcasts I've ever done. It has a lovely narrative arc. It ends absolutely perfectly. Fascinating personal story. Very interesting conceptually. And what would you say? Compelling with regards to Siljinder's

Anyways, we walk through all of that. It's one of the most, I gotta say, it's one of the most fascinating podcasts I've ever done. It has a lovely narrative arc. It ends absolutely perfectly. Fascinating personal story. Very interesting conceptually. And what would you say? Compelling with regards to Siljinder's

ability to shed light on what actually goes on behind the scenes, internationally and domestically. Join us. All right, Congressman Siljander, I wanted to talk to you today for a variety of reasons, hopefully all of which we'll go into, but I think we should start with the topic of your 2008 book, which is a deadly misunderstanding, A Congressman's Quest to Bridge the Muslim-Christian Divide.

ability to shed light on what actually goes on behind the scenes, internationally and domestically. Join us. All right, Congressman Siljander, I wanted to talk to you today for a variety of reasons, hopefully all of which we'll go into, but I think we should start with the topic of your 2008 book, which is a deadly misunderstanding, A Congressman's Quest to Bridge the Muslim-Christian Divide.

ability to shed light on what actually goes on behind the scenes, internationally and domestically. Join us. All right, Congressman Siljander, I wanted to talk to you today for a variety of reasons, hopefully all of which we'll go into, but I think we should start with the topic of your 2008 book, which is a deadly misunderstanding, A Congressman's Quest to Bridge the Muslim-Christian Divide.

Well, there's lots of places we could go with that. Why was this your quest? Why did you think you were the person to do it? Why do you think a bridge can be built? What's the nature of the divide? All of that. Those are things we could spend an hour or two hours on each of those subtopics. But let's start with, well, why was this your problem?