Frederick Faith Debate

These words were recently written by a black man, “I’m angry because the stories of injustice that have been passed down for generations seem to be continuing before our very eyes.  I’m angry because white people don’t get it.  I’m angry because black people don’t get it, either.”  And he added that more than 150 years since the abolition of slavery, you’d think that by now we’d have reached real parity between people of different skin tones.  He then continues that, “A lot of white people believe that’s actually where we are.  A lot of black people know we aren’t.”  What does the biblical Christian church say in response to this?

The panel:

Troy Skinner.  Faith Debate host and moderator.

Jonathan Switzer.  Founder of Crossed Bridges in Frederick, Maryland.

Vaughn Thurman.  Follower of Christ who is a former lay leader within the church.

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Lack of accountability.  Lack of justice.  Their deaths matter.  Their lives matter.  The issue can’t be avoided.  Someone, somewhere, and somehow needs to do something about it.  We’re talking about “racism”.  Some say we’re talking about “systemic racism”.  We talk about it every time something takes place like what happened in August 2014 in Ferguson, Missouri.  That’s when and where a white police officer shot and killed Michael Brown, a black teenager.  And we’ve been talking about it like crazy this summer.  Here we continue our talking about it for a second week on the show.

The panel:

Troy Skinner.  Faith Debate host and moderator.

Jonathan Switzer.  Founder of Crossed Bridges in Frederick, Maryland.

Vaughn Thurman.  Follower of Christ who is a former lay leader within the church.

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There are challenges over what are called “race issues” that our society faces every day.  Recurrently there are stories in the media that bring the issue front and center.  Breonna Taylor killed in her bed.  Ahmaud Aubrey killed while he was out jogging.  Tamar Rice, a 12-year-old shot while playing in the park.  And, of course, George Floyd pinned to the ground by several uniformed police officers until he died.  In reaction to things like this there have recently been widespread protests.  And related to this there have been violently destructive and deadly riots across the country.  What’s a biblical Christian to do and think?

The panel:

Troy Skinner.  Faith Debate host and moderator.

Jonathan Switzer.  Founder of Crossed Bridges in Frederick, Maryland.

Vaughn Thurman.  Follower of Christ who is a former lay leader within the church.

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Fear versus faith.  Perspective and reality.  Church buildings closed.  Divide over Romans chapter 13.  Quotes for encouragement.  Words of challenge.

During the shutdowns spurred on by the coronavirus outbreak, a series of Faith Debate shows were recorded in April.  They feature comments, arguments, and thoughts first articulated in February and March of 2020.  These shows are intended to stimulate thinking, provide reason for hope, and stand for truth in love.  These episodes might be best considered as “time capsules”, given that the content was developed during the onrushing of the storm (February/March/April) but are airing after much will have changed (May/June).

There is purported to be an ancient curse that says, “May you live in interesting times.”  These times are interesting, indeed.

The panel:

Troy Skinner.  Faith Debate host and Pastor of Living Faith Ministries in Hagerstown, Maryland.

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Fear versus faith.  Perspective and reality.  Church buildings closed.  Divide over Romans chapter 13.  Quotes for encouragement.  Words of challenge.

During the shutdowns spurred on by the coronavirus outbreak, a series of Faith Debate shows were recorded in April.  They feature comments, arguments, and thoughts first articulated in February and March of 2020.  These shows are intended to stimulate thinking, provide reason for hope, and stand for truth in love.  These episodes might be best considered as “time capsules”, given that the content was developed during the onrushing of the storm (February/March/April) but are airing after much will have changed (May/June).

There is purported to be an ancient curse that says, “May you live in interesting times.”  These times are interesting, indeed.

The panel:

Troy Skinner.  Faith Debate host and Pastor of Living Faith Ministries in Hagerstown, Maryland.

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Fear versus faith.  Perspective and reality.  Church buildings closed.  Divide over Romans chapter 13.  Quotes for encouragement.  Words of challenge.

During the shutdowns spurred on by the coronavirus outbreak, a series of Faith Debate shows were recorded in April.  They feature comments, arguments, and thoughts first articulated in February and March of 2020.  These shows are intended to stimulate thinking, provide reason for hope, and stand for truth in love.  These episodes might be best considered as “time capsules”, given that the content was developed during the onrushing of the storm (February/March/April) but are airing after much will have changed (May/June).

There is purported to be an ancient curse that says, “May you live in interesting times.”  These times are interesting, indeed.

The panel:

Troy Skinner.  Faith Debate host and Pastor of Living Faith Ministries in Hagerstown, Maryland.

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Fear versus faith.  Perspective and reality.  Church buildings closed.  Divide over Romans chapter 13.  Quotes for encouragement.  Words of challenge.

During the shutdowns spurred on by the coronavirus outbreak, a series of Faith Debate shows were recorded in April.  They feature comments, arguments, and thoughts first articulated in February and March of 2020.  These shows are intended to stimulate thinking, provide reason for hope, and stand for truth in love.  These episodes might be best considered as “time capsules”, given that the content was developed during the onrushing of the storm (February/March/April) but are airing after much will have changed (May/June).

There is purported to be an ancient curse that says, “May you live in interesting times.”  These times are interesting, indeed.

The panel:

Troy Skinner.  Faith Debate host and Pastor of Living Faith Ministries in Hagerstown, Maryland.

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Fear versus faith.  Perspective and reality.  Church buildings closed.  Divide over Romans chapter 13.  Quotes for encouragement.  Words of challenge.

During the shutdowns spurred on by the coronavirus outbreak, a series of Faith Debate shows were recorded in April.  They feature comments, arguments, and thoughts first articulated in February and March of 2020.  These shows are intended to stimulate thinking, provide reason for hope, and stand for truth in love.  These episodes might be best considered as “time capsules”, given that the content was developed during the onrushing of the storm (February/March/April) but are airing after much will have changed (May/June).

There is purported to be an ancient curse that says, “May you live in interesting times.”  These times are interesting, indeed.

The panel:

Troy Skinner.  Faith Debate host and Pastor of Living Faith Ministries in Hagerstown, Maryland.

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Fear versus faith.  Perspective and reality.  Church buildings closed.  Divide over Romans chapter 13.  Quotes for encouragement.  Words of challenge.

During the shutdowns spurred on by the coronavirus outbreak, a series of Faith Debate shows were recorded in April.  They feature comments, arguments, and thoughts first articulated in February and March of 2020.  These shows are intended to stimulate thinking, provide reason for hope, and stand for truth in love.  These episodes might be best considered as “time capsules”, given that the content was developed during the onrushing of the storm (February/March/April) but are airing after much will have changed (May/June).

There is purported to be an ancient curse that says, “May you live in interesting times.”  These times are interesting, indeed.

The panel:

Troy Skinner.  Faith Debate host and Pastor of Living Faith Ministries in Hagerstown, Maryland.

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Fear versus faith.  Perspective and reality.  Church buildings closed.  Divide over Romans chapter 13.  Quotes for encouragement.  Words of challenge.

During the shutdowns spurred on by the coronavirus outbreak, a series of Faith Debate shows were recorded in April.  They feature comments, arguments, and thoughts first articulated in February and March of 2020.  These shows are intended to stimulate thinking, provide reason for hope, and stand for truth in love.  These episodes might be best considered as “time capsules”, given that the content was developed during the onrushing of the storm (February/March/April) but are airing after much will have changed (May/June).

There is purported to be an ancient curse that says, “May you live in interesting times.”  These times are interesting, indeed.

The panel:

Troy Skinner.  Faith Debate host and Pastor of Living Faith Ministries in Hagerstown, Maryland.

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.