Frederick County Councilman Hassles a Man While Shopping And not only did Kai Hagen hassle the man for not wearing a face mask, the councilman bragged about it on Facebook (which many in the community found irksome and parody worthy). During this show Troy reads the now inaccessible Facebook post aloud in it’s entirety. Then…… read more »
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Program Air Date: Saturday, July 11th, 2020
The Return of Frederick’s Forum Following a brieg hiatus, Frederick’s Forum returns with new host Troy Skinner. The primary topic covered is: Frederick’s “Climate Change Emergency Mobilization Workgroup”.… read more »
New Time, New Host, New Beginning
Frederick’s Forum has been in existence, serving the local community for nearly twenty years. Hosts by the name of Blaine, Katherine, Dave, Pattee, Daren, Michael, and others have sat in the big chair over the years. And now, added to that liost of names is Troy. Since 2004 Troy Skinner has hosted WFMD’s “Faith Debate”…… read more »
Program Air Date: Sunday, August 16th, 2020 – 9am
Looking to Answer “Race” Questions Biblically On social media a self-professing Christian who grew up in the church said to me, “Do I think you or white conservative Christians are less likely to oppose murder? No, absolutely not. However, are you more likely to try to justify the actions of a white police officer killing…… read more »
Program Air Date: Sunday, August 9th, 2020 – 9am
A Christian Conversation About Ethnocentrism A friend of Troy’s recently remarked that, what he called white Christians, “Have lots of posts about riots, unrest, and damage, but almost none about George Floyd’s death or the many victims who preceded him without receiving justice. These posts tell me pretty clearly what’s more important to them. It’s…… read more »
Program Air Date: Sunday, August 2nd, 2020 – 9am
Seeing Things in Black and White On Facebook recently Troy had a long exchange with someone holding a progressive (deconstructionist) view of the world. During part of this exchange he wrote: “I took note of your reference to the ‘evil’ we witnessed in the killing of George Floyd because so many white and conservative Christians…… read more »
Program Air Date: Sunday, July 26th, 2020 – 9am
Reflections on Black and White Relations Many black people have said that they have little expectation of being treated fairly by police in any situation. Even worse, lots of them say they have a high expectation of being demeaned, abused, and being treated violently in any encounter with law enforcement. And yet there are those…… read more »
Program Air Date: Sunday, July 19th, 2020 – 9am
Injustice Should Make Us Angry 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…… read more »
Program Air Date: Sunday, July 12th, 2020 – 9am
Angry, Fearful, Embarrassed, Sad, Sympathetic, Offended, Confused, Introspective, Hopeless, Hopeful, and Encouraged 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…… read more »
Program Air Date: Sunday, July 5th, 2020 – 9am
Getting Real About Race 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…… read more »