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The Faith Debate
by Troy Skinner
The Faith Debate is an open an honest forum for faith leaders to participate in forthright discussions of the truth, always with an attitude of neighborliness – even (especially!) when there is sharp disagreement. The show seriously wrestles over important ideas, with all participants willing to vigorously challenge one another. The hope is that, through hearing the panelists’ verbal jousting, the listener will be equipped to better understand biblical truth, especially as it relates to the most important issues facing the world.The range of guests on the program have included religious leaders from most of the world’s continents, representing nearly all major and minor faith traditions. Topic selection for The Faith Debate highlights both contemporary "hot topics" and timeless metaphysical questions. Sometimes the discussions are intermural, pitting Christian views against other religious views. Sometimes the discussions are intramural, pitting various Christian doctrinal positions a
Episodes
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2026-01-25 Sermongate
Sermongate Faith Debate: Sunday, January 25th, 2026 930 WFMD in Frederick, Maryland . With this show, The Faith Debate broadcasts from its brand new virtual studio for just the second time. All shows will henceforth be produced outside of the WFMD campus. The technology learning curve is steep…
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2026-01-18 A New Beginning
A New Beginning Faith Debate: Sunday, January 18th, 2026 930 WFMD in Frederick, Maryland . It's the dawn of a new era for The Faith Debate. After nearly twenty-two years of producing the program in the WFMD studios, all forthcoming shows will be produced off-site in a brand new remote studio.…
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2025-04-20 What is Circumcision?
What is Circumcision? Faith Debate: Sunday, April 20th, 2025 930 WFMD in Frederick, Maryland . The Faith Debate enters into an arc of shows centered on biblical teaching regarding circumcision. Since this rite is instituted in conjunction with the Abrahamic Covenant, the panel begins by offering…
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2025-04-13 What is a Covenant?
What is a Covenant? Faith Debate: Sunday, April 13th, 2025 930 WFMD in Frederick, Maryland . The Faith Debate enters into an arc of shows centered on biblical teaching regarding circumcision. Since this rite is instituted in conjunction with the Abrahamic Covenant, the panel begins by offering an...
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2025-04-06 First Samuel Twenty-Eight
First Samuel Twenty-Eight Faith Debate: Sunday, April 6th, 2025 930 WFMD in Frederick, Maryland . Was the Old Testament prophet Samuel really raised from the dead, or is there a different way to understand the scriptural narrative about necromancy? This is the fifth of five sequential radio shows...
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2025-03-30 Is Cremation a Sin?
Is Cremation a Sin? Faith Debate: Sunday, March 30th, 2025 930 WFMD in Frederick, Maryland . What does the Bible say about burial practices; and how should this inform the decisions made by Christians? This is the fourth of five sequential radio shows recorded during one studio session. All five...
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2025-03-23 Unspoken Prayer Requests
Unspoken Prayer Requests Faith Debate: Sunday, March 23rd, 2025 930 WFMD in Frederick, Maryland . Are "unspoken prayer requests" an unbiblical modern invention? . This is the third of five sequential radio shows recorded during one studio session. All five editions are available as one long video...
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2025-03-16 Casting Lots
Casting Lots Faith Debate: Sunday, March 16th, 2025 930 WFMD in Frederick, Maryland . What are we to make of casting lots in the Bible? Is it still valid? . This is the second of five sequential radio shows recorded during one studio session. All five editions are available as one long video on…
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2025-03-09 Is Harry Potter Casting a Spell on You?
Is Harry Potter Casting a Spell on You? Faith Debate: Sunday, March 9th, 2025 930 WFMD in Frederick, Maryland . Is watching and/or reading Harry Potter movies and/or books okay for Christians to do? Or is the series a gateway to embracing the occult and magic? . Whatever arguments are made, do…
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2025-03-02 Conversion Epidemic?
Conversion Epidemic? Faith Debate: Sunday, March 2nd, 2025 930 WFMD in Frederick, Maryland . There are quite a few protestants leaving the Reformation behind in order to embrace Roman Catholicism or Eastern Orthodoxy. What are the reasons for this, and is this a recent development? This is the...
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2025-02-23 Talk About the Weather
Talk About the Weather Faith Debate: Sunday, February 23rd, 2025 930 WFMD in Frederick, Maryland . It was a rough hurricane season in 2024 as Helene and Milton each wreacked havoc. Are natural disasters God’s will? Does (or can) Satan control the weather? This is the fourth of five sequential…
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2025-02-16 Michael Cassidy
Michael Cassidy Faith Debate: Sunday, February 16th, 2025 930 WFMD in Frederick, Maryland . Should civilians take matters into their own hands, like the man who tore down a satanic display in the Iowa Statehouse? This is the third of five sequential radio shows recorded during one studio session....
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2025-02-09 Attempts on Donald Trump’s Life
Attempts on Donald Trump’s Life Faith Debate: Sunday, February 9th, 2025 930 WFMD in Frederick, Maryland . It seems possible that those seeking to kill President Trump view themselves as present-day Bonhoeffers. Was Dietrich Bonhoeffer justified in what he did with Hitler? Also, is he over-rated…
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2025-02-02 Just War Theory
Just War Theory Faith Debate: Sunday, February 2nd, 2025 930 WFMD in Frederick, Maryland . In light of what’s happening in the Middle East (and concerns about world war), when is war justified? The show uses Israel/Palestine and Russia/Ukraine as examples, and also addresses the question of…
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2025-01-26 Ants Stepped on By Elephants
Ants Stepped on By Elephants Faith Debate: Sunday, January 26th, 2025 930 WFMD in Frederick, Maryland . The Faith Debate, in a short series of episodes, looked at a handful of civil matters, taking time to discuss how these common political questions intersect with biblical answers. This is the...
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2025-01-19 Statues - Are They Idols?
Statues - Are They Idols? Faith Debate: Sunday, January 19th, 2025 930 WFMD in Frederick, Maryland . The Faith Debate, in a short series of episodes, is looking at a handful of civil matters, taking time to discuss how these common political questions intersect with biblical answers. This is the...
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2025-01-12 Jail and Profiling - Should They Exist?
Jail and Profiling - Should They Exist? Faith Debate: Sunday, January 12th, 2025 930 WFMD in Frederick, Maryland . The Faith Debate, in a short series of episodes, is looking at a handful of civil matters, taking time to discuss how these common political questions intersect with biblical…
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2025-01-05 Drugs - Should They Be Legal?
Drugs - Should They Be Legal? Faith Debate: Sunday, January 5th, 2025 930 WFMD in Frederick, Maryland . The Faith Debate enters into a short series of episodes on a handful of civil matters, taking time to discuss how these common political questions intersect with biblical answers. This is the...
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2024-12-29 Undershepherds
Undershepherds Faith Debate: Sunday, December 29th, 2024 930 WFMD in Frederick, Maryland . This episode on church leadership offers general remarks about divorce and remarriage, and then asks the question, “How important is the ‘tone’ that pastors use?” This is the fifth of five sequential radio...
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2024-12-22 Overseers
Overseers Faith Debate: Sunday, December 22nd, 2024 930 WFMD in Frederick, Maryland . Can women be “pastors” in either function or title? Should women even speak in church? Can they lead or be “up front” during praise/worship singing? This is the fourth of five sequential radio shows examining...
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2024-12-15 Bishops
Bishops Faith Debate: Sunday, December 15th, 2024 930 WFMD in Frederick, Maryland . Can only currently married men serve as pastors? Can men who were divorced prior to being regenerate be ordained? This is the third of five sequential radio shows examining important questions about church…
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2024-12-08 Elders
Elders Faith Debate: Sunday, December 8th, 2024 930 WFMD in Frederick, Maryland . Should pastors officiate wedding ceremonies? This is the second of five sequential radio shows examining important questions about church leaders. All five are available as one long video on the Rumble channel for...
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2024-12-01 Pastors
Pastors Faith Debate: Sunday, December 1st, 2024 930 WFMD in Frederick, Maryland . Are preaching and administering ordinances (such as the Lord’s Supper and baptism) reserved for only pastors to perform? This is the first of five sequential radio shows examining important questions about church...
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2024-11-24 Punching Right
Punching Right Faith Debate: Sunday, November 24th, 2024 930 WFMD in Frederick, Maryland . The RNC removed abortion as a major plank in the party platform and made other non-conservative changes. The Republicans also invited a stripper to give a speech and welcomed a demonic prayer at their...
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2024-11-17 Punching Left
Punching Left Faith Debate: Sunday, November 17th, 2024 930 WFMD in Frederick, Maryland . Marxist Kamala Harris leapfrogged Joe Biden, giving rise to discussion of her Indian heritage, DEI hires, and censorship. Meanwhile, JD Vance is characterized as “weird” as Leftist globalists push a...
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2024-11-10 Summer Olympics
Summer Olympics Faith Debate: Sunday, November 10th, 2024 930 WFMD in Frederick, Maryland . The 2024 Paris Games opened with a controversial depiction of the Last Supper and the Greek god Dionysus, then continued with men punching women, team uniforms leaving nothing to the imagination,...
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2024-11-03 Donald Trump is Shot
Donald Trump is Shot Faith Debate: Sunday, November 3rd, 2024 930 WFMD in Frederick, Maryland . The attempted assassination of President Trump in Pennsylvania during July 2024 led to some interesting hot takes from some professing Christians who quoted Ephesians 6:11 because the shots were fired…
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2024-10-27 Perseverance of the Saints
Perseverance of the Saints Faith Debate: Sunday, October 27th, 2024 930 WFMD in Frederick, Maryland . The “P” in “TULIP” is discussed in this episode (the fifth of five shows on the subject of “The Doctrines of Grace”, also called “The Five Points of Calvinism”). Once more, key Bible passages are...
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2024-10-20 Irresistible Grace
Irresistible Grace Faith Debate: Sunday, October 20th, 2024 930 WFMD in Frederick, Maryland . The “I” in “TULIP” is discussed in this episode (the 4th of 5 shows on the subject of “The Doctrines of Grace”, also called “The Five Points of Calvinism”). Once again, key Bible passages are brought up,...
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2024-10-13 Limited Atonement
Limited Atonement Faith Debate: Sunday, October 13th, 2024 930 WFMD in Frederick, Maryland . The “L” in “TULIP” is discussed in this episode (discussing “The Doctrines of Grace”, also called “The Five Points of Calvinism”). Again, key Bible passages are brought up, and many key terms are…
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2024-10-06 Unconditional Election
Unconditional Election Faith Debate: Sunday, October 6th, 2024 930 WFMD in Frederick, Maryland . The “U” in “TULIP” is discussed in this episode (the second of five shows on the subject of “The Doctrines of Grace”, also called “The Five Points of Calvinism”). Key Bible passages are brought up and...
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2024-09-29 TULIP Interrupted
Repeat of Show That Aired September 8th Faith Debate: Sunday, September 29th, 2024 930 WFMD in Frederick, Maryland . A technical error by the radio station led to a repeat airing of an episode from a couple of weeks earlier. This repeat is posted here as its own podcast to aid listeners looking…
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2024-09-22 Total Depravity
Total Depravity Faith Debate: Sunday, September 22nd, 2024 930 WFMD in Frederick, Maryland . The “T” in “TULIP” is discussed in this episode (the first in a series of shows on “The Doctrines of Grace”, also called “The Five Points of Calvinism”). Several key Bible passages are brought up, and…
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2024-09-15 What Now? [and Refuting Bad Arguments]
What Now? (and Refuting Bad Arguments) Faith Debate: Sunday, September 15th, 2024 930 WFMD in Frederick, Maryland . The book “The Last Days Pride Parade and the Return of the Lord” addresses how believers in Christ can stand firm in faith, and shine as lights with the message of God’s invincible...
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2024-09-08 History, Homophobia, and the Abomination of Desolation
History, Homophobia, and the Abomination of Desolation Faith Debate: Sunday, September 8th, 2024 930 WFMD in Frederick, Maryland . The Lord's return is much closer than many assume. The new book "The Last Days Pride Parade and the Return of the Lord" by Tom Maccabeus says the church needs…
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2024-09-01 The Return of the Lord
The Return of the Lord Faith Debate: Sunday, September 1st, 2024 930 WFMD in Frederick, Maryland . An author says that Christians are unaware of key Bible passages, and need to know about them because they foreshadow the dark colors of the expanding LGBTQIA+ rainbow being manifested in our day....
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2024-08-25 The Last Days Pride Parade
The Last Days Pride Parade Faith Debate: Sunday, August 25th, 2024 930 WFMD in Frederick, Maryland . A new book titled “The Last Days Pride Parade and the Return of the Lord” sets forth groundbreaking research working to connect ancient prophesies about the Biblical antichrist with the not so...
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2024-08-18 Head Coverings: Putting a Bow on It
Head Coverings: Putting a Bow on It Faith Debate: Sunday, August 18th, 2024 930 WFMD in Frederick, Maryland . Does the Bible require Christian women to wear a head covering in certain situations? Does the Bible prohibit men from wearing a head covering in certain situations? Not everyone in the...
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2024-08-11 The History of Head Coverings, Ancient and Modern
The History of Head Coverings, Ancient and Modern Faith Debate: Sunday, August 11th, 2024 930 WFMD in Frederick, Maryland . Why has the practice of head covering seemingly disappeared from churches after being widely practiced for 1800 years? What did early Christians believe about veiling? Was...
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2024-08-04 To Wear a Head Covering or Not to Wear a Head Covering
To Wear a Head Covering or Not to Wear a Head Covering Faith Debate: Sunday, August 4th, 2024 930 WFMD in Frederick, Maryland . Josiah Bongioanni has accounts/channels on YouTube, Rumble, Twitter (X), and Gab which consist of videos (and more) on topics pertaining to Christianity. He’s written…
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2024-07-28 All Things Head Coverings
All Things Head Coverings Faith Debate: Sunday, July 28th, 2024 930 WFMD in Frederick, Maryland . "The Head Covering" by Josiah Bongioanni has been a follower of Jesus since his childhood. As an adult he fully dedicated his life to God and was filled with the desire to reach the unsaved. This led...
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2024-07-21 The Head Covering
The Head Covering Faith Debate: Sunday, July 21st, 2024 930 WFMD in Frederick, Maryland . The Head Covering by Josiah Bongioanni offers insights into questions that arise from 1 Corinthians 11 in a style that mixes analytical thinking with numerous stories and historical quotes. In an age where…
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2024-07-14 Kinism and Borderline Red Flag Issues
Kinism and Borderline Red Flag Issues Faith Debate: Sunday, July 14th, 2024 930 WFMD in Frederick, Maryland . A five-show arc of episodes wraps up with thoughts about Kinism (inter-ethnic marriage), marriage ceremonies, and items/issues that are “borderline red flags” when vetting a local church....
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2024-07-07 Big Issues of Marriage
Big Issues of Marriage Faith Debate: Sunday, July 7th, 2024 930 WFMD in Frederick, Maryland . Continuing to define “marriage”, “woman”, “man”, and things related to DOMA and RFMA. Also, talk of polygamy, divorce, being unequally yoked, and the purpose of marriage. This is the fourth of five...
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2024-06-30 DOMA and RFMA
DOMA and RFMA Faith Debate: Sunday, June 30th, 2024 930 WFMD in Frederick, Maryland . The panel shares expanded thoughts on the Defense of Marriage Act (which proved to be a paper lion) and the demonic Respect for Marriage Act (which actually disrespects biblical marriage). This is the third of...
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2024-06-23 What Defines Christianity and What is Adiaphora?
What Defines Christianity and What is Adiaphora? Faith Debate: Sunday, June 23rd, 2024 930 WFMD in Frederick, Maryland . What must churches and Christians get right when it comes to questions of abortion, marriage, sin, and understanding the gospel? This is the second of five episodes featuring...
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2024-06-16 Wallbuilders Pastors Briefing
The WallBuilders Pastors Briefing Faith Debate: Sunday, June 16th, 2024 930 WFMD in Frederick, Maryland . The WallBuilders organization hosted a “Pastors Briefing” at the US Capitol where about a dozen speakers (nine of them members of Congress) shared the political status of things “inside the...
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2024-06-09 The Enneagram and Esoteric Psychology
The Enneagram and Esoteric Psychology Faith Debate: Sunday, June 9th, 2024 930 WFMD in Frederick, Maryland . Are “personality profiles” like the Enneagram safe to use as analytical tools, or is this a dangerous path for people to travel (similar to CRT – Critical Race Theory)? The panel wraps up...
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2024-06-02 Palm Reading, Psychics, Ouija Boards, and More
Palm Reading, Psychics, Ouija Boards, and More Faith Debate: Sunday, June 2nd, 2024 930 WFMD in Frederick, Maryland . When it comes to crystal balls, Tarot Cards, seances, necromancy, and even Magic Eight Balls, what do you believe? What should you believe? The panel of pastors talks through what...
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2024-05-26 Oil Blends, Smudging, and Horoscopes
Oil Blends, Smudging, and Horoscopes Faith Debate: Sunday, May 26th, 2024 930 WFMD in Frederick, Maryland . What should biblically informed people think about Astrology, the Zodiac, and other practices that tap into spiritualism, clairvoyance, and predicting/controlling the future? This is the...
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The Faith Debate is an open an honest forum for faith leaders to participate in forthright discussions of the truth, always with an attitude of neighborliness – even (especially!) when there is sharp disagreement. The show seriously wrestles over important ideas, with all participants willing to vigorously challenge one another. The hope is that, through hearing the panelists’ verbal jousting, the listener will be equipped to better understand biblical truth, especially as it relates to the most important issues facing the world.The range of guests on the program have included religious leaders from most of the world’s continents, representing nearly all major and minor faith traditions. Topic selection for The Faith Debate highlights both contemporary "hot topics" and timeless metaphysical questions. Sometimes the discussions are intermural, pitting Christian views against other religious views. Sometimes the discussions are intramural, pitting various Christian doctrinal positions a
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