
Brandon Showalter
Opinion writer and social commentator
Brandon M. Showalter is a journalist and podcaster with The Christian Post who has reported extensively on topics of theological interest in the Church; bioethics issues such as euthanasia, assisted suicide, artificial reproductive technology, and surrogacy; and the developments of the "gender identity" movement and transgender ideology.
He was first inspired to pursue a career in writing and journalism while mopping floors and scrubbing toilets as a church custodian in April 2015.
He earned a bachelor's degree in international studies and Spanish from Bridgewater College of Virginia in 2007, a Master of Arts in human rights from The Catholic University of America in 2022, and is a fellow of the John Jay Institute for Faith, Society, & Law. He is also a graduate (class of 2015) of a three-year, non-degree program at Bethel School of Ministry in Redding, California.
His favorite thing to do in life is to sing.
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Teen girl urges adults to stop being 'cowardly,' protect kids by speaking out against trans policies
A teenage girl whose comments before the Loudoun County school board in Virginia went viral is elaborating on why she spoke out.

Lobster diver survives being trapped in whale's mouth, compared to Jonah
In a story reminiscent of the Old Testament account of the prophet Jonah, a lobster diver has survived being trapped inside the mouth of a whale off the coast of Cape Cod.

'Taking back the rainbow': Freedom March declares move of God among ex-LGBT people
Men and women who once lived and identified as part of the LGBT community are confident that a "rainbow revival" is at hand as approximately 200 marched in the Freedom March over the weekend and shared testimonies of how Jesus transformed their lives.

Mike Stone says leaked Russell Moore letter an attempt to sway SBC presidential election
A leaked letter from Russell Moore, the former head of the Southern Baptist Convention's public policy arm, details what he says is a "toxic" culture of protecting sexual abusers in churches and allowing racial prejudice. But Mike Stone, a leading candidate running for SBC president, believes the letter's release is an attempt to sway the upcoming election.

Psychiatrist says transgender medicalization is a ‘folly’ that will ‘collapse’ like eugenics movement
A renowned psychiatrist who was instrumental in shutting down the sex change clinic at Johns Hopkins University in 1979 argues that the contemporary “folly” of transgender medicalization will soon “collapse” similar to how the eugenics movement crumbled.

US Embassy to Vatican flies LGBT rainbow flag to mark Pride Month
The United States Embassy to the Holy See is flying the rainbow flag to mark LGBT Pride Month, a move critics say shows disregard for the historic teachings of the Church.

Nonbinary 'Gegi' unicorn teaches kids to be trans activists, identify as gender fluid
A “nonbinary” cartoon unicorn whose name is a slang term for vagina is being used to train Canadian children to be trans activists.

Parents 'furious' at NYC private school over graphic sex ed videos shown to 1st graders
Parents of children at an elite private school in New York City are speaking out against videos on masturbation and gender identity being shown to their first-graders.

Nickelodeon’s ‘Blues Clues & You’ releases 'predatory' LGBT parade video featuring drag queen
Child advocates are speaking out against what they say is a "predatory" and disturbing new video released by the Nickelodeon kid's program "Blue's Clues & You!" that takes place at a pride parade and includes many forms of sexuality and gender expression.

USA Today faces backlash for caving to LGBT activists, editing op-ed to not identify boys as ‘male’
A major American newspaper has faced criticism for retroactively editing an op-ed it published because the author used the word "male" to describe boys who identify as female, which the publication deemed offensive.


























