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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Amazon, public libraries pressured to ban trans-critical book highlighting harms to teen girls
Public libraries and retail giant Amazon have faced increasing pressure to ban a book that's critical of transgender ideology amid what the author calls a rising culture of censorship.
Facebook bans LifeSiteNews after reporting deaths from US gov't vaccine database
A nonprofit pro-life news website has been permanently booted from Facebook after the social media giant accused it of publishing “false information about COVID-19 that could contribute to physical harm” over an article citing United States government information on people who died after receiving the vaccine.
Swedish hospital halts use of puberty blockers in gender-confused kids due to serious health risks
Doctors at a prominent Swedish hospital that treats children suffering from gender dysphoria announced they will no longer prescribe cross-sex hormones or drugs that suppress puberty.
Nat'l Day of Prayer to focus on praying for nation’s physical, mental and spiritual health: Pray.com co-founder
Following the tumultuous year of 2020, the annual National Day of Prayer event will focus on praying for the restoration of the nation’s physical, mental and spiritual health.
Former Tavistock psychiatrist explains why he blew the whistle on gender clinic
A Tavistock whistleblower whose detailed report raised concerns about the treatment children with gender identity struggles received at the London gender clinic recently detailed the various ways the NHS Trust attempted to silence him.
Record number of people died by physician-assisted suicide in the Netherlands in 2020: report
A record number of people were euthanized in the Netherlands last year.
Canadian dad jailed for objecting to teen daughter taking testosterone is released on bail
A Canadian father who was jailed after breaking a gag order for publicly objecting to his trans-identifying teen daughter taking testosterone has been released from prison.
British woman fights back in appeal after judge rules against her for saying men can’t be women
A British woman who was terminated from her job after expressing that men cannot become women, a view a judge subsequently said was “unworthy of respect” in a democracy, is appealing her case.
Alabama bars male trans-identified athletes from girls' sports amid nationwide push
Alabama became the latest state to prohibit males who identify as transgender from competing in women's sports amid a growing push nationwide to preserve high school and college-level athletics for biological women.
Sex abuse survivors demand Google stop directing users to sexual violence on porn sites
Advocacy groups and victims of sexual exploitation are demanding that Google, the world's most-used search engine, stop directing its users to porn sites amid ongoing scrutiny of how those sites contribute to sex trafficking and child sexual abuse.
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The untold story of Christian music: Who controls the worship songs we sing?
Bank of America debanked my ministry. It wasn’t alone.
Hillsong Worship's Jad Gillies reflects on church's fall, God's grace as band releases new music
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Ex-Muslim violently attacked for following Jesus urges Christians to share the Gospel
Pastor, scholar debate Islam's compatibiltiy in Western society, Christian-Muslim relations
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