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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Spain becomes 4th European country to legalize euthanasia, physician-assisted suicide
Spain has become the fourth country in Europe to legalize the practices of euthanasia and assisted suicide.
Massachusetts city becomes 2nd to legally recognize polyamorous relationships
The city of Cambridge, Massachusetts, which is home to Harvard University, has officially recognized polyamory, making it the second city in the state to do so.
Canadian father jailed after publicly objecting to minor daughter taking testosterone
A father who has long objected to his minor daughter taking testosterone as part of an experimental gender transition has been jailed in British Columbia for contempt of court.
Over 70 Canadian lawmakers call for police investigation of Pornhub's parent company
More than 70 Canadian lawmakers are calling for MindGeek, the parent company of several major porn websites, including Pornhub, to be investigated amid allegations they have profited from the sexual exploitation of children.
Israeli archaeologists discover biblical scroll fragments for the first time in 60 years
Dozens of 2,000-year-old fragments from scrolls containing portions of the books of Nahum and Zechariah have been unearthed in Israel, an extremely rare discovery in the Judean Desert.
Advocates for sexual abuse survivors blast Grammys’ promotion of prostitution, porn culture
A major television watchdog group and an anti-porn organization that advocates for sexual abuse survivors are pushing back against the Grammys for featuring sexually explicit content during prime-time viewing hours and normalizing prostitution and porn culture.
Boris Johnson vows to end 'conversion therapy'; MPs attack prayer as harmful, like 'torture'
U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson described therapy for unwanted same-sex attraction as "repulsive" and vowed to end so-called conversion therapy days after Parliament members likened prayer and fasting to such past practices as electroshock therapy and "corrective rape."
California ‘ethnic studies’ proposal teaches kids white Christians are evil, chant to Aztec gods
The California Department of Education is set to vote on a new ethnic studies curriculum aimed at the “decolonization” of American society and includes lessons teaching students to chant to Aztec gods.
RZIM cuts staff, will restructure as grant-making organization to support abuse victims
Ravi Zacharias International Ministries is restructuring and will soon become a grant-making organization supporting evangelism and abuse victims as it plans to lay off the majority of its staff, its leadership has announced.
Jordan Peterson talks of Jesus, the Gospel, leading Christian fans to speculate about his faith journey
Author and speaker Jordan Peterson choked up in tears as he spoke about Jesus Christ in a recent podcast, leading some of his Christian fans to pray for his faith journey.
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