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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Target removes book critical of gender-transitioning girls, relents following pushback
Retailer Target pulled a book critical of the medicalized gender-transitioning of teenaged girls from its shelves only to add it back following customer complaints.
Over 88K sex abuse claims filed against Boy Scouts of America
Sex abuse claims against the Boy Scouts of America have now surpassed 88,000, according to lawyers who represent victims who’ve filed claims against the organization.
Declining birth rates linked to secularization, growing hostility toward religion
The dropoff in fertility rates is significantly correlated with increasing secularization, scholar Philip Jenkins says.
Canada court fight continues to bar doctor from performing mastectomy on 17-y-o suffering gender dysphoria
The case of a British Columbia trans-identifying teenage girl who wanted her breasts removed against the objections of her mother is back in court today after a judge prohibited a doctor from performing the surgery. That surgeon and another doctor, who prescribed the girl high dose testosterone, are now attempting to anonymize their names.
Brian Houston: Hillsong Church NYC being investigated after Lentz firing
Hillsong Pastor Brian Houston has announced that an investigation will be launched into its New York church given the recently exposed actions of Hillsong NYC Pastor Carl Lentz, who was fired for having an affair, among other issues.
Christians have fallen for false ideologies that impede vibrant family life, Boise State prof says
If families are to thrive, Christians are going to have to dispense the destructive forces ideologies that have made family life untenable.
SWBTS theology professor and wife killed after being struck by drag racer
An adjunct theology professor from Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in Texas and his wife have died after being struck and killed by a drag racer.
Bethel's Kris Vallotton says his apology for election prediction was premature, will wait
Bethel Church Senior Associate Leader Kris Vallotton is backtracking his apology for prophesying that President Donald Trump would win reelection, now saying that he will wait until the final results are tabulated.
Letter from Baptist pastor who drowned while preaching Gospel as Titanic sank to be auctioned
A letter written by a Baptist pastor from Scotland who drowned when the RMS Titanic ship sank in the northern Atlantic Ocean in 1912 is expected to fetch as much as $67,000 at auction this weekend.
Charismatic leaders insist election not over, predictions that Trump would win were not wrong
Several charismatic Christian pastors and leaders who proclaimed that President Donald Trump would be reelected are maintaining that the election is not yet over and are holding fast to their predictions.
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