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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Education Dept: Conn. transgender athletic policy violates girls' rights, may lose federal funding
The Department of Education's Office of Civil Rights has sided with three female athletes in Connecticut who are suing the state athletic association over its policy of allowing trans-identified males to compete in girls' sports.
Canadian city Calgary bans 'conversion therapy'
The city of Calgary in Alberta, Canada, passed a new bylaw barring counseling services for people seeking help with unwanted sexual attractions and gender confusion, often derisively referred to as "conversion therapy."
Planned Parenthood staff admit to selling aborted baby body parts in sworn depositions
After years of denying that Planned Parenthood profits from selling aborted baby body parts to biotech companies, The Center for Medical Progress, a pro-life investigative group, released documents and videos showing the sworn depositions of clinic directors responding to questions about payments some affiliates received in exchange for fetal specimens.
Netflix is promoting explicit content to minors, PTC report finds
New research from the Parents Television Council shows that streaming service Netflix has been promoting programs that are sexually explicit and have harsh profanities to minors.
US fertility rates drop to record low; 2019 births mark lowest in 35 years: CDC
Fertility rates in the U.S. have fallen to a new record low, according to the latest provisional data released by the CDC's National Center for Health Statistics.
Annex building of Mordecai and Esther burial site hit by 'minor fire' in Iran: report
Officials in Iran have confirmed that a small fire broke out May 15 at the site of an ancient shrine long revered as the burial place of Esther and Mordecai.
New report outlines how sex ed is pushing the limits in sexualizing, manipulating kids
A new publication from a leading family advocacy group extensively documents the radical, explicit content and significant changes that have occurred in public schools nationwide regarding comprehensive sex education.
How can churches navigate 'new cultural reality' post-COVID? Barna highlights key findings
New data from Barna show the new cultural reality and spiritual landscape of the United States amid the multi-faceted disruption the global coronavirus pandemic has caused.
How can pastors, churches care for people's souls in post-pandemic world?
The Church is facing a new reality in light of the pandemic and it's time for pastors and leaders to shift their thinking about caring for people's souls, some Christian leaders say.
UK school apologizes for homework asking kids to define 'hardcore' porn, 'sexting'
A religious school in the United Kingdom is apologizing after a homework assignment required students to define several kinds of pornography.
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Adam Hamilton campaign responds to claims pastor believes non-Christians 'go to Heaven': 'Inclusivism, not universalism'
