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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Women aren't trying to take over SBC pulpits, please stop fighting, Beth Moore says
Concerned that the Southern Baptist Convention is being "torn apart' by the devil, author and Bible teacher Beth Moore addressed the subject of women preaching, a contentious issue within the denomination that doesn't allow women to be pastors.
American constitutional government will die unless great spiritual awakening occurs, scholar says
Without a religious awakening, the American system of government will not last much longer, according to a renowned political scientist who is not a Christian.
Protestants to take Catholic communion at Calvin's Cathedral in Geneva on leap year day
In a first since the Reformation era, Protestants are set to receive communion during a Catholic mass at a historic Cathedral in Geneva, Switzerland, John Calvin's adopted home.
Navy chaplain accused of violating Constitution for encouraging soldiers to 'lead like Jesus'
A U.S. Navy chaplain has been accused of violating the U.S. Constitution for teaching an optional 12-week seminar called "Lead Like Jesus" at Naval Station Newport in Rhode Island.
Conservative Baptist Network launched amid 'woke' trend in SBC, emphasizing Scripture, evangelism
Amid growing concern that the nation's largest Protestant denomination is increasingly "woke" and drifting from biblical orthodoxy, a new network has formed to emphasize evangelism and the sufficiency of Scripture within the Southern Baptist Convention.
2,411 aborted babies buried, memorialized after shocking discovery at Ulrich Klopfer’s home
The remains of 2,411 aborted babies were laid to rest at an Indiana cemetery Wednesday after being discovered by the family of abortionist Ulrich "George" Klopfer who died last September.
NHS reviewing rules allowing kids to start gender transition without parental approval
Amid an ongoing court case scrutinizing the use of puberty-blocking drugs on minors who self-identify as transgender, the U.K.'s National Health Service is revisiting its rules that allow children to take experimental drugs without parental approval.
Complaint filed against surgeons marketing trans surgery to teens on Instagram, posting gruesome photos
A coalition of parents in Canada filed a complaint against a gender clinic and two of its surgeons who use gruesome photos in their marketing of transgender surgeries to young people on Instagram.
Time to shut down Pornhub, activist says, amid instances of child rape appearing on website
The time to shut down the largest online streaming site for porn is now, some say, particularly in light of how children being raped and trafficked have shown up on the platform.
Belgian court acquits doctors of manslaughter for euthanizing 38-year-old female patient
Three Belgian doctors who euthanized a patient that exhibited mental health problems were acquitted Friday on charges of manslaughter by poisoning.
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