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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Chick-fil-A denies capitulating to LGBT activists; Christian groups won't be excluded from donations
Amid reports that fast food chain Chick-fil-A was halting donations to Christian groups, the restaurant's foundation is maintaining they are philanthropically restructuring, not caving to political correctness in pursuit of higher profits.
Activist behind 'Woman = Adult Human Female' billboards permanently banned from Facebook
A mom of four and a women's rights activist from the United Kingdom, who has been making waves by posting billboards and illuminations of the dictionary definition of "woman," has been permanently banned from Facebook.
Sociologist explains how scientists are inflating results on benefits of sex reassignment surgery
The sociologist who pointed out a coding error in a famous "gay stigma" study is highlighting the inflated interpretations of data on the benefits of surgeries on transgender-identifying men and women.
99% of UK Christian mission workers struggle to pay living costs, Stewardship charity finds
Almost all Christian volunteer mission workers in the U.K. do not have enough money to cover basic living expenses, new findings from a Christian charity show.
Face and fingerprint scanning installed in churches as China increases surveillance
Hi-tech surveillance devices including face and fingerprint scanning equipment are now being installed in churches throughout China.
Parents of 9-month-old baby given 10 more days to keep her on life support before hospital shuts off
A judge has ordered a children's hospital in Texas to keep a 9-month-old baby on a ventilator to help her breathe after the hospital wanted to take her off life support.
Father, son priests shot dead in northern Syria, ISIS claims credit
An Armenian Catholic priest and his father were murdered by terrorists Monday while traveling in a car with his father and a deacon in northeastern Syria.
LGBT group pushes for 20 percent of all television characters be LGBT by 2025
A major gay rights organization is pushing for 20 percent of all television characters to be LGBT by the year 2025.
Population control policies to combat climate change prove deadly, demographer says
A group of over 11,000 scientists are calling for population control measures to avoid "untold human suffering" from global climate change, a notion a demographer saying is all about the money.
Moloch statue of child sacrifice on display at Colosseum, holy site for Christian martyrs
A statue of the pagan deity Moloch, to which children were sacrificed in the ancient world, now sits at the entrance to the Colosseum in Rome, despite it being designated as a sacred site in remembrance of the Christian martyrs who died there.
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