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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How to address America's '400-year experiment on the black family': scholar
The United States has conducted a 400-year experiment on the black family and it incumbent upon Christians to respond to the ongoing crisis, according to a Christian sociologist from Harvard University.
Drugs used as puberty blockers in youth linked to thousands of adult deaths, FDA shows
Drugs that are being used to halt puberty in gender-confused youth have been linked to thousands of adult deaths, government data show.
Max Lucado: We live in an advanced culture, so why are we so unhappy?
Author Max Lucado offered words of wisdom about happiness, stressing that the best way to become happy is to give encouragement.
Former drag queen, prostitute of 20 years shares how God restored identity as a man
A man who lived for 20 years as a transsexual prostitute and drag performer shared how God restored his identity as a man.
Ousted Planned Parenthood president Leana Wen fights back against abortion giant
The recently ousted former president of Planned Parenthood, Dr. Leana Wen, is mired in a dispute with her former employer that she's accusing of attempting to silence her.
Doctor who ordered family to hold down Alzheimer’s patient resisting assisted suicide is exonerated
A doctor who ordered family members to physically restrain a woman who was fighting for her life during a physician-assisted suicide has been exonerated.
Calif. legislature approves measure criticizing pastors for not embracing LGBT identities
The California Legislature has passed a resolution blaming religious leaders and groups that support sexual orientation change efforts therapies for the suicides and attempted suicides of those who identify as LGBT.
How the sexual revolution unleashed 'primal screams' among millennials, identity politics: author
The massive breakdown of marriage and family in the West as a result of the sexual revolution has given rise to the bitter rage contemporary identity politics, according to author Mary Eberstadt.
Greg Laurie on Jarrid Wilson suicide: We will not be judged for last moment before death
Pastor Greg Laurie addressing the subject of suicide among Christians arguing that you will not be judged for the last thing before death, but the last thing Jesus did before his death.
BBC teaching kids 100 genders exist, can go to prison for 'disrespecting' gender identities
A BBC resource is teaching children that more than 100 "gender identities" exist, the latest in a global trend toward what some say is intentional sowing of confusion into the minds of impressionable youth.
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