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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Is Christianity harmful to women? Quite the contrary, says female apologist
Contrary to a widely held assumption in the secular world, the Christian faith is not harmful to women and in fact, elevates them, according to female apologist Jo Vitale.
Ex-LGBT men, women to share stories of transformation at 2nd Freedom March in Washington, DC
Men and women who once lived and identified as LGBT are set to proclaim how encountering Jesus transformed their lives for the second time in the nation's capital this weekend.
Science cannot bury God but it can bury atheism: John Lennox
Science cannot bury God, as some atheists claim, but it can bury atheism, according to an emeritus professor at Oxford University with a Ph.D. in mathematics.
Is Christianity harmful to sexual minorities? Ex-lesbian says no, it's an 'invitation to true love'
The call to follow Jesus is an invitation to true love, and it is good news to those who identify as LGBT, says a former lesbian.
'Bachelorette' contestant sired 114 kids? Donor-conceived siblings raise ethical concerns
A contestant on a reality TV show has claimed he donated sperm that resulted in the creation of over 100 children, something that actual donor-conceived children lament given the issues that are rarely discussed.
Calif. parents take kids out of school, protest controversial 'gender-inclusive' sex education
Parents across California kept their children out of school on Friday to protest the state's sex-ed curriculum that supports the belief that some people are born in the wrong body and can change their sex.
Southern Baptist 'deep state'? Cryptic Falwell Jr. tweet highlights SBC turmoil
Southern Baptists are responding to the idea of a "deep state" within their denomination amid comments from Jerry Falwell Jr. and the recent removal of stained glass windows from an SBC seminary.
Elderly couples committing 'joint suicides' in nations where legal: 9 in Netherlands in 2018
The phenomenon of elderly couples committing suicide together in nations where euthanasia and physician-assisted suicide is legally permitted appears to be on the rise.
Twitter banned psychologist for tweeting clinical opinions on trans identity
A psychologist who was instrumental in authoring the official position on transgender identity in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manuel Disorders was banned from Twitter after posting clinical opinions the social media giant deemed "hateful."
Denver not considering demonic ramifications when decriminalizing psychedelics, former addict says
The city of Denver is set to decriminalize psychedelic mushrooms, a move a former drug addict says is opening the city up to demonic activity, just as it does in the life of a drug user.
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They destroyed 108 Armenian churches. Now they're erasing more.
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Deion Sanders' public prayer in tongues sparks debate on biblicality
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