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 into 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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USA Today editor wants Promise Keepers barred from Cowboys' stadium over views on trans athletes
The head of the all-male evangelical organization Promise Keepers has responded to a column published by USA Today calling for the organization to be barred from using AT&T Stadium in Dallas for an upcoming conference over his views on trans-identified men in women's sports.
Planned Parenthood clinic obtained $10 million in PPP loans before Biden admin. closed program
Planned Parenthood of Greater New York obtained $10 million in Paycheck Protection Program loans before the program expired, despite being ineligible because it's not a small business, according to Concerned Women for America.
Idaho defunds Planned Parenthood, abortion providers; Gov. Little signs pro-life law
Idaho has adopted a new law defunding abortion providers and banning them from receiving contracts to teach sex education in public schools, ensuring that no state and local dollars are allocated to promote or perform abortion.
Births in US fall to lowest total since 1979 amid fear of 'demographic earthquake'
The birth rate and fertility rate in the United States fell to a new historic lows in 2020 although some believed the pandemic would lead to a baby boom, according to a provisional report from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's National Center for Health Statistics.
Amazon, public libraries pressured to ban trans-critical book highlighting harms to teen girls
Public libraries and retail giant Amazon have faced increasing pressure to ban a book that's critical of transgender ideology amid what the author calls a rising culture of censorship.
Facebook bans LifeSiteNews after reporting deaths from US gov't vaccine database
A nonprofit pro-life news website has been permanently booted from Facebook after the social media giant accused it of publishing “false information about COVID-19 that could contribute to physical harm” over an article citing United States government information on people who died after receiving the vaccine.
Swedish hospital halts use of puberty blockers in gender-confused kids due to serious health risks
Doctors at a prominent Swedish hospital that treats children suffering from gender dysphoria announced they will no longer prescribe cross-sex hormones or drugs that suppress puberty.
Nat'l Day of Prayer to focus on praying for nation’s physical, mental and spiritual health: Pray.com co-founder
Following the tumultuous year of 2020, the annual National Day of Prayer event will focus on praying for the restoration of the nation’s physical, mental and spiritual health.
Former Tavistock psychiatrist explains why he blew the whistle on gender clinic
A Tavistock whistleblower whose detailed report raised concerns about the treatment children with gender identity struggles received at the London gender clinic recently detailed the various ways the NHS Trust attempted to silence him.
Record number of people died by physician-assisted suicide in the Netherlands in 2020: report
A record number of people were euthanized in the Netherlands last year.
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