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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Christians have fallen for false ideologies that impede vibrant family life, Boise State prof says
If families are to thrive, Christians are going to have to dispense the destructive forces ideologies that have made family life untenable.
SWBTS theology professor and wife killed after being struck by drag racer
An adjunct theology professor from Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in Texas and his wife have died after being struck and killed by a drag racer.
Bethel's Kris Vallotton says his apology for election prediction was premature, will wait
Bethel Church Senior Associate Leader Kris Vallotton is backtracking his apology for prophesying that President Donald Trump would win reelection, now saying that he will wait until the final results are tabulated.
Letter from Baptist pastor who drowned while preaching Gospel as Titanic sank to be auctioned
A letter written by a Baptist pastor from Scotland who drowned when the RMS Titanic ship sank in the northern Atlantic Ocean in 1912 is expected to fetch as much as $67,000 at auction this weekend.
Charismatic leaders insist election not over, predictions that Trump would win were not wrong
Several charismatic Christian pastors and leaders who proclaimed that President Donald Trump would be reelected are maintaining that the election is not yet over and are holding fast to their predictions.
Breaking COVID-19 lockdown for assisted suicide is OK, UK Heath Secretary says
Despite the British government's strict lockdown rules prohibiting travel abroad, people seeking physician-assisted suicide or euthanasia will be allowed to travel, Health Secretary Matt Hancock said.
‘We need to stand for freedom of speech’: Justin Welby urges faith leaders to stamp out radicalism
Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby is defending free speech following several terror attacks across the European continent, saying that God can handle insults.
Bible reading is vital lifeline for Christians in UK, Ireland amid COVID lockdowns: survey
A new survey has found that the Bible has been a vital lifeline for Christians in the U.K. and Ireland during the COVID-19 lockdowns.
Pastor Tim Challies on sudden death of 20-y-o son: 'He’s with the Lord he loved'
Pastor Tim Challies, a popular Reformed blogger, announced the unexpected death of his only son who died suddenly on Tuesday.
EBSCO school databases are still exposing kids to porn, NCOSE says
A national anti-pornography advocacy group has rejected a cease-and-desist letter it received from a leading K-12 research database provider used in many public schools after warning for years that the company is exposing students to sexually explicit content.
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Trans lawmaker Sarah McBride won't use women's bathrooms on Capitol Hill
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