Brandon Showalter
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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Actress Alyssa Milano sparked a Twitter debate about the Bible, guns and the Bill of Rights following a series of shootings in Texas, Alabama, and Illinois over the weekend.
Facebook censors pro-life group Live Action as 'false news,' cites pro-abortion fact checkers
Facebook is censoring pro-life group Live Action, claiming that its content is "false news" and using two doctors that perform abortions as fact-checkers.
Abducted Nigerian Christian teen Leah Sharibu alive: reports
The Nigerian government is now indicating that Christian teenager Leah Sharibu, who was captured by Boko Haram in February of 2018, is alive and not dead.
Democrats pass resolution praising religiously unaffiliated Americans, deriding religious liberty
Democrats passed a resolution lauding religiously unaffiliated voters and framing religious liberty as a threat to civil rights.
Vietnam: 6-year-old Christian girl beaten into coma for faith in Jesus
A 6-year-old Christian girl and her parents were brutally beaten and dragged out of their village in Northern Vietnam because of their conversion to Christianity, Open Doors UK reports.
Christian authors blast Amazon for banning their books, selling pedophilia titles
Christian authors who once identified as gay or lesbian are highlighting the double standard Amazon is applying by removing their books from the platform while continuing to sell titles that promote pedophilia.
George Whitefield's family demand exhumation of remains, repatriation to UK; church won’t return
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Washington Post op-ed ties pro-lifers to white nationalism; takes swipe at Catholic author, backpedals
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Is China's 'social credit' surveillance system coming to America?
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Spirituality of low importance to Generation Z, but they love Chick-fil-A
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