The Center for Bio-Ethical Reform (CBR) is pleased to announce the appointment of Joshua Lindsey as Research Analyst.  Joshua has already played key roles in several important CBR projects, including compiling data on Christian colleges for our Revival Project, gathering news stories about our activism, and training our 2020 interns.  And did we mention he is also a fierce pro-life apologist when he’s on campus?

Joshua holds a Bachelor of Arts in psychology from St. Andrews University in Laurinburg, North Carolina.  After taking several graduate courses in counseling that taught that religion is a personal weakness, Joshua decided to find other ways to help people without compromising his faith.  That led to Joshua volunteer for a nonprofit that helped students receive a quality education and then work to improve socioeconomic conditions in Guatemala.

Growing up in a Catholic family in North Carolina, Joshua’s parents taught him that his life was precious and that his potential, despite his cerebral palsy, was limitless.  They took him to pro-life rallies and to the March for Life in Washington, DC.  After attending the March several times, Joshua began to think that something more should be done.  He quickly saw it for the echo chamber/pep rally it is and knew it wasn’t making enough of an impact.

In high school, his public speaking class was assigned “controversial issues” to debate, and Joshua was struck by the particularly callous pro-abortion arguments.  Afterward, he searched online for abortion pictures and then went to his local voting precinct to hand them out to voters.  He wanted to distribute the same picture to his youth group, but the Director of Religious Education at his parish deemed them inappropriate for his age group (high school!) and threw them away.

After college, Joshua was attending a new parish and met Bill and Jeanette Schultz, CBR Project Directors in Raleigh, and then Joanna Keilson, CBR Internship Director.  He began volunteering at CBR’s college outreaches in North Carolina.  Though the work was demanding, Joshua felt God’s calling to be there.  Soon after, he found out that the abortion picture he had printed and distributed in high school was a CBR picture.  His call to action from God had come full circle.

Joshua told FAB:

Working at CBR is very significant for me because it enables me to use my background in psychology to give back to my community and help vulnerable people to have a voice, people to whom I can especially relate because of my disability (cerebral palsy).  Because of my background, I can understand people at a more personal level.  I believe we can empathize with people who contemplate or have abortions without agreeing that abortion is the right decision.

Joshua lives outside Raleigh with his parents.  Though his primary duties are research related, Joshua joins the rest of the team on the road whenever he can.  If you would like to support Joshua (or any of our staff members), it’s quick, easy, and secure to support CBR online.  Whatever you can do will make a huge difference.  To support Joshua’s work, designate your gift for “Carolina Project Director (SE-JTL).”

Welcome aboard, Joshua!  We’re happy to have you!

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