Emily McFarlan Miller, Author at Crux

Nabeel Qureshi, who shared conversion from Islam to Christianity, dies at 34
- Church in the US, Obituary, Religion News Service
- September 18, 2017
Nabeel Qureshi was raised an Ahmadi Muslim by his parents, who immigrated to the United States from Pakistan. When he was an adult, a Christian friend challenged him to study Islam with a critical eye, the same way he had studied Christianity. After several years of investigation, and what he described as dreams and visions, he became a Christian.
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Chainsaw-wielding nun just ‘wanted to help out’ after Hurricane Irma
- Church in the US, Religion News Service
- September 14, 2017
Sister Margaret Ann, principal of Miami’s Archbishop Coleman F. Carroll High School, saw chainsaws sitting in a school closet, and, after Hurricane Irma left a path of destruction through the city, thought “they didn’t belong there. They needed to be used.”
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U.S. Catholics and Protestants agree: 500 years after Reformation, they have more in common than not
- Church in the US, Religion News Service
- September 1, 2017
According to a new survey, more Protestants reported they believe salvation comes through a mix of faith and good works (52 percent) — the traditionally Catholic position — than through “faith alone” (46 percent). That belief — “sola fide” in Latin — is one of five “solas” that form the backbone of Protestant Reformers’ beliefs.
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Evangelical leaders discussed transgender military ban with Trump

According to the twitter-sphere, evangelical Christian leaders had advised President Trump on banning transgender people from serving in the military two weeks before his announcement on the matter, which has caused both praise and backlash. Allegedly a letter was also sent to the president encouraging him to consider the issue.

President Trump promises support to military, evangelicals at 4th of July event

“Nice to win, isn’t it?” President Donald Trump said at a Fourth of July concert hosted by First Baptist Church Dallas. Trump went on to promise that he will not forget those who helped him win the presidency, especially the U.S. military and Evangelicals.

How Facebook is like church, according to founder Mark Zuckerberg

On occasion of the first Facebook Communities Summit, Founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg compared his company, which recently reached 2 billion users, to churches in the sense that they give a sense of community by expanding horizons and encouraging people to care about broader issues.