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For Nicolas Cage, making a serial killer horror movie was a healing experience
Read full article: For Nicolas Cage, making a serial killer horror movie was a healing experienceWhen Nicolas Cage first read the script for āLonglegsā and considered the part of the titular occultist serial killer, he knew exactly from whom he would draw inspiration for the role: his mother.
Edey matches season high with 35 points in hometown, No. 4 Purdue beats Alabama 92-86 in Toronto
Read full article: Edey matches season high with 35 points in hometown, No. 4 Purdue beats Alabama 92-86 in TorontoZach Edey matched his season high with 35 points in his hometown, Braden Smith had a season-high 27 points and No. 4 Purdue rallied to beat Alabama 92-86 on Saturday.
House Speaker Mike Johnson was once the dean of a Christian law school. It never opened its doors
Read full article: House Speaker Mike Johnson was once the dean of a Christian law school. It never opened its doorsMike Johnson does not typically mention one aspect of his work before being elected to Congress.
No. 24 Iowa closes out No. 9 Purdue 75-66 for Big Ten title
Read full article: No. 24 Iowa closes out No. 9 Purdue 75-66 for Big Ten titleKeegan Murray had 19 points and 11 rebounds as No. 24 Iowa beat No. 9 Purdue 75-66 to win its first Big Ten Tournament championship since 2006 and earn the leagueās automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament.
āAn all-hands momentā: GOP rallies behind voting limits
Read full article: āAn all-hands momentā: GOP rallies behind voting limitsOn an invitation-only call last week, Sen. Ted Cruz huddled with Republican state lawmakers to call them to battle on the issue of voting rights. Democrats are trying to expand voting rights to āillegal aliensā and āchild molesters,ā he claimed, and Republicans must do all they can to stop them. AdMeanwhile, Heritage Action has announced a new effort also focused on changes in state voting laws. That includes measures that would limit mail voting, cut hours that polling places are open and impose restrictions that Democrats argue amount to the greatest assault on voting rights since Jim Crow. It would limit statesā ability to purge registered voters from their rolls and restore former felonsā voting rights.
Religious right eyes Biden warily after Trump's good favor
Read full article: Religious right eyes Biden warily after Trump's good favorAs his administration draws to a close, some of those backers are approaching President-elect Joe Biden with skepticism, but not antagonism. During the Obama administration, Graham attended a conversation Biden convened among faith-based advocates about gun legislation. However, some groups such as Perkins' may find occasional opportunities to work with the Biden administration even while remaining critical of it in their messaging to members and fundraising, according to evangelical writer and analyst Napp Nazworth. Meanwhile, evangelicals outside those most closely associated with Trump already are identifying commonalities where they could partner with Biden. The Trump administration had slashed the refugee target to historic lows.
Biden's bid touts faith, courts even religious conservatives
Read full article: Biden's bid touts faith, courts even religious conservativesDemocrats are betting on Bidens evident comfort with faith as a powerful point of contrast in his battle against President Donald Trump. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)President Donald Trumps appeal to religious conservatives is a cornerstone of his political identity. Biden often talks about the comfort and meaning that hes drawn from faith, said Buttigieg, Bidens primary rival-turned-endorser. Joshua DuBois, who led religious outreach for former President Barack Obama, described the political climate as the perfect storm" for the president. Dickson, a former Republican who declared in 2012 that Im a Democrat because of my evangelical faith, previously worked on religious outreach for the Democratic National Committee and Obamas 2012 campaign.
Abortion foes vent disappointment after Supreme Court ruling
Read full article: Abortion foes vent disappointment after Supreme Court rulingNEW YORK Abortion opponents vented their disappointment and fury on Monday after the Supreme Court issued a 5-4 decision to strike down a Louisiana law that would have curbed abortion access. The ruling delivered a defeat to anti-abortion activists but could intensify interest in the November election among religious conservatives who are a key part of Trumps base. Once again this ruling underscores the importance of elections, Pavone said in a statement. Russell Moore, president of the public policy arm of the Southern Baptist Convention, defended Louisiana's abortion law as placing the most minimal restrictions possible on an abortion industry that insists on laissez-faire for itself and its profits." Religious conservatives also openly lamented that decision, while noting that potential faith-based exemptions could be carved out.
Trump tries religious gestures to hike support amid protests
Read full article: Trump tries religious gestures to hike support amid protestsTrumps religious outreach marked his latest efforts in a series of overtures to mobilize conservative voters of faith, particularly the white evangelical Christians who are among his most loyal supporters. But religious leaders across denominations accused Trump of trying to coopt religion in an attempt to project leadership at a time of deep national strife. Samuel Rodriguez, a Latino evangelical pastor who has advised Trump, said any president holding up the Bible is a powerful image." Is he somehow shaky with the white evangelical community? Rodriguez said of Trump. Robert P. Jones, CEO of the institute, also cited data showing white evangelical voters are shrinking as a share of the U.S. population, meaning Trump needs to overperform among his core religious supporters to win in November.
Trump tries religious gestures to hike support amid protests
Read full article: Trump tries religious gestures to hike support amid protestsHe strode through Lafayette Park to the church after authorities forcefully broke up peaceful protests there. Trumps religious outreach marked his latest efforts in a series of overtures to mobilize conservative voters of faith, particularly the white evangelical Christians who are among his most loyal supporters. But religious leaders across denominations accused Trump of trying to coopt religion in an attempt to project leadership at a time of deep national strife. Samuel Rodriguez, a Latino evangelical pastor who has advised Trump, said any president holding up the Bible is a powerful image." Is he somehow shaky with the white evangelical community? Rodriguez said of Trump.