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Rep. Anna Paulina Luna, R-Fla., has unveiled a new set of bills that aims to make society safer for children by giving child sexual predators the death penalty.

“If you are raping someone, if you’re molesting someone, you are essentially murdering their soul,” Luna said.

“Those people never actually fully recover. I’ve actually sat on a committee with a very prominent [female House Democrat] who actually talked about the fact that she was molested as a child.”

“And so you can see that it impacts and really hurts people,” Luna said.

Two of her three bills, would require sentences of death or at least life imprisonment for those charged with sexual crimes against children.

A third bill would require guilty verdicts of rape against adults to carry a mandatory minimum sentence of 30 years to life in prison.

Luna said he spoke to President-elect Donald Trump about the bills, who she suggested was enthusiastic about the idea.

“I got the impression that he absolutely is supportive of anything in this sector,” Luna said.

The Florida congresswoman met with Trump over the weekend at Mar-a-Lago along with other members of the House Freedom Caucus.

She said they also discussed Trump signing an executive order levying the death penalty for pedophilia.

“He would be willing to sign an [executive order]. But the fact is, is that it has to go through Congress first. So it would have to come to his desk that way,” she said.

Luna first introduced the bills in the last Congress, but failed to get traction.

She suggested that the death penalty aspect may have put some people off of an issue that otherwise could get wide bipartisan support.

However, she argued that pedophiles “cannot be rehabilitated.”

“If you are going to continue to push forward in a moral society, [then] you need to ensure that people like this, that are predators, are taken off the streets permanently,” Luna said.

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In response to the growing housing crisis, a surprising group of volunteers has come to the aid of the community in western North Carolina: Amish families from Central Pennsylvania.

According to the High Country Press, members of this Amish community became aware of the devastation through a local resident who had visited the area.

Motivated to help, they contacted Andy Owens, who had established a base camp in the Meat Camp Area of Watauga County.

Owens helped coordinate the logistics, while the Amish community provided the manpower, materials, and funding.

On December 17, 62 men, women, and children from the Amish community traveled by bus, bringing with them five trailers filled with supplies, tools, and building equipment.

The Amish, who generally avoid modern technology, made an exception for this project, recognizing the critical need for housing in the region.

Upon their arrival around noon, they immediately began working. By 5 p.m. that same day, eight housing structures had been completed.

While the men and boys worked on construction, the women and girls focused on providing food and distributing pallets of toys and clothing to those in need.

Within less than two days, the group had constructed 12 fully built housing structures, which only required minor finishing touches, such as electrical work.

In addition to the homes, the Amish also donated 20 propane tanks, tools, and five pallets of supplies for local fire department rescue workers.

The total cost of the project was estimated at around $300,000, all of which was furnished by the Amish community.

Traveling hundreds of miles and working tirelessly for two days, these volunteers provided much-needed homes for people they will likely never meet.

This story serves as a reminder that acts of kindness and service can come from unexpected places.

The Amish, who are often the subject of jokes and misunderstandings due to their refusal to embrace modern conveniences, have proven that their dedication to their faith and community can make a tangible difference in the lives of others.

Their efforts in western North Carolina are a testament to the power of selfless action and the importance of helping those in need, no matter the distance or the challenges involved.

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President-elect Donald Trump gave Elon Musk the green light to post multiple calls to kill the GOP-brokered spending deal.

“If the speaker acts decisively, and tough, and gets rid of all of the traps being set by the Democrats, which will economically and, in other ways, destroy our country, he will easily remain speaker,” Trump told Fox News Digital.

Trump suggested that Johnson’s proposed continuing resolution was was “unacceptable.”

“We’ll see. What they had yesterday was unacceptable,” Trump told NBC News.

“In many ways it was unacceptable. It’s a Democrat trap.”

ABC News reported that Trump also indicated that he had discussed his views on the bill with social media giant Musk and granted the billionaire permission to trash the government spending bill on his social media platform.

“I told him that if he agrees with me, that he could put out a statement,” Trump said.

Musk then conducted an all-out pressure campaign flooding his platform with dozens of posts threatening members of Congress to block Johnson’s government funding bill.

“Any member of the House or Senate who votes for this outrageous spending bill deserves to be voted out in 2 years!” Musk wrote.

Musk also called on his more than 200 million followers to call their representatives and urge them to block the bill.

“Please call your elected representatives right away to tell them how you feel! They are trying to get this passed today while no one is paying attention.”

Trump’s own statement opposing the measure came hours after Musk put his thoughts on his social media platform.

Trump, too, argued against the bill and threatened to primary Republicans who vote to pass it.

“If Republicans try to pass a clean Continuing Resolution without all of the Democrat “bells and whistles” that will be so destructive to our Country, all it will do, after January 20th, is bring the mess of the Debt Limit into the Trump Administration,” Trump said in a post on Wednesday.

“Any Republican that would be so stupid as to do this should, and will, be Primaried. Everything should be done, and fully negotiated, prior to my taking Office on January 20th, 2025.”

The next morning, Trump shared a similar sentiment with Fox News Digital, saying:

“Anybody that supports a bill that doesn’t take care of the Democrat quicksand known as the debt ceiling should be primaried and disposed of as quickly as possible.”

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The Chosen” creator-director Dallas Jenkins defended the portrayal of an interaction between Jesus and Judas Iscariot on a livestream in December.

Apparently some people think that Jenkins’ choices with the scene between Jesus and Judas was “unbiblical,” according to the Christian Post. “You have a choice to make, Judas,” Jesus says in the scene in which Judas challenges Jesus to “reclaim” his “birthright.” “Who [do] you belong to? Who has your heart? I want it, and I’ve had it before. You followed me willingly.”

“I want to continue,” Judas replies. “There’s nothing more that I want than that.”

Jesus takes an emotional Judas’ hand, telling him, “Then I will pray for you. But for now, please leave me in peace.

Why Are People Reacting To This?

“It’s over the issue of, ‘Did Jesus pray for people? Did Jesus pray specifically for Judas? Did Jesus want Judas to change His mind? Did Judas have free will? Was Judas ever saved?’ — all the typical Judas questions started to come up,” Jenkins said during his broadcast. “There’s a measurable amount of people who believe that we got it wrong,” Jenkins added, “that I got it wrong.”

“While I’m somewhat surprised that the concept of Jesus saying the words ‘I’ll pray for you’ are controversial, I’m not actually that surprised that something like this comes up because it’s a sensitive topic,” he added. “Whether it’s Jesus and Judas or whether it’s eternal salvation or not, these are important issues, and that’s why I’m actually glad sometimes when this happens.” 

Jenkins reshaped the debate into a conversation about how best to interpret these things. He also clarified that the work was designed to speak specifically to those seeking a greater understanding about the show. “I’m talking to you, the person who is either genuinely seeking or genuinely trying to understand, or maybe isn’t as familiar with some of these topics or issues, or also has a friend who came to you and said, ‘Why do you watch this heretical show’ and [it would] be good for you to have an answer,” he continued.

Your Own Will

“No, we are not implying that Jesus is going to pray that Judas will change his mind,” he said. “Yes, Judas’ betrayal is part of the Father’s will. It is part of this crucifixion and, ultimately, salvation story. So Jesus did not say in the scene, ‘I’ll pray for you, Judas, that you’ll change your mind from whatever you’re about to do.’”

Jesus “has known for a while that Judas would betray Him,” Jenkins stressed, claiming “we are not implying that at this point in the story [that] Jesus wasn’t sure what was going to happen [or] was hoping things wouldn’t happen bad. Jesus knew.” 

“So no, I’m not saying that Jesus didn’t know or that Jesus was hoping things would change,” Jenkins continued, noting that “Jesus and the Father share the same will and that their wills are inextricably united.”

“To me, it matters little because if Jesus could pray for unbelievers while they were crucifying Him, it seems that Jesus could pray for Judas even while Judas was planning to betray Him,” Jenkins later stated.

CNN’s Scott Jennings criticized Democrats on Sunday for their opposition to Elon Musk, calling it “hypocritical” in light of the influence wielded by left-wing billionaire George Soros.

Jennings made his remarks during an appearance on State of the Union with CNN host Dana Bash.

The discussion came as Democrats escalated their criticisms of Musk following his opposition to Republican House Speaker Mike Johnson’s original 1,574-page continuing resolution (CR).

The resolution, which included provisions that could cost hundreds of billions of dollars, faced backlash from Musk, who urged voters to oppose lawmakers supporting the measure.

Bash asked Jennings whether Musk’s growing influence might “wear thin” on President-elect Donald Trump.

“I don’t think so. I mean look, they appear to be getting along well,” Jennings responded.

“Musk was very instrumental in his victory, and I hear Democrats criticizing the idea that we have unelected people with too much influence over the government. I invite them to pick up the Wall Street Journal from this week and find out that unelected people have been running the government for the last four years.”

Jennings did not hold back on what he viewed as Democratic hypocrisy. “I hear Democrats criticizing the influence of billionaires on our politics when you’ve got this Soros punk running around collecting Democrat politicians like my kids collect Pokémon cards,” he said.

“So I think all the criticism of Musk coming from the left is totally hypocritical, totally over-the-top, and he is doing something interesting, bringing some transparency to the federal government. It’s not a terrible thing.”

Soros, through Soros Fund Management, has long been a major donor to Democratic politicians, organizations, and progressive causes.

Over 20 district attorneys in cities such as New York and Los Angeles have reportedly received campaign funding from Soros-backed groups.

Former Los Angeles District Attorney George Gascon, a notable recipient of Soros funding, was voted out in November after pursuing far-left policies that critics say weakened law enforcement and hurt small businesses.

In 2023, Soros Fund Management donated $173,710 to Democratic congressional candidates, $183,010 to federal candidates overall, and $850,000 to the Texas Organizing Project (TOP), according to OpenSecrets. TOP advocates for ending “mass incarceration,” reforming immigration policies, and creating a path to citizenship for 11 million undocumented immigrants.

Beyond politics, Soros has extended his influence into media, with his investment firm acquiring over $400 million of debt from Audacy, the second-largest radio network in the U.S., as part of a restructuring agreement.

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