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The United Methodist Church is divided over biblical sexuality and now thousands of churches have left the

denomination.

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They see these boys who are Christian men actually growing in their own faith.

They see them as a role model.

And World Commentator Cal Thomas says Harvard President

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Now here is Kent Covington with today's news.

House Republicans are ramping up pressure on the Biden administration to curb the border crisis.

Roughly 60 GOP lawmakers paid a visit to the US-Mexico border in Texas on Wednesday,

including Congressman Jim Jordan.

He said illegal border crossings under President Biden are on pace to reach 12 million by the end of his first term.

That's the equivalent, that equals the population of the state I'm from, the great state of Ohio.

And Speaker Mike Johnson charged that how many terrorists have come into the country and set up terrorism cells across the nation.

Border authorities recorded more than 300,000 migrant encounters in December

shattering a record for a single month. Republicans are calling for, among other things, an end to so-called catch-and-release policies.

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