CWA of South Dakota Reports – Victory in the Senate!

“The moral principles and precepts contained in the Scriptures ought to form the basis of all our civil constitutions and laws.” – Noah Webster We are pleased to report that HB1008, the student privacy bill, passed in the Senate yesterday afternoon with a vote of 20-15.  Click here to see how your senator voted.  If your senator […]

‘A Threat to American Democracy’

The sudden death of Justice Antonin Scalia, one of the greatest legal minds to ever serve on the Supreme Court of the United States, represents for us a constitutional crisis.

CWA’s Legal Counsel @ In the Press with Lizzy Nelson

MRC Latino presents the inaugural edition of “In the Press with Lizzy Nelson.” For the first of this biweekly, bilingual series, anchor Lizzy Nelson interviews Mario Díaz, General Counsel of Concerned Women for America

URGENT! South Dakota Student Restroom Privacy Bill Vote Tuesday

HB1008, An Act to restrict access to certain restrooms and locker rooms in public schools, otherwise known as the student privacy bill, passed in the Senate Education Committee today with a vote of 4-2.  Check the votes here.  (We wanted a YES vote.) HB1008 will be debated and voted on in the full Senate Tuesday afternoon, […]

Impugn the Court, not CMP

The Houston grand jury and District Attorney’s office investigating Planned Parenthood indicted the Center for Medical Progress’ (CMP) David Daleiden instead of Planned Parenthood. We saw in Part Two how this situation is a violation of the freedom of the press; now this court is threatening the integrity of our legal system. These are two […]

CWA of Washington February 11 Action Alert – Commit to the LORD Whatever You Do…

Dear CWA of Washington Member, “Commit to the LORD whatever you do and your plans will succeed.”  Proverb 16:3 As a public policy organization, Concerned Women for America does not engage in partisan politics.  Instead, we apply Biblical principles to the public policies proposed or enacted by elected legislators, thus promoting and protecting those principles, […]

Heffernan v. City of Paterson in Brief

FACTS: Petitioner, Jeffrey Heffernan, was a police officer for the City of Paterson, New Jersey. He alleges that his mother requested that he, on behalf of her, pick up a yard sign for the mayor’s principal opponent in the local mayoral election. While picking up this yard sign, Heffernan was observed by a fellow officer […]

The Importance of Investigative Journalism

The recent indictment made against the Center for Medical Progress is ethically questionable on so many levels.  It is clear now that the battle is of a spiritual nature, and Satan doesn’t like it when his works of darkness are exposed.  In the civic realm, the freedom of the press and the discipline of investigative […]

All-Out ‘Equality’ in the Military Is an Ideological Fallacy

The GOP candidates were prepared for anything the moderators might throw at them at last week’s debate in New Hampshire. From immigration to what toppings Megyn Kelly likes on her pizza, they were ready. But when asked about whether they agree with instituting a female-integrated draft, they started to squirm.

CWA of South Dakota Legislative Update – Another Victory in the House

“Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up.” (Galatians 6:9) STUDENT PRIVACY BILL HB1008, the student privacy bill will be voted on in the Senate Education Committee Thursday, February 11.  Please contact members of that committee and urge them […]

Horse racing is trotting through the Senate – calls needed!

Is Gambling Heading to Georgia? While religious freedom protections are being trampled, the Senate Regulated Industries Committee passed out of committee SR 135, a constitutional amendment to allow pari-mutuel wagering on horse racing and SB 264, the amendment’s enabling legislation. These bills need to be stopped in their “tracks”. Take Action Please contact your state […]

CWA of South Dakota Legislative Update – Your Prayers and Action Are Needed!

“Therefore put on the full armor of God, so that when the day of evil comes, you may be able to stand your ground, and after you have done everything, to stand.” (Ephesians 6:13 ) Government Nondiscrimination Act HB1107, An Act to ensure government nondiscrimination in matters of religious beliefs and moral convictions, passed in the full House […]

Georgia Religious Freedom Bills – Calls Needed!

2016 has turned into the year of religious freedom legislation. To date, a total of nine bills dealing with religious freedom have been filed.  While other religious freedom bills have merit, CWA of Georgia is supporting two bills we feel provide the most broad-based religious protections this year. We will not compromise. We want to see […]

[LBB] More “Pro-Choice” Hysteria

I have told you many times that there are an infinite number of reasons you do not want to be “pro-choice.” Reason number 12,345,700: it’s just so tiring. Did you see the feverish frenzy this weekend over the Doritos Super Bowl commercial?

Attacks Against CMP and Activist David Daleiden

By now, many of you have heard the two-fold bad news on the Planned Parenthood scandal.  First, Planned Parenthood is suing the Center for Medical Progress (CMP) for what they allege are “manipulated” videos that made Planned Parenthood look like it had broken laws which, Planned Parenthood is claiming, it did not. There were fighting […]