Need a Primer on Socialism? CWA’s Got It!
You’ve heard all this talk — in the media and on college campuses — about why we need socialism in America today. Do you want to understand what socialism is and how it impacts society? Or, how to respond to socialist promises like – Free Stuff! – healthcare and college? For answers to these and […]
Happy New Year from CWA, Our Look Ahead for 2020
Through God’s grace and the help of supporters like you, the year 2019 was full of successes. The staff of CWA is gearing up for a productive 2020! This year, please pray for the following: From Legal: Continued success in the appointment of constitutional judges to federal courts. Protections of the right of conscience and […]
Nance: Christianity Today has Damaged the Christian Witness in America
CWA’s CEO and President, Penny Nance, penned the following opinion piece for The Washington Examiner about Christianity Today’s recent editorial opining that President Trump should be removed from office. “The recent Christianity Today editorial calling for President Trump’s impeachment was beneath the institution founded by Billy Graham. The magazine, frequently accused of a leftward drift, proved every critic correct with its […]
Concerned Women for America Cheers HHS Rule Ending Hidden Obamacare Abortion Surcharge
Washington, DC — Today the Trump Administration announced a final rulemaking that restores congressional intent in Obamacare to keep any coverage of abortion-related services separate from premiums for health care services. Section 1303 of the Affordable Care Act is now clarified to require that an abortion surcharge be collected separately from health care premiums. The […]
Tech Companies Should Not Side with Exploiters in the Name of Privacy
Amid the circus that is the impeachment, a very important hearing took place in the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee, “Encryption and Lawful Access: Evaluating Benefits and Risks to Public Safety and Privacy.” Most Americans would agree that child sexual predators should not be free to engage in their criminal activity online or on social media […]
CWA LAC Applauds Trump Executive Order to Combat Anti-Semitism and BDS on College Campuses
President Trump will combat anti-Semitism on college campuses by signing an executive order enabling the government to withhold federal funds from universities allowing anti-Semitic activity. This order recognizes anti-Semitism as discrimination against Jews as a race or based on national origin, not only as a religious group, and a violation of U.S. Civil Rights. Concerned […]
Denny: How Trump Can Save Women’s Sports
Vice President for Government Relations, Doreen Denny published an opinion piece in the Washington Times calling for President Trump to step in and save women’s sports. “What’s happening right now in college sports should be a wakeup call to all American women. Title IX is under attack, and women’s sports are being compromised. Repeat assaults […]
Penny Nance: White House Listening Session (Includes Video)
Our CEO and President Penny Nance was invited to attend a listening session on Vaping at the White House with President Trump. Watch as Penny Nance Introduces herself to the President and mentions our CWA Family: Watch as our CEO and President Penny Nance makes her comments to President Trump about the Vaping Issue: See […]
Penny Nance on World Radio: TV Ratings Need Reform
(Story Begins at 8 minute mark and runs to 13 minutes.) CEO and President Penny Nance weighed in on The World and Everything in It radio this week on the subject of TV Ratings. The host commented: “Television content for kids has more and more profanity and violence in it and the T-V ratings stay […]
Proposed Soft Ban on Flavored E-Cigarette, Vaping-Devices Prudent Move, Our Children Will Thank us for it One Day…
Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar earlier this month announced that the White House is revisiting and enhancing an Obama-era rule that, in an effort to protect consumers, would clamp down on flavored e-cigarettes and vaping devices readily available on the market. “The Trump administration is making it clear that we intend to clear […]
CWA Panel Advocates to Capitol Hill: How Human Rights are Best Protected in Foreign Policy
Last week Concerned Women for America was on Capitol Hill advocating for the proper role of foreign policy in protecting human rights. The CWA and Heritage Foundation cosponsored panel was featured by Faith and Law and titled “Divisible, Not Incompatible: Strengthening Human Rights by Preventing Their Politicization”. CWA’s Vice President of International Affairs Dr. Shea […]
Concerned Women for America LAC Supports Graham Resolution on Impeachment
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 25, 2019 Contact: Toni DeLancey Direct Line: (202) 266-4816 | Mobile: (202) 527-3434 STATEMENT by CWA CEO & President Penny Nance “The blatant partisan impeachment effort underway in the U.S. House of Representatives is not happening in a vacuum. It is not an organic response to impartial concerns for the country. […]
Penny Nance on Religious Liberty Case
Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R-Tennessee) and over 40 members of Congress filed an amicus brief to support Barronelle Stutzman, owner of Arlene’s Flowers in Richland, Washington. CWA’s CEO and President Penny Nance made the following statement in support: “Conservative women understand the fundamental principles of liberty enshrined in the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. We […]
Penny Nance on the Rise of Violence and Profanity in Kids’ TV Shows
CWA’s CEO and President Penny Nance spoke to media about age-based television content ratings. Her comments followed the release of a new research report that shows there is substantially more profanity and violence in youth-rated shows now than ten years ago yet nothing has been done to fix the rating system. “The women I represent […]
Coalition Supports Trump Administration’s Ban on Flavored E-Cigarettes/Vaping
This week the CDC announced that there are now 1,300 known cases of lung injury related to vaping and 26 confirmed deaths. The CDC also reported the youngest victim of the vaping epidemic, a 17-year-old male. Approximately 70% of the patients are male, and 80% of the patients are under 35 years old; 15% are […]
The Daily Caller Interview with our CEO and President Penny Nance
During the rally on the steps of the Supreme Court for the R.G. & G.R. Harris Funeral Homes Inc. v. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission case, our CEO and President, Penny Nance, explained exactly why Concerned Women for America was standing up and speaking out for women in an interview with The Daily Caller. See the […]
Will Christians Become Outcasts at Public Universities?
Our CEO and President, Penny Nance and Cathy Ruse, JD, Senior Legal Fellow for the Family Research Council partnered together to write an opinion article for The Christian Post about the impacts of liberal indoctrination and ‘gender fluidity’ on college campuses. “We are Christian women, mothers of college students and college-bound children, who have serious […]
House Passes Disastrous Marijuana Banking Bill in Midst of Vaping Crisis
On Tuesday, a House Oversight Committee held a subcommittee hearing on vaping, and on Wednesday a House Energy and Commerce subcommittee also held a hearing on vaping. The CDC’s Principal Deputy Director Dr. Anne Schuchat in the House Oversight Subcommittee hearing said, “The epidemic is moving faster than our data gathering; we really are losing people in the meantime.” Wednesday, […]
CWA Founder and Chairman Beverly LaHaye’s Charge at Our 40th Anniversary Gala
CWA’s Founder and former Chairman of the Board, Mrs. Beverly LaHaye, addressed the Board, CWA staff and employees, volunteers and former staff at the organization’s 40th Anniversary Gala. She credited God with the success of CWA. TRANSCRIPT: “A lot of credit has been given to individuals but I want you to know that it was […]
An Open Letter to Mr. Timothy Sands, President of Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Natasha Chart, Board Chair of Women’s Liberation Front and Penny Nance, CEO & President of Concerned Women for America wrote an open letter to Dr. Timothy Sands, President of Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University asking him to meet with them to discuss eroding women’s rights on college campuses.