Capitol Hill Brief — Can We Make a Difference?
I told you yesterday about a big problem we have around the country with untested “sexual assault kits.” Concerned Women for America has been working on it for years now, trying to develop the funding streams necessary to address the situation and make sure to curtail waste as much as possible. Can we really […]
Capitol Hill Brief — How Many are There?
How many “sexual assault kits” are on the backlog we discussed yesterday? We don’t know. We can confidently say, “thousands.” The difficulty comes in that there is no national database to keep track of them. Sometimes, they’re kept on a state by state basis, sometimes even just a city by city basis, or even […]
Capitol Hill Brief — The Rape Kits Backlog Problem
Did you know that many women who have been sexually assaulted have received no justice, while the perpetrators are free to commit further assaults because of a backlog on what is known as the “sexual assault kit” or “SAKs”? It’s basically a kit containing DNA evidence that could (and, in a considerable amount of […]
Capitol Hill Brief — Simple Religious Discrimination
The government tried to justify its discriminatory practices against Trinity Lutheran in the recent religious liberty case before the Supreme Court. But even the liberal justices saw straight through the state’s claims. Here is Justice Elena Kagan summarizing it: [Audio Clip] Justice Elena Kagan: Essentially, this is a program open to everyone — happens […]
Capitol Hill Brief — Denial of Basic Services
The state of Missouri in the Trinity Lutheran religious liberty Supreme Court case went so far as to suggest that even basic health and safety benefits (like police and fire protection) may be denied to religious groups solely based on their religious convictions. [Audio Clip] Attorney James Layton: Even physical changes — even if […]
Capitol Hill Brief — No Constitutional Violation
The government in the Trinity Lutheran religious liberty Supreme Court case tried to have it both ways. They assured the Court there was no establishment clause violation with their program, but then argued they excluded the school in this case to avoid an apparently non-existent violation. Here’s Chief Justice Roberts and the attorney for […]
Capitol Hill Brief — Does the Constitution Allow That?
The Trinity Lutheran v. Comer religious liberty case at the Supreme Court exposes the pernicious way some government officials have institutionalized hostility towards religious people under the guise of constitutional requirement. The state of Missouri tried to avoid the consequences of its arguments, but even the liberal members of the Court pressed on the […]
Capitol Hill Brief — Police & Fire Protection
I recently told you about a rally we had at the Supreme Court for an important religious liberty case, Trinity Lutheran v. Comer. This was the case where the government discriminated against a school just based on their religion. We stood for religious freedom on the steps outside the court, but inside the court, […]
Capitol Hill Brief — Israel and the Promised Land
In 2013, I made my first visit to Israel where I was forever changed. I dare say no one can walk into Yad Vashem, Israel’s Holocaust museum, and not be marked forever. Even more than the Holocaust museum in Washington, it is a reminder of our responsibility in world affairs. It is also a […]
Capitol Hill Brief — Deeper on Life
In Feisty & Feminine: A Rallying Cry for Conservative Women, we dive into tough issues and go beyond the slogans you will hear about on your typical news program. On the issue of life, we deal with unwanted pregnancies, fetal development, abortion procedures and risks, Roe v. Wade, taxpayer funding of abortion, legislative battles […]
Capitol Hill Brief — Women and Sharia Law
Here is a blunt discussion you’ll find in my book, Feisty & Feminine: A Rallying Cry for Conservative Women, that you’ll likely not hear from your modern-day feminist. The status of women in Islamic society is horrifying. The abuse of women, really, around the world is heartbreaking. But for all their fight for women’s […]
Capitol Hill Brief — Inside the Book
Here are some of the topics I deal with in my book, Feisty & Feminine: A Rallying Cry for Conservative Women: The Devaluation of Women Sexual Assault and Politics Marriage and Tolerance Abortion and the Sanctity of Human Life The Real War Against Women The Rise of Islamic Extremism And Why Israel Matters Now […]
Capitol Hill Brief — Time to Stand Up
Leaders, prayer warriors, conservative women of all walks of life, it’s time for us to stand up and be heard. That’s why I wrote, Feisty & Feminine: A Rallying Cry for Conservative Women. I want to encourage you to find your voice and join the millions of women who, like you, want to honor […]
Capitol Hill Brief — The Trickle-Down Effect
The consequences of the overwhelming leftist ideology being pushed at our public universities are numerous. The trickle-down effect to lower educational institutions is a very troublesome one. You might have seen a recent viral video of assistant principal Zach Ruff at the prestigious Downingtown STEM Academy in Pennsylvania shouting down two teens who […]
Capitol Hill Brief — Anti-Israel Efforts
Do you know that a considerable share of the silencing efforts on college campuses have targeted Israelis and other supporters of Israel? Michael Oren, a distinguished historian who was famously shut down at University of California at Irvine. Moshe Halbertal, the world-renowned Israeli philosopher, was disrupted at the University of Minnesota. Israeli-Arab Bassem Eid […]
Capitol Hill Brief — Attacks on Religious Speech
We’ve been discussing the attacks on free speech in college campuses this week, but I want you to be aware that the attacks on religious speech are also on the rise. At Northern Arizona University, a student was recently accosted by a professor and faculty for his Christian conservative views. He was even chastised […]
Capitol Hill Brief — Join YWA in Prayer
You’ve probably heard of the shameful silencing of conservative voices in college campuses. Recent events include the violent shout down of author and scholar Charles Murray at Middlebury College, UC-Berkeley’s mistreatment of Anne Coulter (which is now the subject of a Free Speech lawsuit) and many more, like, Ben Shapiro and David Horowitz have […]
Capitol Hill Brief — Campus Free Speech
What is happening in America’s college campuses should be troubling for all of us. Not only is a radical liberal philosophy overwhelmingly predominant at most state universities, but now they’re trying to silence the few conservative voices that are invited to speak. Before conservative speakers can even address students at these schools, radical […]
Capitol Hill Brief — Happy Mother’s Day
As we get ready to celebrate Mother’s Day this coming Sunday, I want to invite you to join Concerned Women for America in prayer for a change of heart for our country — a shift away from the sin of abortion and towards a day when every life is embraced with joy, as a […]
Capitol Hill Brief — ObamaCare Gone
“If you like your plan, you can keep your plan,” they told us. But ObamaCare took health care out of the hands of patients and doctors and put it into the hands of Washington bureaucrats. Millions of Americans suddenly found themselves with cancelled plans and ever-increasing premiums. Not to mention the fact that it […]