Safe at Home Act
Washington, D.C. — Today, Senators Blunt (R-Missouri) and Klobuchar (D-West Virginia) held a press conference to introduce the Safeguarding Addresses from Emerging (SAFE) at Home Act, also known as the Safe at Home Act. This legislation would protect survivors of domestic violence by allowing them to use their substitute address provided by their state Address Confidentiality Program […]
Capitol Hill Brief — Supreme Court Brief
Last week, Concerned Women for America submitted an amicus brief (which is just a fancy way of saying a “friend-of-the-court” brief) in a very important First Amendment case before the U.S. Supreme Court. The name is Masterpiece Cakeshop v. Colorado Civil Rights Commission. This is the case where a Christian baker is being forced […]
Marriage double standard in the political world? – Penny Nance on FOX & Friends
Do Transgender Rights Trump Women’s Rights? The Left Needs to Decide
As the Left have attempted to stake their claim as the only group who represents and cares about women, they have also managed to simultaneously stab these same women in the back, betraying the very essence of their femininity and steamrolling over the uniqueness of the sexes in order to elevate their own agendas. The […]
Capitol Hill Brief — Persist in the Fight for the Family
According to U.S. Census Bureau, an estimated 24.7 million children live without their biological father. Sadly, this disproportionately affects minority communities. And the effects of this reality are heartbreaking: Children in father-absent homes are almost four times more likely to be poor. They’re more likely to abuse drug and alcohol, have physical and emotional […]
President Trump to Reverse Transgender Military Policy
Washington, D.C. – Today President Trump tweeted that after meeting with his Generals and military experts that transgender individuals would no longer be serving in any capacity in the U.S. Military. This reverses a policy which had previously been instated by the Defense Department under the previous administration in which the United States Federal Government was […]
The Radical Normality of the Pro-Life View
The world is shocked by the European Court of Human Rights decision to remove 10-month-old Charlie Gard from life support against the wishes of his parents. After his doctors said there was nothing more they could do for him, Chris Gard and Connie Yates, Charlie’s parents, raised 1.6 million dollars to move Charlie from London […]
Capitol Hill Brief — Marriage, Morality, and Sexuality
Some of the most difficult subjects for us to engage in these days have to do with marriage, morality, and sexuality. I know it’s not easy to stand for truth in hostile environments. I have the scars of many CNN interviews to prove it. But there’s much we can do to alleviate some of […]
Our One Motivation
As women who are concerned for America, why do we do what we do? Why support lobbying efforts, write letters to Congress, make phone calls to the White House, and give our money to support these endeavors? And why do we pray? It’s because we know the one true God. We support human life from […]
From Judge to Justice: Gorsuch Confirmed with Bipartisan Support
Washington, D.C. –Today, Judge Gorsuch, soon-to-be Justice Gorsuch, was confirmed 54-45 to be the next Associate Supreme Court Justice of the United States with bi-partisan support. Penny Nance, CEO and President of Concerned Women for America, had this to say: “Today we witnessed a historic victory for our country. One that proves government ‘for the People, […]
Concerned Women Through History: Family — Ruth, Abigail Adams, and Kari Zeier
Ruth. She was a Moabite — a nation that only existed because of the rape and incest of Lot’s daughters with their father. Thus there was political hostility between her race and Israel. And in her personal life, she’d already been through so much. Her father-in-law had died. Her husband had died. Her first marriage […]
Conservative Women Laud President Trump’s Protection of Young Women’s Privacy
Washington, D.C. – Penny Nance, CEO & President of Concerned Women for America (CWA), had this to say in response to reports that President Trump has rescinded the Obama Administration directives forcing young women to shower and share private facilities with biological boys who feel they are girls: “While most of the media continues on […]
Conservative Women Praise Trump’s Supreme Court Pick
Washington, D.C. – Moments ago, President Donald J. Trump announced Judge Neil Gorsuch of the 10th Circuit Court of Appeals as his choice to replace the late, great Justice Antonin Scalia at the U.S. Supreme Court. Penny Nance, President and CEO of Concerned Women for America (CWA), praised the nomination: “Judge Neil Gorsuch is a […]
North Carolina Votes to Keep Commonsense Law HB2
Washington, D.C. – Last night, North Carolina held its fifth special session of the General Assembly and adjourned the session without a repeal of House Bill 2 despite the rumors that the Republicans would vote for repeal. Jill Coward, Concerned Women for America of North Carolina State Director had this to say: “The citizens of […]
NDAA Female Draft Provision Removed
Washington, D.C. – As of Tuesday evening, the final conference report for the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) has dropped the provision forcing women to register for the draft. Instead, there will be a study reviewing the Selective Service. Penny Nance, CEO and President of Concerned Women for America, had this to say: “Concerned Women […]
Supreme Court Stays Ruling Forcing Schools to Allow Transgender Students to Use the Bathroom of Their Choice
Washington, D.C. – The Supreme Court has put on hold a Fourth Circuit Court ruling requiring a Virginia school district to accommodate a transgender high school student’s request to use the boys’ bathroom. The justices split 5-3 on the issue to temporarily lift the obligation of the Gloucester County school system to allow one of their students to […]
Porn Is The New Sex Trade
Few topics elicit the sort of vitriol you get when you dare attack pornography. Like Gollum guarding his “Precious,” in J.R.R. Tolkien’s masterpiece, porn apologists cannot help but curse you as those “Bagginses” when you try to point out the incredible harm porn causes them personally and society in general.
A Generation Without Chests
Why are we so easily rattled? How have we become so soft? When you look around today at all these young men and women in the prime of their lives spending countless hours playing “Pokémon Go,” one has to consider the implications.
CWA Response to Thursday’s RNC Speeches
Cleveland, OH -Thursday, July 21, Penny Nance CEO and President of Concerned Women for America said: “Donald Trump made further gains with American voters by powerfully challenging the narrative that America’s best years are behind us. He presented an inspirational vision for Americans on key issues including national security, crime, taxes, the economy and education. His […]
Don’t Let Pornography Destroy Your Marriage
John got into porn fairly early in his life; he must have been 12 or 13. First with magazines, then VHS tapes (does anyone know what that is anymore?) and later online. Easy access made it part of his daily routine. He was hooked on porn before he even realized it.