Illinois Senators Vote “NO” to Stop Planned Parenthood Funding

Yesterday afternoon the Senate rejected S. 1881 to defund Planned Parenthood and make $500 million in federal funds available to other women’s health sources. Senate Bill 1881 failed to get the 60 votes required to have debate closed and a vote on the proposed legislation granted, with the results largely falling along party lines. Illinois […]

Urgent: Tell Sen. Mark Kirk and Sen. Dick Durbin to Vote YES on S.1881 to Stop Planned Parenthood Funding

The nation’s largest abortion business, Planned Parenthood, currently receives federal funding: over one-half billion taxpayer dollars per year. Planned Parenthood has a sordid history that includes aiding and abetting sex traffickers, giving sexual bondage instructions to children, sex-selection abortions, blatant racism, failure to report the molestation and rape of minors and more.  View videos. BUT […]

CWA of Illinois SPEAKS OUT Against the Selling of Baby Body Parts

It is a federal felony to traffic human body parts! Two shocking videos released recently uncovered two Planned Parenthood senior employees describing how selling body parts of aborted children is part of the Planned Parenthood business plan! View first video.  View second video. More disturbing videos are expected to be released soon. Penny Nance, Concerned Women […]

CWA is #AmericaProud

View this video and participate this month in celebrating why America is go great.

Action Alert: Ask Governor Rauner to Veto the Therapy Prohibition Act

Please act on this today! The Conversion Therapy Prohibition Act, HB 217, passed out of the Illinois Senate by a vote of 34-19-1 and moves on to Gov. Bruce Rauner’s office. This bill will ban reparative therapy for children who suffer from unwanted same-sex attraction disorder. It will be illegal for traditional family value therapists […]

CWA of Illinois supports the 2015 National Day of Prayer.

CWA of Illinois was an active participant in the National Day of Prayer on Thursday, May 7, 2015 – a day set aside by Congress for Americans to gather together to seek God’s guidance, protection, and blessing upon our nation. Several CWA Prayer/Action Chapters and members throughout the state took leadership roles in the observances. […]

CWA of Illinois Supports the National Day of Prayer This Thursday, May 7, 2015

The 64rd annual National Day of Prayer (NDP) is Thursday, May 7, 2015 – a day set aside by Congress in 1988 for citizens to take time out from their daily schedules to pray for their communities, their nation, and their leaders. Dr. Jack Graham, 2015 National Day of Prayer Honorary Chairman, wrote a special […]

CWA of Illinois Holds First of Its “Issues in Focus” Series

  David Smith, Executive Director of Illinois Family Institute, kicked off the CWA of Illinois “Issues in Focus” series.  Attendees dined on Irish stew and chowder, Irish soda bread, fresh fruit, and assorted bar cookies at the March 17, 2015, St. Patrick’s Day gathering. Smith listed Biblical Scriptures that mandate Christians’ involvement in the political […]

Silence the Day of Silence in Illinois

The Day of Silence, organized and promoted by the Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network (GLSEN), takes place this year on Friday, April 17. The Day of Silence is the king of all the numerous homosexuality-affirming activities that take place in public schools. It started in one university and then, like a cancer, metastasized to […]

U.N. Treaty Threatens the Rights of Illinois Parents

HR147 “Urges President Obama to submit the U.N. Convention on the Rights of the Child to the U.S. Senate for its advice and consent without delay, and further calls on the U.S. Senate to move swiftly to approve the Convention.” CWA of Illinois opposes HR147. The U.N. Rights of the Child (UNCRC) is a human rights […]

Immediate Action Needed to Stop Illinois Taxpayer Funded Abortions

The State Aid – Public Aid Abortions Bill, HB 4013, will remove restrictions on taxpayer funding of abortions. HB 4013 was filled by Rep. Sara Feigenholtz (D – District 12). The ban on taxpayer funding of abortion for state employees and Medicaid recipients has saved the lives of thousands of babies in Illinois since its […]

Immediate Action Needed to Stop Illinois Taxpayer Funded Abortions

The State Aid – Public Aid Abortions Bill, HB 4013, will remove restrictions on taxpayer funding of abortions. HB 4013 was filled by Rep. Sara Feigenholtz (D – District 12). The ban on taxpayer funding of abortion for state employees and Medicaid recipients has saved the lives of thousands of babies in Illinois since its […]

Join CWA of Illinois in the Fight Against Legalizing Marijuana

SB 735, Cannabis Possession Adults bill, would make Illinois the fifth state to legalize marijuana. SB 735 was introduced in the State Senate by Michael Noland (D-22) making it the second marijuana bill to be introduced into our legislature. Click here to read SB 753 and check statues. If passed, the Cannabis-Possession Adults bill would: […]