House Legislative Update for June 13, 2014
Majority Leader Eric Cantor: In a shocking primary, Rep. Eric Cantor (R-Virginia) lost to Professor Dave Brat. This week he announced that he will be stepping down as Leader as of July 31. This announcement set off political jockeying within the Republican Conference as to which Members will fill leadership slots. The leadership elections will […]
Sentenced to Death for Loving Christ
Marches begin today at the White House to provoke President Obama to action in freeing Sudanese woman, Meriam Yahya Ibrahim.
Supreme Court Watch: HHS Mandate, Abortion Buffer Zones, Recess Appointments and More
It is that time of the year. The Supreme Court is concluding its term which begins on the first Monday in October and usually lasts until late June. And, as is usually the case, many of the most-expected decisions are left for the end of the term.
70 Years Later, We Remember the Importance of D-Day
On this day in 1944, roughly 156,000 American, British, and Canadian forces stormed five beaches of Normandy, France. “D-Day,” as it is known, is remembered as the beginning of the end of World War II
Senate Update: June 6, 2014
Free Speech: S. J. Res. 19, a resolution that seeks to alter the First Amendment, was brought before the Senate Judiciary Committee in a hearing this past Tuesday. This hotly debated legislation, introduced by Sen. Tom Udall (D-New Mexico), would amend the United States Constitution and dramatically stifle free speech in the political arena. Revising […]
House Legislative Update for June 6, 2014
Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act: Concerned Women for America Legislative Action Committee (CWALAC) worked with Reps. Diane Black (R-Tennessee), Trent Franks (R-Arizona), and the pro-life caucus to get House Members to sign a letter to Sen. Harry Reid (D-Nevada) urging him to bring the Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act to the Senate floor for a […]
Planned Parenthood’s Brood of Vipers
“Brood of vipers!” Those weren’t just Jesus’ words to the Pharisees in Matthew 23:33, they were also the first words that came to mind when I read the “Pastoral Letter to Patients” penned by Planned Parenthood’s “Clergy Advocacy Board.”
[AUDIO] Help us Stop Discrimination Against Children with Disabilities
Did you know that parents can sue on the grounds that they would have aborted their child if they’d known beforehand their child would be born with disabilities? You won’t believe this.
Michelle Obama’s War on Junk Food: Good Intentions, Bad Strategy
Michelle Obama is right about one thing: Our children are — there is no other way to say it — fat and unhealthy. According to The Center for Disease Control and Prevention, 18 percent of children 6-11 years old and 21 percent of children 12-19 years old are obese.
Senate Legislative Update for May 30, 2014
The Senate was out of session this week and will return on June 2.
[LBB] CWA Continues the Fight for Religious Liberty
This week Concerned Women for America (CWA) submitted its latest religious freedom brief in an important case against ObamaCare’s assault on conscience rights, Reaching Souls v. Sebelius. Read more on the Legal Blurb Blog on our Legal Studies Page.
“All gave some; some gave all.”
Today, a mother is longing for her son. A wife is missing her husband. Children are wishing they could spend the weekend with their mom or dad. Sisters are missing their brother who went to war one day and never returned.
Senate Legislative Update for May 23, 2014
Human Rights Abuse: This week, Sens. Roy Blunt (R-Missouri) and Kelly Ayotte (R-New Hampshire) worked to help save a woman in Sudan who has been sentenced to death for refusing to recant her Christian faith.
House Legislative Update for May 23, 2014
Sex Trafficking — This week, the House passed two sex trafficking bills. Concerned Women for America Legislative Action Committee (CWALAC) worked with House staffers to strengthen these bills.
A Real War on Women
There’s an imaginary War on Women that exists only in the minds of Democratic politicians trying to scare voters and score political points. And then there’s the real War on Women.
NFL’s Michael Sam and Our Response as Christians
I’m sure your newsfeed was flooded with recent articles and photos displaying the infamous Michael Sam kiss during the 2014 NFL draft. Sam had his detractors, but those in the ever-tolerant NFL weren’t having any of it.
CWALAC Barron Opposition Letter
Concerned Women for America Legislative Action Committee (CWALAC) and its more than half a million members around the country respectfully ask that you oppose the nomination of David J. Barron to the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit. To read more, click here.
[LBB] Stop Radical Nominee David Barron
We need you to please call your senators now and ask them to OPPOSE this radical nominee.
USC Upstate Cuts Women’s and Gender Studies Program to Teach Constitution
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: May 20, 2014 MEDIA CONTACT: Alison Howard 202-266-4816 [email protected] PRESS RELEASE USC Upstate Cuts Women’s and Gender Studies Program to Teach Constitution
DIAZ: Acceptance of a public God by the high court
The recent Supreme Court decision on legislative prayer (Town of Greece v. Galloway) was not really about the right to pray, but about the content of our prayers. The court rightfully concluded the government has no place in directing the content of a person’s prayer.