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.  

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.

Honor the True Legacy of All Women

Rep. Michele Bachmann is absolutely right about the National Women’s History Museum. Concerned Women for America and our 500,000 members around this nation join Rep. Michele Bachmann, R-Minn., in her opposition to a bill to establish a commission to study the creation of a National Women’s History Museum

We Need More First Amendment Freedom, Not Less

U.S. Supreme Court Justice Louis Brandeis famously wrote that the answer to objectionable speech “is more speech, not enforced silence.” This seems a most reasonable proposition. If you are offended by someone’s position, you can counter it with your own arguments and expose their error for the world to see and reject.

Unconditional Love in the Messiness of Mother’s Day

As a Mother’s Day treat this year, I got a wonderful pedicure.  As is the custom, I grabbed a handful of magazines to thumb through while the nice lady attacked my feet.  I should disclose here that I’m a runner. ‘Nuff said.

Penny Nance talks Clinton-Lewinsky on CNN’s Crossfire

Did you miss Penny Nance on CNN’s Crossfire last night? She discussed Monica Lewinsky, who recently opened up to Vanity Fair about her affair with President Bill Clinton, and whether this will affect Hillary Clinton’s 2016 ambitions. Watch the full episode here.

More than 200 Girls Abducted by Nigerian Terrorist Group

Who would be so brazen as to admit to the world that his terrorist group abducted more than 200 Nigerian girls from their school in the middle of the night? Boko Haram admitted earlier this week that it kidnapped the girls from their school in Chibok on April 14. That bold move has caught the […]

Your Last Chance to Stop the National Women’s History Museum in the House

Today the House is expected to vote on a bill to create a National Women’s History Museum (NWHM) on our National Mall. This proposed museum will glorify abortion and fuel the radical feminist movement for decades to come unless safeguards are added to ensure that an accurate and complete view of women’s history is portrayed.