Concerned Women Celebrate Major Win for Religious Liberty at the Supreme Court
Washington, D.C. – Today, the United State Supreme Court upheld (7-2) the constitutionality of a memorial cross on public land (The American Legion v. American Humanist Association). Penny Nance, CEO & President of Concerned Women for America (CWA) had this to say: “Today’s decision is an affirmation of the principles and freedoms our veterans have fought […]
Why doesn’t every persecuted group get a flag at US embassies?
June is designated LGBT Pride Month, and rainbows are displayed on everywhere from T-shirts to restaurant chains to the Uber app. Even with all the gay pride flags, parades, and recognition the LGBT community receives in the U.S. during June, the Left is still not satisfied. They demand that the rainbow flag be flown over U.S. […]
Top Faith Leaders Predict Evangelicals Will Show Up in Force for Trump in 2020
CEO and President Penny Nance is featured in The Western Journal along with other top faith leaders such as Franklin Graham, Tony Perkins and Gary Bauer. “Some of the nation’s top Christian leaders believe President Donald Trump will once again enjoy the strong backing of evangelicals in 2020, noting he now has a record, and […]
CWA Father’s Day Special 2019 – Part IV
Concerned Women for America (CWA) celebrates fathers’ irreplaceable role in the life of their children, and their invaluable contributions to society at large. From all here at CWA: Happy Father’s Day!
Nutty attacks on pro-lifers by Sen. Gillbrand and CEOs may help make abortion a winning issue for Trump and GOP in 2020
There is a new level of hostility by the ruling class toward people in this nation, even women and minorities, who dare to believe in the intrinsic value of human life and thus identify as pro-life. The left is losing the 46-year argument on the federalization of abortion laws, and it has made them angry and reckless. They are now publicly equating […]
Transwomen are just transwomen, not women
The push for trans-rights is a blight on the body politic. The push for trans-rights may have just pushed too far. Persuading Americans that a person identifying as the opposite sex is the opposite sex ultimately will only convince those willing to call a lie the truth. Last week marked the 100th anniversary of Senate […]
Billionaires Find New Ways to Push for Abortion on Demand
Below are excerpts from a very interesting article by Dave Andrusko at National Right to Life. I commend it to you in its entirety. I think it is important for Concerned Women for America (CWA) members to realize what we are up against when it comes to protecting the sanctity of every human life at […]
The Centennial Celebration of Women’s Suffrage
When the Founding Fathers gathered for the Continental Congress to draft a new Constitution, future first lady Abigail Adams wrote to her husband John Adams and asked that he “remember the ladies”.[i] Women have been fighting for equal say in the political process since the founding of our nation, and 100 years ago this week, […]
Use Your Voice – Episode 11, Transgenders and Sports
In this episode, Doreen Denny, Concerned Women for America’s Senior Director of Government Relations talks with Beth Stelzer, the founder of Save Women’s Sports. Beth is a powerlifter and she shares with us her unique personal story about transgender athlete participation in her sport. Through Save Women’s Sports, Beth is helping to preserve biology-based eligibility standards […]
Nance Applauds the Trump Administration for Curtailing Human Fetal Tissue Research
Washington, D.C. — Following the Trump administration’s decision to expire funding for human fetal tissue research for the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF), Concerned Women for America’s President and CEO Penny Nance issued the following statement: “We thank President Trump and applaud the Administration’s firm decision to curtail this fruitless research, which has promoted the destruction […]
World’s tiniest surviving preemie shows abortion isn’t in line with science or common sense
This week the nation’s imagination was captivated by a beautiful newborn baby girl called Saybie, who left the hospital weighing 5 pounds, 6 ounces. Doctors said she was born in December only 23 weeks into her mother’s pregnancy and was just about the size of an apple, weighing less than 9 ounces. Her parents were told that […]
House Minority Forcing Members to go on Record on Anti-Semitism
Support for Israel has been a point of bi-partisan agreement and cooperation, but Democrats in the House are making what normally are straightforward votes difficult. As a result, House Republicans are using procedural maneuvers to get members on the record on legislation combatting the anti-Semitic BDS movement (Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions), since the Majority won’t […]
Anti-Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions (BDS) Language Fails to Pass in the House
This afternoon an attempt to add anti-BDS (Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions) language to H.R. 1994, a retirement enhancement act, was narrowly defeated in the U.S. House with a vote of 200 to 222. Though bipartisan, the vote was largely along party lines with only 12 Democrats joining the Republicans in support. Anti-BDS language within this legislation […]
House Votes on (In)Equality Act and Rejects Efforts to Save Women’s Sports
Last week, the House passed H.R. 5, the deceptively-named “Equality Act” by a vote of 236-173. By redefining the term sex to include “sexual orientation and gender identity” in civil rights law, this bill elevates “gender identity” over the protected class of sex as male and female, giving any person the right to claim “gender […]
Penny Nance Discusses the “Equality Act” on Tucker Carlson Tonight
Concerned Women for America Legislative Action Committee (CWALAC) CEO & President Penny Nance joins Tucker Carlson on his Fox News Show, alongside feminist Natasha Chart of the Women’s Liberation Front to express their historic joint opposition to the so called Equality Act, which will have numerous detrimental effects for women.
The “Equality Act” is a Danger to American Women
CWA’s Senior Director of Government Relations Doreen Denny’s opinion piece was recently featured in “Human Events.” “Where are the voices of the Women’s March fighting for women’s rights and #MeToo champions fighting against sexual exploitation and harassment? Conservative women and radical feminists are calling on Congress to protect women’s safety and dignity from the dangers […]
Why the Equality Act Would Be ‘A Travesty for American Women’
Concerned Women for America LAC’s (CWALAC) Doreen Denny talks to CBN about the many dangers of the so-called Equality Act. For more information and to take action against this legislation, visit CWALAC’s Erasing Woman Page.
The Deceptively Named “Equality Act” is a Threat to Women
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Concerned Women for America Legislative Action Committee (CWALAC) joined with Reps. Vicky Hartzler (R-Missouri), Jody Hice (R-Georgia), Warren Davidson (R-Ohio), Roger Marshall (R-Kansas) and Carol Miller (R-West Virginia) to speak out about the Equality Act’s harmful effects on women and girls. Alongside the lawmakers, representatives from CWALAC, Women’s Liberation Front, Alliance Defending Freedom, […]
Penny Nance – Inequality Act Press Conference
Concerned Women for America Legislative Action Committee’s (CWALAC) CEO & President Penny Nance joined with Reps. Vicky Hartzler (R-Missouri), Jody Hice (R-Georgia), Warren Davidson (R-Ohio), Roger Marshall (R-Kansas) and Carol Miller (R-West Virginia), alongside other organizations from the left and the right to speak out about the Equality Act’s harmful effects on women and girls. […]
Penny Nance on the Equality Act on Fox News
Concerned Women for America LAC CEO & President Penny Nance was featured on Fox News opposing the so-called Equality Act. National grassroots women’s organizations with contrasting views on many issues are joining hands to raise mutual concerns over this dangerous bill. Making “gender identity” a protected characteristic under federal law would erase the protected category […]