CWA of Virginia Interviewed on ERA Efforts in Virginia
CWA’s Chief Operating Officer and State Director, Toni DeLancey, spoke to ABC 13 concerning the efforts to pass the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) in Virginia. Read the article and watch the video here. If Virginia passes the ERA, it will become the 38th state to pass the amendment, the threshold number of states needed to […]
Join Us at the Celebrate Womanhood, Do Not ERAse It! Rally/Lobby Day
With the strike of the gavel next Wednesday, January 8, the Virginia General Assembly will open its 2020 legislative session. You can count on Concerned Women for America (CWA) of Virginia to represent your interests in Richmond and to keep you informed on the legislation that directly impacts you and your family. To kick off […]
Don’t ERAse Women With an Equal Rights Amendment
Don’t ERAse Women With an Equal Rights Amendment “… legal classifications and distinctions based upon sex are not only discriminatory in themselves, but also lend governmental support to entrenched customs which ignore women as persons …” Pauli Murray, co-founder of the National Organization of Women The ERA proposes that “Equality of rights under the law shall […]
Encourage and Pray – Now more than ever!
Just this week, my Bible study has been in the book Esther. How appropriate. Esther 4:14 says, “And who knows but that you have come to your royal position for such a time as this?” We are royalty, and our father is the KING! He has positioned us at this time to do incredible things […]
It’s Election Day: Pray and Vote!
Dear Fellow Virginians, Today is a critical day in Virginia. Voters go the polls to elect their Delegate and Senator and other important down-ballot races. Throughout the day, would you please pray for the following: Pray for God’s hedge of protection over our nation, even during the election. If you say, “The Lord is my refuge,” and […]
Tomorrow’s Election Prayer Point
Dear Fellow Virginians, Tomorrow Virginians will cast a very important vote in our commonwealth’s history. The candidates couldn’t be more different in their positions on crucial moral issues. As the battle escalates over infanticide, liberal indoctrination on Virginia college campuses, transgender policies, the shredding of religious freedoms, and the expansion of government-sanctioned gambling, we need […]
Virginia Elections: Friday Prayer Point and Pray at Your Polling Place
Dear Fellow Virginians, When the ancient Israelites entered the Promised Land, their first obstacle was the great walled city of Jericho. As Joshua and the men prepared to conquer the city, God gave them a clear battle strategy. They were to walk around the great city once a day for six days without speaking one […]
Virginia Elections: Thursday Prayer Point
Dear Fellow Virginians, Election Day is getting close. As we prepare ourselves to vote and elect the members of our Commonwealth legislature, we should never lose track of the number one objective as we pray for our leaders. Our role as citizens is very simply stated for us in II Timothy 2:24-26, “The Lord’s bond-servant […]
Virginia Elections: Wednesday Prayer Point
Dear Fellow Virginians, In 1776, the most influential man in the little town of Lexington was a parson by the name of Jonas Clark. On the night Paul Revere made his famous ride, Parson Clark was having dinner with John Hancock and Samuel Adams. These two great patriots asked Clark the question: If war came, […]
Virginia Elections: Tuesday Prayer Point
Dear Fellow Virginians, Few opportunities come to individuals to make an eternal impact with profound current significance. Prayer is just such an opportunity. In the life of America, beginning May 14, 1607, in Jamestown, Virginia, under a sail converted to an awning, Christians have turned to God to guide and strengthen them. Even more today, […]
Virginians: A Special Election Message from Penny Nance
Dear Fellow Virginians, I have lived in our beautiful Commonwealth since I came as an 18-year old college student and never left. I am blessed by the people of our state and the many opportunities it has afforded me and my family. But I write to you today with a heavy heart. I fear that […]
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Virginians: Are You Registered to Vote?
Tuesday, October 15, is the last day to register to vote for the off-year elections in Virginia. Reminder: It is election season in Virginia, where voters will go to the polls in November to elect state legislative races only. Virginia’s off-year elections are critically important, and that is why Concerned Women for America (CWA) of Virginia […]
CWA of Virginia Recommends These Two Events
There is a disturbing trend happening in many of the Northern Virginia school districts. Most recently, the Fairfax County Public Schools (FCPS) school board has been making policy changes that expose our children and our neighbors’ children to sexually explicit materials and inappropriate and dangerous situations. “Gender Identity” Policy Alert In May 2015, the FCPS […]
Virginia has an Election! Help Us Get Out the Vote.
It is election season in Virginia, where voters will go to the polls in November to elect state legislative races only. Virginia’s off-year elections are so important, and that is why Concerned Women for America (CWA) of Virginia says it’s “game on” to get conservative women and men registered to vote and to the polls […]
Join Our Encourage-A-Legislator Program – It’s Easy!
A Call to Prayer I Timothy 2:1-2 instructs us to pray for our leaders. CWA of Virginia’s Encourage-A-Legislator (EAL) program offers our members and friends the vehicle to do this in an easy and meaningful way. It ensures consistent prayer for each legislator, and it encourages and builds bridges with the conservative legislators as well as […]
Concerned Women for America of Virginia Responds to Congresswoman Abigail Spanberger’s Co-sponsoring and Voting Favorably for the Deceptively Named “Equality Act.”
Concerned Women for America of Virginia Responds to Congresswoman Abigail Spanberger’s Co-sponsoring and Voting Favorably for the Deceptively Named “Equality Act.” Her Vote Will Harm the Women of Virginia. Richmond, VA – On behalf our members who reside in Rep. Abigail Spanberger’s (D-District 7) congressional district, Concerned Women for America of Virginia wants […]
CWA Prayer/Action Chapter Opportunities
Are you ready to take your knowledge and put it into action? If so, a CWA Prayer/Action Chapter is the perfect place to do so. “What does it profit, my brethren, if someone says he has faith but does not have works?” James 2:14 First: Find out what a Prayer/Action Chapter is as well as […]
Arlington Public Schools Crafting Harmful Policies for Children
In direct opposition to many parents, Arlington Public Schools (APS) is crafting transgender and gender nonconforming policies for children as young as kindergarten under the guise of nondiscrimination. These policies are being quietly pushed in Arlington, Virginia, and if successful, could be coming to your schools very soon. Background: You may have read this controversial […]
Sheriff Candidate Forum a Great Success
The Concerned Women for America of Virginia (CWA) Forest Prayer/Action Chapter sponsored a Sheriff Candidate Forum last month. Since CWA is non-partisan, this informational and educational forum was held so that our members will be well educated when they go to the polls. A special thank you goes out to our host church, Forest […]