Impeachment Trial Briefing – January 21
In the clutter of news coverage, we want to give you some insight from our office in the nation’s capital. Our own Mario Diaz, General Counsel, and Doreen Denny, Vice President of Government Relations, preview what to expect in this video. CWA is committed to praying for the President, the Senate, and all those involved […]
Meet CWA of Pennsylvania’s New State Director!
I am very excited to introduce to you Dilonna Coran, CWA’s new Pennsylvania State Director. Dilonna is a 1977 graduate of Zion Bible Institute and currently serves alongside her husband of 42 years, Stephen Coran, as the co-pastor of Faith Fellowship Worship Center in Jersey Shore, PA. Dilonna was born and raised in Maine, but […]
Great News on this Religious Freedom Day
January 16 is Religious Freedom Day. It marks the anniversary of the passage of Thomas Jefferson’s Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom, the precursor language of our First Amendment guarantee of religious freedom. This American ideal was born on Biblical soil. Freedom is impossible without faith. This is as true today as in the times of […]
Impeachment on Trial in the US Senate
(Too) much has been witnessed and written regarding the impeachment of Donald John Trump. As the first session of the 116th congress drew to a close in 2019, House Democrats relentlessly pursued a myriad of charges against the President declaring “high crimes and misdemeanors” against him. Repeatedly, they changed their tactics on how to define […]
The States Act: Federal Marijuana Legalization Masquerading as States’ Rights
Marijuana is not a state’s rights issue and misguided bills like the STATES Act create more confusion and problems than it claims to solve. We are living in unprecedented times — never before have states bypassed the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to legalize a federally illegal schedule I substance on the state level […]
Need a Primer on Socialism? CWA’s Got It!
You’ve heard all this talk — in the media and on college campuses — about why we need socialism in America today. Do you want to understand what socialism is and how it impacts society? Or, how to respond to socialist promises like – Free Stuff! – healthcare and college? For answers to these and […]
Soleimani Was the Tip of Iran’s Spear Against Americans
President and CEO of CWA, Penny Nance, wrote the following piece addressing Iran and America’s long and complicated history and how some have upheld the promise to “never forget”: About 19 years ago I was a part-time, work-from-home mom with a 10-month-old and a 4-year-old. I literally heard a “boom” when American Airlines flight 77 […]
R.I.P ERA says CWA
Washington, D.C. – This week, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) Office of Legal Counsel announced an important opinion on the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA), declaring the ratification expired and no longer pending in the States for action. In a Memorandum for the General Counsel of the National Archives and Records Administration, DOJ declares dead […]
CWA Responds to the Killing of Iranian General Qassem Suleimani
A message from CEO and President Penny Nance: Most likely, you have been following the U.S. military action taken against Iranian terrorist Qassem Suleimani but I wanted you to have specific talking points, history, and prayer points. This is a major foreign policy event that could have very serious implications for U.S. policy in everything […]
2019, The Year of Judges
As we continue to pray and fight against the unjust, politically motivated, unconstitutional impeachment of President Donald J. Trump, I want to take a moment and look back at the historic achievement we achieved in the area of judicial nominations. I do not want you to miss the important part you played in making this […]
CWA Statement on Trump Administration’s Vaping announcement
We applaud President Trump for responding with common-sense actions to stem the tide of the youth vaping epidemic. Raising the tobacco age to 21 and instituting new enforcement policies against the manufacture, distribution and sale of flavored nicotine e-cigarette cartridges are essential steps. With these actions, the Trump administration sends an unequivocal message against the dangers […]
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 […]
Happy New Year from CWA, Our Look Ahead for 2020
Through God’s grace and the help of supporters like you, the year 2019 was full of successes. The staff of CWA is gearing up for a productive 2020! This year, please pray for the following: From Legal: Continued success in the appointment of constitutional judges to federal courts. Protections of the right of conscience and […]
Nance: Christianity Today has Damaged the Christian Witness in America
CWA’s CEO and President, Penny Nance, penned the following opinion piece for The Washington Examiner about Christianity Today’s recent editorial opining that President Trump should be removed from office. “The recent Christianity Today editorial calling for President Trump’s impeachment was beneath the institution founded by Billy Graham. The magazine, frequently accused of a leftward drift, proved every critic correct with its […]
Merry Christmas from CWA
CEO and President, Penny Nance, reminds us why Christmas is such a special time of year and that this is the time to celebrate the King of Kings. During this week of Christmas, the staff at Concerned Women for America sends you their Christmas greetings!
CWA of South Dakota Applauds Attorney General Jason Ravnsborg’s ERA Lawsuit
Concerned Women for America of South Dakota State Director Linda Schauer releases a statement concerning Attorney General Jason Ravnsborg’s lawsuit to stop the Equal Rights Amendment as reported in the Washington Times. Read Linda Schauer’s letter to the editor on the ERA.
Concerned Women for America Cheers HHS Rule Ending Hidden Obamacare Abortion Surcharge
Washington, DC — Today the Trump Administration announced a final rulemaking that restores congressional intent in Obamacare to keep any coverage of abortion-related services separate from premiums for health care services. Section 1303 of the Affordable Care Act is now clarified to require that an abortion surcharge be collected separately from health care premiums. The […]
Sign Up Today: 2020 Encourage-A-Legislator Campaign
“Therefore I exhort first of all that supplications, prayers, intercessions, and giving of thanks be made for all men, for kings and all who are in authority, that we may lead a quiet and peaceable life in all godliness and reverence. For this is good and acceptable in the sight of God our Savior, who […]