Important Religious Liberty Bill Needs Your Support

“I have no greater joy than this:  to hear that My children are living according to the truth.” 3 John 1:4 Concerned Women for America of California encourages prayer and action to protect and promote Biblical values and Constitutional rights. Today I am asking you to do both to protect our religious freedom in California. […]

Register Today! International Women’s Day with Mariam Ibrahim

Falsely accused, sentenced to be hung, and shackled in a prison cell while she gave birth, Mariam Ibrahim is a modern-day hero of our Christian faith, an outstanding mother, and is joining Young Women for America on International Women’s Day to share her story. Join Young Women for America via Zoom to learn more about Mariam’s […]

Equality Act Exposes Radical Gender Ideology and Need for “Promise to America’s Children”

The “Equality Act” (H.R. 5) just passed a Democrat-controlled House of Representatives for the second time, but for opponents, including Concerned Women for America Legislative Action Committee (CWALAC), the latest result offers encouraging signs. This time, the deceptively-named Equality Act – proposing a revolutionary redefinition of sex in federal civil rights law with far-reaching and […]

From Penny Nance on #GivingTuesdayNow!

Would any of us back in February have believed how our world would change? There is hardly anyone who has not been impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic.  I know that we here at CWA have certainly felt the pressure.  Today is #GivingTuesdayNow. CWA asks for your help to continue standing for Biblical values and constitutional principles […]

Gov. Northam’s Radical Overreach Must be Stopped. Calls Needed!

Dear Fellow Virginians, Gov. Ralph Northam needs to hear from you! Contact him by clicking here and calling 804-786-2211. Virginia’s radical, liberal governor has shown, once again, how little regard he has for our rights and values. His latest overreach came as he signed his Coronavirus Executive Order (Fifty-Three), where he has the audacity to […]

Act Now to Protect First Amendment Rights for College Students

Act Now to Protect First Amendment Rights for College Students.  Religious freedom is under attack on college campuses. Imagine being falsely told your First Amendment Rights don’t apply at a public university. That is the reality for many college students involved in faith-based clubs on campuses across the country. The U.S. Department of Education has […]

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 […]

America Stands with Hong Kong

Last Sunday, 800,000 protestors took to the streets of Hong Kong, the largest pro-democracy demonstration yet. The number of demonstrators has steadily increased since the start of the protests six months ago with no sign of slowing down. This movement is so significant that despite ongoing trade negotiations with China, the Trump administration entered the […]

Trump Administration to Reverse Obama-era Regs that Sidelined Faith-Based Adoption and Foster Care Agencies

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UPDATE: President Trump just issued the new proposed rule that would reverse an Obama-era regulation that harmed faith-based adoption and foster care providers. This Obama “nondiscrimination” mandate, imposed just days before President Trump was inaugurated, jeopardized the status of faith-based adoption and foster care providers who work with adoptive and foster families who shared their […]

Judicial Attack on Conscience Protections for Healthcare Professionals Must Be Appealed

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 7, 2019 Contact: Toni DeLancey Direct Line: (202) 266-4816 | Mobile: (202) 527-3434 STATEMENT by CWA CEO & President Penny Nance Judicial Attack on Conscience Protections for Healthcare Professionals Must Be Appealed   Penny Nance, CEO and President of Concerned Women for America (CWA), had this to say regarding U.S. District […]

Penny Nance on Religious Liberty Case

Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R-Tennessee) and over 40 members of Congress filed an amicus brief to support Barronelle Stutzman, owner of Arlene’s Flowers in Richland, Washington. CWA’s CEO and President Penny Nance made the following statement in support: “Conservative women understand the fundamental principles of liberty enshrined in the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. We […]

Will Christians Become Outcasts at Public Universities?

Our CEO and President, Penny Nance and Cathy Ruse, JD, Senior Legal Fellow for the Family Research Council partnered together to write an opinion article for The Christian Post about the impacts of liberal indoctrination and ‘gender fluidity’ on college campuses. “We are Christian women, mothers of college students and college-bound children, who have serious […]

Legal Victory Confirms Need for Equal Campus Access Act

Great news for First Amendment rights at public universities! InterVarsity at the University of Iowa won big at a federal district court, the same that heard the Business Leaders in Christ case. This decision reaffirms the need for Congress to enact the Equal Campus Access Act. Congress should see this decision on its merits and […]

How China ‘Is Home to the Worst Human Rights Crises of our Time’: It’s Why the US Commission on Unalienable Rights is so Necessary

CWA’s Dr. Shea Garrison, the organization’s Vice President of International Affairs, writes a new opinion piece featured this week in The Washington Times. “The Trump administration led the fight for human rights at the U.N. General Assembly last week, calling out China for forced internment of more than 1 million Uighurs in “training camps” to be “re-educated” and […]

CWA Represents Your Voice at the United Nations General Assembly 2019: Religious Freedom, the Value of Family and Life, and Women’s Empowerment

Last week the 74th meeting of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) met in New York City.  President Trump, Vice President Pence, Secretary of State Pompeo and HHS Secretary Azar gave magnificent speeches, including on the issues of religious freedom, the value of family and life, the importance of nationalism, and economic empowerment. CWA was […]

Penny Nance Discusses Campus Insanity with Mornings On The Mall

Our CEO and President Penny Nance spoke with Mary Walter and Vince Coglianese of WMAL‘s Mornings On The Mall describing her experience with Freshman orientation at Virginia Tech and the op-ed she wrote for The Federalist: My Son’s Freshman Orientation At Virginia Tech Was Full Of Leftist Propaganda.