12 http://www.cwfa.org en-us Concerned Women for America The Nation's Largest Public Policy Women's Organization CWA The latest news from Washington, D.C. on issues that affect you and your family. CWA seeks to protect and promote Biblical values among all citizens - first through prayer, then education, and finally by influencing our society - thereby reversing the decline in moral values in our nation. CWA mdiaz@cwfa.org with Lisa Dudley and Tracy Reynolds The Pain of Abortion Each woman who has experienced an abortion has a unique story, yet there are common themes of betrayal by abortionists, regret, and loss of self-esteem through most of those stories. Thankfully, an increasingly common theme is one of redemption, forgiveness and healing. We would like to share with you the stories of two women, Lisa Dudley and Tracy Reynolds, who have found healing and are now reaching out to other post-abortive women through Operation Outcry. http://www.cwfamedia.org/media/cw20100122a.mp3 FRI, 22 JUN 2010 08:00:00 GMT 17:08 news,congress,senate,house,cwa,concerned,women,america,politics,family,christianity,field,grassroots,states,education,christian,freedom,life,abortion,march for life,2010, march,washington, D.C. with Matt Barber Gay Marriage There is an update in the case of Lisa Miller and her daughter Isabella. Janet Jenkins, Lisa's former lesbian partner, has filed a motion for full custody of Isabella in an effort to terminate the parental rights of the child's only parent. This move puts in motion a situation where Isabella could be forcibly taken from her mother and full custody be given to a woman with no biological or adoptive relationship to her - a women the child is terrified of. Matt Barber, Director of Cultural Affairs with Liberty Counsel and Associate Dean with Liberty School of Law, has more on this breaking news. http://www.cwfamedia.org/media/cw20080624a.mp3 TUE, 24 JUN 2008 08:00:00 GMT 10:23 news,congress,senate,house,cwa,concerned,women,america,politics,family,christianity,field,grassroots,states,education,christian,freedom,virginia,vermont,lisa,miller,miami,gay,homosexual,marriage,amendment with Wendy Wright Teen Pregnancy For a while now Gloucester, Massachusetts has been struggling with soaring teen pregnancy rates. In response, high school administrators established an in-school day care center so this growing number of girls could continue their education after they gave birth. Leaders there also established confidential - meaning without parental consent -- pregnancy testing and contraceptive distribution. Now it has been learned that despite those efforts, a number of these girls, aged 16 and under, were getting pregnant on purpose. Reports now say that a number of these girls made a pact to get pregnant and raise their babies together. CWA President Wendy Wright has more information on this shocking story. http://www.cwfamedia.org/media/cw20080620a.mp3 FRI, 20 JUN 2008 08:00:00 GMT 5:38 news,congress,senate,house,cwa,concerned,women,america,politics,family,christianity,field,grassroots,states,education,christian,freedom,teen,pregnancy,sex,education,love with Shari Rendall Abstinence Education Taxpaying, pro-life Americans won a hard-fought battle against supporters of Planned Parenthood today. Democrats in the House have agreed to remove language from the war supplemental bill that would have reduced Planned Parenthood's cost of "doing business." This language was holding up vital financial support for our military fighting in Iraq and Afghanistan. Shari Rendall, CWA's Director of Legislation and Public Policy has more on this victory and how those of you who acted on our e-alerts have a reason to celebrate. http://www.cwfamedia.org/media/cw20080619a.mp3 THU, 19 JUN 2008 08:00:00 GMT 2:30 news,congress,senate,house,cwa,concerned,women,america,politics,family,christianity,field,grassroots,states,education,christian,freedom,teen,pregnancy,sex,education,love,abstinence with Bob Pawson Abstinence Education The National Education Association (NEA) will be holding its annual convention in Washington, D.C. in early July. On July 2, Pro-Life teachers, students, parents and school employees will be picketing outside the national convention and also outside NEA state offices nationwide. The purpose is to draw attention to the NEA's entrenched pro-abortion position - a position that many NEA members and even convention delegates remain unaware of. Your participation is encouraged! CWA Policy Analyst Martha Kleder spoke with organizer Bob Pawson, National Coordinator for the PLEAS, Pro-Life Educators and Students. http://www.cwfamedia.org/media/cw20080618a.mp3 WED, 18 JUN 2008 08:00:00 GMT 10:24 news,congress,senate,house,cwa,concerned,women,america,politics,family,christianity,field,grassroots,states,education,christian,freedom,teen,pregnancy,sex,education,love,abstinence,teaching,schools with Dr. Carl Moeller Evangelism and the Olympics Churches and small groups are needed now to prepare the way for evangelism during the 2008 Summer Olympics which get underway on August 8. Open Doors USA has prepared Get-Set-Pray kits for those committed to pray and those planning to attend the Olympic games in China. Dr. Carl Moeller, President of Open Doors USA has more on these kits and how the Lord is preparing the way for those using the games as a door to presenting the Gospel. http://www.cwfamedia.org/media/cw20080617a.mp3 TUE, 17 JUN 2008 08:00:00 GMT 7:43 news,congress,senate,house,cwa,concerned,women,america,politics,family,christianity,field,grassroots,states,education,christian,freedom,olympics,prayer,evangelism with Peter Labarbera and Matt Barber Homosexual Agenda WTTW11, the Chicago-area Public Broadcasting System affiliate, is using public funding to promote an anti-Christian message during "Gay Pride Month." Peter Labarbera, President of Americans for Truth speaks with Matt Barber, CWA's Policy Director for Cultural Issues, about the station's airing of "The Power of Harmony" during a pledge drive, and how you can combat this Christian bashing in the name of tolerance. http://www.cwfamedia.org/media/cw20080616a.mp3 MON, 16 JUN 2008 08:00:00 GMT 11:42 news,congress,senate,house,cwa,concerned,women,america,politics,family,christianity,field,grassroots,states,education,christian,freedom,gay,homosexual,marriage,television,fund,public with Mario Diaz Judicial Nominations While there was hope we would see confirmation of several judicial nominees before Memorial Day, the holiday has come and gone and the promise made by Sen. Harry Reid (D-Nevada) did not come to pass. Mario Diaz, CWA's Policy Director for Legal Issues brings us this update and what you can do to break the judicial log jam in the U.S. Senate. http://www.cwfamedia.org/media/cw20080612c.mp3 THU, 12 JUN 2008 08:00:00 GMT 6:34 news,congress,senate,house,cwa,concerned,women,america,politics,family,christianity,field,grassroots,states,education,christian,freedom,judges,judicial,nominations,reid,senate,activism,obstruction,democrats,republicans with Robert Knight and Matt Barber Mark Steyn's Canadian Case The case of Mark Steyn, a Canadian journalist whose work can be found in National Review and other publications in Canada and the U.S., has been largely ignored by the mainstream media. Steyn has run afoul of the Canadian Human Rights Commission for an article on radical Islam. Robert Knight, Director of the Media Research Center's Culture and Media Institute, tells Matt Barber, CWA's Policy Director for Cultural Issues, that this case should open the eyes of anyone in the United States about the Soviet-style tactics of Human Rights Commissions which are not held to any of the standards observed by our civil and criminal courts. http://www.cwfamedia.org/media/cw20080612a.mp3 THU, 12 JUN 2008 08:00:00 GMT 15:08 news,congress,senate,house,cwa,concerned,women,america,politics,family,christianity,field,grassroots,states,education,christian,freedom,judges,judicial,canada,homosexual,gay,marriage,human,rights,commisions with Elaine Donnelly Gay's in the Military On Monday, June 9 the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit, based in Boston, upheld the constitutionality of the 1993 law on homosexuals and the military. This case, Cook v. Gates, is a major victory. The case was brought by twelve homosexuals who were discharged from the military. Homosexual activists had hoped that the U.S. Supreme Court ruling in Lawrence v. Texas, which legalized sodomy in all 50 states, would have given them a court victory against the law which bans homosexuals from military service. While we have a victory in this case, Elaine Donnelly, President of the Center for Military Readiness, says that other challenges remain, including an attempt in Congress to abolish the 1993 law. http://www.cwfamedia.org/media/cw20080612b.mp3 THU, 10 JUN 2008 08:00:00 GMT 12:47 news,congress,senate,house,cwa,concerned,women,america,politics,family,christianity,field,grassroots,states,education,christian,freedom,military,gay,homosexual,orientation with Matt Barber and Gary Kreep Homosexual Agenda and the Courts County clag 16. Matt Barber, CWA's Policy Director for Cultural Issues, spoke with Gary Kreep, Executive Director of the United States Justice Foundation, which is offering its services in defense of county clerks who uphold the state's constitution rather than an overreaching judicial decree. http://www.cwfamedia.org/media/cw20080610a.mp3 TUE, 10 JUN 2008 08:00:00 GMT 18:50 news,congress,senate,house,cwa,concerned,women,america,politics,family,christianity,field,grassroots,states,education,christian,freedom,military,gay,homosexual,orientation with Jane Hampton Cook Battlefields and Blessings The new book Battlefields and Blessings: Stories of Faith and Courage from the Revolutionary War provides readers with a personal look at the lives of our Revolutionary War heroes and heroines through the faith they display in their personal writings. Divided into 365 segments with a weekly sermon from the period, this book can be read as a daily devotional or as a novel. Jane Hampton Cook, formerly the Webmaster for President George W. Bush from 2001 - 2003, says her goal in writing this book was to show how the faith of our nation's founders - both men and women - was evidenced during periods of trials and testing. Through the inclusion of period sermons, this work also documents the radical shift that occurred in cultural thought which enabled the American Revolution. http://www.cwfamedia.org/media/cw20080606a.mp3 FRI, 06 JUN 2008 08:00:00 GMT 12:14 news,congress,senate,house,cwa,concerned,women,america,politics,family,christianity,field,grassroots,states,education,christian,freedom,war,faith,revolution,book,author,cook,jane,hampton with Matt Barber and Matt Staver Homosexual Agenda and the Courts This week, the Virginia Court of Appeals upheld parental rights by turning away the notion of "de facto" or "psychological" parenthood - the claim based on an emotional attachment with the child rather than by birth or adoption. The Stadter v. Siperko ruling involved a former lesbian couple where only one member has a biological or adoptive relationship with the child born by artificial insemination while the couple was together. The circumstances of this case are very similar to the case of Lisa Miller, yet the same appeals court reached a very different conclusion in the Miller case. Matt Barber, CWA's Policy Director for Cultural Issues spoke with Mat Staver, Founder of Liberty Counsel and Dean of the Liberty University School of Law on the implications of the Stadter case on the Miller case, which is currently being appealed to the Virginia Supreme Court, as well as how those, combined with the recent California court ruling that is allowing same-sex marriages to go forward, can soon unravel the fabric of marriage and family law nationwide. http://www.cwfamedia.org/media/cw20080605b.mp3 THU, 05 JUN 2008 08:00:00 GMT 28:14 news,congress,senate,house,cwa,concerned,women,america,politics,family,christianity,field,grassroots,states,education,christian,freedom,courts,judges,activism,homosexual,gay,agenda with Matt Barber and Jim Pfaff Homosexual Agenda and the Courts There is a new law in place in Colorado that prohibits discrimination against transgendered people in any and all public accommodations. Matt Barber, CWA's Policy Director for Cultural Issues speaks with Jim Pfaff, President and CEO of Colorado Family Institute and Colorado Family Action, about this new law that would allow people - regardless of their anatomy - to choose which restroom, locker room or similar accommodation they wish to use. While churches and religious organizations are exempt from this new law both public and private schools must comply, as well as small Christian-owned businesses and individuals making property available for rent. http://www.cwfamedia.org/media/cw20080605a.mp3 THU, 05 JUN 2008 08:00:00 GMT 15:17 news,congress,senate,house,cwa,concerned,women,america,politics,family,christianity,field,grassroots,states,education,christian,freedom,courts,judges,activism,homosexual,gay,agenda with Valerie Huber and Shari Rendall Abstinence Education The National Abstinence Education Association (NAEA) has launched a new effort to aid parents in promoting abstinence education in their local schools and combating the so-called "comprehensive" sex education programs as well as programs that call themselves abstinence-based yet which carry a distinctly "comprehensive" message. Shari Rendall, CWA's Director of Legislation and Public Policy discussed this new resource, www.parentsfortruth.org, with NAEA's Executive Director Valerie Huber. http://www.cwfamedia.org/media/cw20080604b.mp3 WED, 04 JUN 2008 08:00:00 GMT 10:59 news,congress,senate,house,cwa,concerned,women,america,politics,family,christianity,field,grassroots,states,education,christian,freedom,abstinence,teen,schools with Maria Lancaster, Theresa Deisher and Gayle Romero Stem Cell Research Although President Bush vetoed a bill that would have provided federal funding for destructive embryonic stem cell research (ESCR), the bill's original sponsors have crafted new legislation with an additional component - an ethical oversight board at the National Institutes of Health - in hopes of persuading key lawmakers to change their votes. Given that the original bill fell just shy of enough support to override the President's veto, it's vital that your representatives in Washington, D.C. know the truth about ESCR as well as the reasons this ethics component is dangerous and ineffective. CWA Policy Analyst Martha Kleder spoke with Maria Lancaster, Executive Director of Embryo Donation and Adoption Services of Cedar Park. She introduces us to Theresa Deisher, Ph.D., Founder and Research Director of AVM Biotechnology and Gayle Romero, the firm's Senior VP of Strategic Alliances. Through AVM Biotechnology Deisher is not only advancing the use of adult stem cells in the treatment of heart disease, but has also launched a companion non-profit organization seeking to educate the public, medical professionals and lawmakers about the promise and ever-growing uses of adult stem cells in the treatment of disease and regenerative medicine. http://www.cwfamedia.org/media/cw20080604a.mp3 WED, 04 JUN 2008 08:00:00 GMT 16:15 news,congress,senate,house,cwa,concerned,women,america,politics,family,christianity,field,grassroots,states,education,christian,freedom,embryonic,stem,cells,cell,research,science with Maria Lancaster Stem Cell Research Thanks to a federal grant from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, a new campaign is increasing awareness of embryo adoption. This information is getting to an increasing number of infertile couples, both those who have excess embryos that can be placed for adoption as well as prospective adoptive parents. Maria Lancaster, Executive Director of Embryo Donation and Adoption Services of Cedar Park, herself the mother of a "snowflake baby" as these adopted embryos are called, discusses the advances being made in embryo adoption and where interested parents, churches and physicians can obtain more information. http://www.cwfamedia.org/media/cw20080602a.mp3 MON, 02 JUN 2008 08:00:00 GMT 16:07 news,congress,senate,house,cwa,concerned,women,america,politics,family,christianity,field,grassroots,states,education,christian,freedom,embryonic,stem,cells,cell,research,science with John Stemberger Marriage Amendment We serve a God of miracles! Last month we told you that the effort to place the Florida Marriage Amendment on the November ballot was in danger, as supporters had fallen 30,000 petitions short. Thanks to the efforts of pro-family activists, churches and concerned citizens, the State Division of Elections registered the required number of petitions and thousands more. John Stemberger, State Chairman of the Florida4Marriage.org campaign, gives us this victory update and reminder that the effort to save marriage in the state is far from over. http://www.cwfamedia.org/media/cw20080207a.mp3 THU, 07 FEB 2008 08:00:00 GMT 2:31 news,congress,senate,house,cwa,concerned,women,america,politics,family,christianity,field,grassroots,states,education,christian,freedom,florida,fl,miami,gay,homosexual,marriage,amendment with Charla Bansley Parental Rights Despite a setback, efforts are continuing to reverse the decision by the Portland School Board to give birth control pills to middle school girls ages 11-13. Charla Bansley, State Director for CWA of Maine has this update as well as insight about how this issue fits into the cultural war against children and families. http://www.cwfamedia.org/media/cw20080131a.mp3 THU, 31 JAN 2008 08:00:00 GMT 2:53 news,congress,senate,house,cwa,concerned,women,america,politics,family,christianity,field,grassroots,states,education,christian,freedom,maine,parental,rights,abortion,contraception with Matt Barber and Shari Rendall Indecency on TV The Federal Communications Commission imposed a $1.43 million fine against ABC affiliate stations airing an episode of NYPD Blue before 10 P.M. The episode, originally aired in 2003 and featured full side-view female nudity with a young boy watching. Shari Rendall, CWA's Director of Legislation and Public Policy and Matt Barber, CWA's Policy Director for Cultural Issues discuss this fine, its timing, and what you can do to promote the FCC's indecency enforcement efforts. There will be a national call-in day on Tuesday, February 5 promoting S1780, the Protecting Children from Indecent Programming Act. http://www.cwfamedia.org/media/cw20080130a.mp3 WED, 30 JAN 2008 08:00:00 GMT 8:16 news,congress,senate,house,cwa,concerned,women,america,politics,family,christianity,field,grassroots,states,education,christian',fcc,enforcement,indecency with Dr. Janice Crouse State of the Union 2008 President Bush delivered the last State of the Union address Monday night and speculation ran high in news circles about how this speech would sum up his presidency and still look to the year ahead. Dr Janice Crouse, Senior Fellow and Director of the Beverly LaHaye Institute, and a former speech writer for the senior Bush presidency, provides this analysis. http://www.cwfamedia.org/media/cw20080129a.mp3 TUE, 29 JAN 2008 08:00:00 GMT 10:43 news,congress,senate,house,cwa,concerned,women,america,politics,family,christianity,field,grassroots,states,education,christian,state,union,bush,president,crouse with David Broussard The Spiritual Life of France During the 40 days leading up to Easter Sunday, Christians around the world are being asked to pray for the spiritual renewal of France. David Broussard with the Christian Community Foundation of France, a partner with the international coalition of Evangelical groups called, talks about the geopolitical and spiritual importance of France, the nation's current state of spiritual darkness and the tiny yet vibrant community of Evangelical Christians there. He also shares the focus of this year's international concert of prayer and where individuals, groups and churches can find more information. http://www.cwfamedia.org/media/cw20080125a.mp3 FRI, 25 JAN 2008 08:00:00 GMT 22:09 news,congress,senate,house,cwa,concerned,women,america,politics,family,christianity,field,grassroots,states,education,christian,france,spiritual,freedom with Matt Barber and Bob Knight Homosexual Agenda Less than a week after Reuters drew national attention to a study about an outbreak of the deadly MRSA staph infection among homosexuals engaging in risky behavior, follow-up articles started appearing that seemed to downplay the findings, attack the researchers and demonize pro-family groups that commented on it. Matt Barber, CWA's Policy Director for Cultural Issues, and Bob Knight, Director of the Media Research Center's Culture and Media Institute, discuss these often-used tactics by radical homosexuals to avoid inconvenient truths. http://www.cwfamedia.org/media/cw20080124a.mp3 THU, 24 JAN 2008 08:00:00 GMT 17:59 news,congress,senate,house,cwa,concerned,women,america,politics,family,christianity,field,grassroots,states,education,homosexual,media with Eileen Smith After the "Choice" It is common to hear abortion referred to as "one dead, one wounded." However in the case of Laura Hope Smith it is two dead and a family wounded. Laura's mother, Eileen Smith shares the miraculous story of Laura's short life and the horrifying and heartbreaking revelations about her death on the abortion table. This is a story every Christian needs to hear. http://www.cwfamedia.org/media/cw20080122a.mp3 TUE, 22 JAN 2008 08:00:00 GMT 11:47 news,congress,senate,house,cwa,concerned,women,america,politics,family,christianity,field,grassroots,states,education,christian,baby,abortion,choice with Larry Cirignano Hotel Indecency Those attending a recent National Press Club luncheon were met by a small band of protesters outside the building. The speaker drawing the attention was Bill Marriott, Jr., the CEO of Marriott International. Protest organizer Larry Cirignano of CatholicVote.org said the issue that brought them out was Marriott Corporation's profiting from the sale of in-room pornographic movies. http://www.cwfamedia.org/media/cw20080117b.mp3 THU, 17 JAN 2008 08:00:00 GMT 2:58 news,congress,senate,house,cwa,concerned,women,america,politics,family,christianity,field,grassroots,states,education,christian,freedom,mariot,hotel,indecency,pornography with Robert Knight and Matt Barber Media Bias An article in the New York Times January 13, expressed great concern over the mental health of our returning military members -- implying that the war and post traumatic stress disorder is turning them into psychopathic killers. However, that article was based on liberal assumption rather than comparative data. Robert Knight, director of the Media Research Center's Culture and Media Institute discusses this latest slap at our service men and women with Matt Barber, CWA's Policy Director for Cultural Issues, and the reaction it has received by other media sources. http://www.cwfamedia.org/media/cw20080117a.mp3 THU, 17 JAN 2008 08:00:00 GMT 9:44 news,congress,senate,house,cwa,concerned,women,america,politics,family,christianity,field,grassroots,states,education,christian,freedom,new,york,times,bias,media,military with Matt Barber and Peter LaBarbera Homosexual Agenda The deadly, methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, or MRSA, bacteria is infecting homosexual men in major cities at an alarming rate. According to the study out of the University of California, San Francisco and reported in the San Francisco Chronicle, researchers are concerned that the infection, which is more easy to contract than HIV/AIDS, could soon infect the general population. CWA Policy Director for Cultural Issues Matt Barber and Peter LaBarbera, president of Americans for Truth discuss this alarming situation and the response of radical homosexual activists. Warning: Content may not be suitable for children. http://www.cwfamedia.org/media/cw20080116a.mp3 WED, 16 JAN 2008 08:00:00 GMT 16:33 news,congress,senate,house,cwa,concerned,women,america,politics,family,christianity,field,grassroots,states,education,christian,freedom,homosexual,gay,agenda,health,mrsa with Cris Clapp Internet Safety The social networking site MySpace, popular with teens as well as adults, has reached a landmark agreement with the Attorneys General of 49 states and the District of Columbia to enact basic safety precautions for underage users as well as reviewing posted content for questionable, pornographic and illegal material. Cris Clapp, Congressional Liaison and Policy Analyst for Enough is Enough has more on this breakthrough. http://www.cwfamedia.org/media/cw20080115b.mp3 TUE, 15 JAN 2008 08:00:00 GMT 9:03 news,congress,senate,house,cwa,concerned,women,america,politics,family,christianity,field,grassroots,states,education,christian,freedom,internet,safety,predators,porn,pornography with John Stemberger Florida Marriage Amendment There is an urgent situation in Florida that needs your attention. The Florida Marriage Protection Amendment is in danger of not making it on the November ballot. An 'audit' by the Florida Division of Elections has resulted in the amendment being 22,000 signatures shy of the target. With only two weeks left to collect and deliver the additional signatures, action is needed now. John Stemberger, State Chairman of Florida4Marriage.org has this urgent appeal. If you live out of state but have friends or family in Florida, we urge you to forward this information to them. http://www.cwfamedia.org/media/cw20080115a.mp3 TUE, 15 JAN 2008 08:00:00 GMT 3:51 news,congress,senate,house,cwa,concerned,women,america,politics,family,christianity,field,grassroots,states,education,christian,freedom,homosexual,gay,agenda,marriage,fl,florida with Dr. Janice Crouse Modern Day Slavery January 11th is a day set aside to remember those caught in human trafficking, while supporting and publicizing efforts to combat it. Dr. Janice Crouse, Senior Fellow and Director of the Beverly LaHaye Institute has more on this day, the status of anti-trafficking efforts, and resources available from CWA on this issue. http://www.cwfamedia.org/media/cw20080111a.mp3 FRI, 11 JAN 2008 08:00:00 GMT 7:47 news,congress,senate,house,cwa,concerned,women,america,politics,family,christianity,field,grassroots,states,education,christian,freedom,slavery,suffering,women with Sheila Harper Abortion Sheila Harper's own recovery from her abortion experience has led to an international ministry to those women and men emotionally devastated by abortion. Sheila shares her story and about the resources available through the SaveOne ministry for those seeking recovery from abortion or young women going through an unplanned pregnancy alone. http://www.cwfamedia.org/media/cw20080110a.mp3 THU, 10 JAN 2008 08:00:00 GMT 18:02 news,congress,senate,house,cwa,concerned,women,america,politics,family,christianity,field,grassroots,states,education,christian,freedom,abortion,life,pro-choice,pro-life,pro-abortion with Dr. Janice Crouse Social Implications of Maternity Leave for High Schoolers The social acceptance of teenage pregnancy has reached the point that now some school counselors in the Denver, Colorado are asking the school board to grant teen mothers 4 weeks of maternity leave from school. Dr Janice Crouse, Senior Fellow and Director of the Beverly LaHaye Institute, comments on this proposal and its social implications. http://www.cwfamedia.org/media/cw20080109b.mp3 WED, 09 JAN 2008 08:00:00 GMT 5:35 news,congress,senate,house,cwa,concerned,women,america,politics,family,christianity,field,grassroots,states,education,christian,freedom,social,maternity,teen,moms,children,baby with Matt Barber Homosexual Agenda - Silencing In an eerie turn of events, a controversial Muslim group is mimicking the success of homosexual activists in silencing reasoned opposition by claiming critics of radical Islam are "Islamophobic" and engaging in "hate speech." This case involves an attack on outspoken talk radio host Michael Savage, but as Matt Barber, CWA's Policy Director for Cultural Issues, notes these tactics could soon be used against everyday citizens. http://www.cwfamedia.org/media/cw20080109a.mp3 WED, 09 JAN 2008 08:00:00 GMT 4:02 news,congress,senate,house,cwa,concerned,women,america,politics,family,christianity,field,grassroots,states,education,christian,freedom,homosexual,gay,agenda,muslim with Shari Rendall March for Life The annual March for Life is coming up Tuesday January 22, drawing thousands of people from across the nation that are passionate about the life issue. This year, CWA's regular lobbying event called Project 535 will be held the next day, providing an opportunity for those from out of town to participate. Shari Rendall, CWA's Director of Legislation and Public Policy, discusses the 535 Project and the two pro-life bills volunteers will be promoting. http://www.cwfamedia.org/media/cw20080104a.mp3 THU, 03 JAN 2008 08:00:00 GMT 6:19 news,congress,senate,house,cwa,concerned,women,america,politics,family,christianity,field,grassroots,states,education,christian,freedom,life,abortion,march,for,2008,lobby with Mario Diaz Abortion There is much at stake as voters sort through a host of presidential candidates. Mario Diaz, CWA's Director of Legal Issues, says there is one issue that is not getting a lot of media attention, yet has the potential to promote or undermine all other legislative issues: the issue of judicial nominations. http://www.cwfamedia.org/media/cw20080103b.mp3 THU, 03 JAN 2008 08:00:00 GMT 5:52 news,congress,senate,house,cwa,concerned,women,america,politics,family,christianity,field,grassroots,states,education,christian,freedom,judicial,nominations,law,legal,presidential,president,race,elections with Mario Diaz Ilegal abortions being performed A Kansas state law prohibits the performing of abortions on pre-born children 22-weeks or later in gestation. The state's Planned Parenthood organization is now facing charges in district court for violating that law. CWA's Policy Director for Legal Issues, Mario Diaz has more. http://www.cwfamedia.org/media/cw20071018a.mp3 THU, 18 OCT 2007 08:00:00 GMT 6:43 news,congress,senate,house,cwa,concerned,women,america,politics,family,christianity,field,grassroots,states,education,christian,freedom,persecution,christian,rights,legal,abortion,kansas