Concerned Women for America
Concerned Women for America is a
conservative Christian group that is active in
politics in the
United States. The group was founded in
1978 by Beverly LaHaye, and currently claims over 500,000 members. It counts as a member any individual who makes a donation to the group, no matter what amount. It attempts to advance its views on six key issues. In CWFA's own words (with explanations in parentheses), the issues are:
- The definition of family (working against same-sex marriage)
- The sanctity of life (working against abortion)
- Education (promoting creationism, abstinence education, and a perceived homosexual bias in public education)
- Pornography (fighting for stricter enforcement of obscenity law, and also against what they see as inappropriate content in culture generally)
- Religious liberty (fighting for increased rights to religious exercise in public settings)
- National Sovereignty (the belief that the United States should not submit to international organizations such as the UN)
Concerned Women for America says of itself:
"We are the nation's largest public policy women's organization with a rich 25-year history of helping our members across the country bring Biblical principles into all levels of public policy."
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