Concerned Women for America

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'''The Concerned Women for America''' ('''CWA''' or '''CWfA''') are a group of [[right wing]] [[radical]]s opposed to anything that is too sympathetic toward, or even remotely related to, [[homosexuality]].  Sounding like a parody of the '''Junior Anti-Sex League''' in [[George Orwell]]'s dystopian novel ''Nineteen Eighty-Four'', their [http://www.cwfa.org/articles/18821/BLI/nation/index.htm pronouncements] complain about a "sex-saturated culture." 

Founded by Beverly LaHaye (widow of [[Left Behind]] author [[Tim LaHaye]]), they have openly attacked freedom of choice, [[Islam|Muslims]], and pretty much anyone who isn't [[United States|American]], [[Christianity|Christian]], male, and [[heterosexual]].<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20021121045108/http://www.cwfa.org/about.asp</ref> 

==Good, good… Let the hate flow through you==
CWA has displayed opposition to almost all [[women's rights]], including equal pay, [[abortion]], and maternity leave (unless you're [[Kinder, Küche, Kirche|leaving the workforce forever to go be a homemaker]], of course), earning it the derogatory title "Ladies against Women" in [[feminist]] circles.<ref group=note>Not to be confused with the parody group of the same name, [https://ladiesagainstwomen.com/ Ladies Against Women]</ref>

They have stated that publicly-funded [[HIV]] screening and publicly-funded [[STD]] treatment are objectionable programs.<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20120607144809/http://www.cwfa.org/content.asp?id=20721</ref>

Another one of their favorite issues is pushing [[religion]] and [[pseudoscience]] in [[public school#American public schools|public schools]], including [[school prayer]] and [[Intelligent Design]].

Their [[homophobia|anti-gay]] myth-spreading, such as equating homosexuality with [[pedophilia]] and downplaying the number of homophobic [[hate crime]]s, has resulted in their being labeled a hate group by the [[Southern Poverty Law Center]].<ref>[https://www.splcenter.org/resources/reports/18-anti-gay-groups-and-their-propaganda/ 18 Anti-Gay Groups and their Propaganda], Southern Poverty Law Center</ref>

It is feared that there are at least 250,000 of them.

==See also==
*[[Focus on the Family]]
*[[Mothers Against Drunk Driving]]
*[[Wendy Wright]]

==External links==
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20021112101747/http://www.cwfa.org/main.asp CWA homepage]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20080913102804/http://www.rightwingwatch.org/category/groups/concerned-women-america Right Wing Watch category]
*[[Ed Brayton]] on CWA:
**[https://web.archive.org/web/20121117040416/http://scienceblogs.com/dispatches/2007/05/31/biology-and-real-parents/ Biology and "Real Parents"]
**[https://web.archive.org/web/20150417010637/http://scienceblogs.com/dispatches/2011/03/23/dumbass-quote-of-the-day-274/ Dumbass Quote of the Day from CWA], 
**[https://web.archive.org/web/20150417010642/http://scienceblogs.com/dispatches/2010/08/04/desperate-bigots-claim-gay-mar/ Desperate bigots claim gay marriage hurts the economy]

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