Wendy Wright: Difference between revisions
Content deleted Content added
Meowcatzmeow (talk | contribs) At no point did she argue in favor of any creationist doctrine. That was totally biased. |
|||
| (31 intermediate revisions by 24 users not shown) | |||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
{{Short description|American social conservatism policy strategist}} |
|||
{{Use American English|date=February 2019}} |
{{Use American English|date=February 2019}} |
||
{{Use mdy dates|date=February 2019}} |
{{Use mdy dates|date=February 2019}} |
||
'''Wendy Wright''' is an American |
'''Wendy Wright''' is an American social conservatism policy strategist.<ref name=Grace>{{cite web|url=https://graceconnect.us/new-cwa-president-has-fgbc-connection/|date=3 February 2006|last=White|first=Terry|title=New CWA President has FGBC Connection}}</ref> From 2006 to 2013 she was the president and chief executive officer of [[Concerned Women for America]], a Christian conservative [[political action committee]] active in the United States. She joined the organization in 1999 and served as its executive vice president before being named president on January 30, 2006.<ref name="bp">{{cite web |access-date=2010-03-17 |url=http://www.bpnews.net/22570/wright-named-president-of-concerned-women-for-america |title=Wright named president of Concerned Women for America |publisher=Baptist Press |date=2006-02-01 }}</ref> Wright was listed as one of "The 100 Most Powerful Women of Washington" in 2006 by ''[[Washingtonian (magazine)|Washingtonian]]'' magazine.<ref>{{cite web |access-date=2010-03-17 |url=http://www.washingtonian.com/articles/businesscareers/1672.html |title=June 2006: The List of the Top 100 Most Powerful Women |work=Washingtonian |date=2006-06-01 |author=Milk, Leslie |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090607094656/https://www.washingtonian.com/articles/businesscareers/1672.html|archive-date=7 June 2009}}</ref> Wright is a frequent spokesperson for conservative causes, including [[anti-abortion]] and international issues.<ref name="bp" /> Between 2011 and 2016, she also served as the vice president for government relations and communications at the [[Center for Family and Human Rights]] (C-Fam).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://c-fam.org/wendywright/|title=Wendy Wright|date=2011-10-26|website=C-Fam|language=en|access-date=2019-08-27}}</ref> |
||
She is also the CEO and President of [[Christian Freedom International]], a [[human rights organization]] that works against global [[persecution of Christians]].<ref name="CFI website">{{cite web|url=https://christianfreedom.org/about/|title=About CFI|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190201165351/https://christianfreedom.org/about/|archive-date=February 1, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref> |
She is also the CEO and President of [[Christian Freedom International]], a [[human rights organization]] that works against global [[persecution of Christians]].<ref name="CFI website">{{cite web|url=https://christianfreedom.org/about/|title=About CFI|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190201165351/https://christianfreedom.org/about/|archive-date=February 1, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref> |
||
==Pop |
==Pop culture== |
||
In 2008 Wright was interviewed by Evolutionary Biologist [[Richard Dawkins]] for his |
In 2008 Wright was interviewed by Evolutionary Biologist [[Richard Dawkins]] for his programme ''[[The Genius of Charles Darwin]]'' in the episode entitled "God Strikes Back", where she argues against evolution, dismissing the prevailing interpretation of scientific evidence visibly presented to us in the natural world.<ref>"Richard Dawkins Interviews Creationist Wendy Wright (Complete)", YouTube, [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-AS6rQtiEh8#t=214], Retrieved January 12, 2014</ref> Dawkins wrote of the exchange in his 2009 book ''[[The Greatest Show on Earth: The Evidence for Evolution]]''. |
||
==References== |
==References== |
||
| Line 12: | Line 13: | ||
==External links== |
==External links== |
||
*{{C-SPAN| |
*{{C-SPAN|80314}} |
||
{{DEFAULTSORT:Wright, Wendy}} |
{{DEFAULTSORT:Wright, Wendy}} |
||
| Line 21: | Line 22: | ||
[[Category:American anti-abortion activists]] |
[[Category:American anti-abortion activists]] |
||
[[Category:Year of birth missing (living people)]] |
[[Category:Year of birth missing (living people)]] |
||
[[Category:Critics of atheism]] |
|||
[[Category:American women chief executives]] |
[[Category:American women chief executives]] |
||
[[Category:Christianity and women]] |
[[Category:Christianity and women]] |
||
[[Category:American anti-communists]] |
|||
{{US-activist-stub}} |
{{US-activist-stub}} |
||
Latest revision as of 19:48, 25 September 2024
Wendy Wright is an American social conservatism policy strategist.[1] From 2006 to 2013 she was the president and chief executive officer of Concerned Women for America, a Christian conservative political action committee active in the United States. She joined the organization in 1999 and served as its executive vice president before being named president on January 30, 2006.[2] Wright was listed as one of "The 100 Most Powerful Women of Washington" in 2006 by Washingtonian magazine.[3] Wright is a frequent spokesperson for conservative causes, including anti-abortion and international issues.[2] Between 2011 and 2016, she also served as the vice president for government relations and communications at the Center for Family and Human Rights (C-Fam).[4]
She is also the CEO and President of Christian Freedom International, a human rights organization that works against global persecution of Christians.[5]
Pop culture
[edit]In 2008 Wright was interviewed by Evolutionary Biologist Richard Dawkins for his programme The Genius of Charles Darwin in the episode entitled "God Strikes Back", where she argues against evolution, dismissing the prevailing interpretation of scientific evidence visibly presented to us in the natural world.[6] Dawkins wrote of the exchange in his 2009 book The Greatest Show on Earth: The Evidence for Evolution.
References
[edit]- ^ White, Terry (February 3, 2006). "New CWA President has FGBC Connection".
- ^ a b "Wright named president of Concerned Women for America". Baptist Press. February 1, 2006. Retrieved March 17, 2010.
- ^ Milk, Leslie (June 1, 2006). "June 2006: The List of the Top 100 Most Powerful Women". Washingtonian. Archived from the original on June 7, 2009. Retrieved March 17, 2010.
- ^ "Wendy Wright". C-Fam. October 26, 2011. Retrieved August 27, 2019.
- ^ "About CFI". Archived from the original on February 1, 2019.
- ^ "Richard Dawkins Interviews Creationist Wendy Wright (Complete)", YouTube, [1], Retrieved January 12, 2014
External links
[edit]
 | This biography of a United States religious figure is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
  | This biographical article about a United States activist is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |