Catherine Crabill

Ten Commandments and Freedom of Religion

I am an advocate of posting the Ten Commandments in the schools not just for the free exercise of religion, but also because of the fact that our entire legal and justice systems are based on this document.

I resent the oft told lie called “Separation of Church and State”. There is no such statement in any of our Nation’s founding documents or laws. This statement was gleaned from a personal letter written by Thomas Jefferson to the Danbury Baptist Association of Connecticut. His intent was to assuage their concerns about a state sponsored church such as was common in England where the “faith” of the Monarch was declared the faith of the state.

There is no doubt that Jefferson was affirming that the church would be free from the influence or dominion of the state. This has been completely turned on its head to mean that the state is protected from religious expression or its influence. Nothing could be further from the truth. Our Founders fully embraced the guiding principles of the Christian Religion as articulated in the Holy Bible. Further, the declaration that America is a Christian Nation is reiterated throughout our early Supreme Court decisions and Congressional Record. As a Christian Nation, we extend the right to freedom of thought, speech, and religious expression to all faiths, while not yielding or abandoning our claim to the supremacy of our Christian heritage as was the intent of the Founding Fathers.

2nd Amendment

The 2^nd Amendment, while being advantageous to hunters, was clearly intended for self defense as well as, and more specifically, to keep the government on notice of an armed citizenry.

“The strongest reason for the people to retain the right to bear arms is, as a last resort, to protect themselves against tyranny in Government.” – Thomas Jefferson

MONTANA HAS IT RIGHT ON SECOND AMENDMENT

Great Quotes

“Not until I went into the Churches of America and heard her pulpits flame with righteousness, did I understand the reason for her genius & power."

Alexis de Tocqueville

 

 

“What is it that gentlemen wish? What would they have?

Is life so dear, or peace so sweet, as to be purchased at the price of chains and slavery?

Forbid it, Almighty God!

I know not what course others may take;

but as for me, give me liberty, or give me death!"

Patrick Henry - March 23, 1775

 

 

“A government big enough to give you everything you want,

is strong enough to take everything you have.”

Thomas Jefferson

 

 

“Anyone who trades liberty for security deserves neither liberty nor security.”

Benjamin Franklin

 

 

 

“We are apt to shut our eyes against a painful truth. For my part, I am willing to know the whole truth, to know the worst, and to provide for it.”

Patrick Henry

 

 An unlimited power to tax involves, necessarily, a power to destroy; because there is a limit beyond which no institution and no property can bear taxation.

John Marshall, McCullough v. Maryland, 1819

 

 

A general dissolution of principles and manners will more surely overthrow the liberties of America than the whole force of the common enemy. While the people are virtuous they cannot be subdued; but when once they lose their virtue then will be ready to surrender their liberties to the first external or internal invader.

Samuel Adams, letter to James Warren, February 12, 1779

 

 

Since private and publick Vices, are in Reality, though not always apparently, so nearly connected, of how much Importance, how necessary is it, that the utmost Pains be taken by the Publick, to have the Principles of Virtue early inculcated on the Minds even of children, and the moral Sense kept alive, and that the wise institutions of our Ancestors for these great Purposes be encouraged by the Government. For no people will tamely surrender their Liberties, nor can any be easily subdued, when knowledge is diffusd and Virtue is preservd. On the Contrary, when People are universally ignorant, and debauched in their Manners, they will sink under their own weight without the

Aid of foreign Invaders.

Samuel Adams, letter to James Warren, November 4, 1775

 

 

"Government is not reason; it is not eloquence, it is force!

Like fire, it is a dangerous servant and a fearful master.”

George Washington

 

 

Before a standing army can rule, the people must be disarmed; as they are in almost every kingdom of Europe. The supreme power in America cannot enforce unjust laws by the sword; because the whole body of the people are armed, and constitute a force superior to any band of regular troops that can be, on any pretence,

raised in the United States.

Noah Webster, An Examination into the

Leading Principles of the Federal Constitution, 1787

 

 

That all men are by nature equally free and independent, and have certain rights, of which, when they enter into a state of society, they cannot by any compact deprive or divest their posterity; namely, the enjoyment of life and liberty, with the means of acquiring and possessing property, and pursuing and obtaining happiness and safety.

The Virginia Bill of Rights, June 12, 1776

 

 

That the people have a right to keep and bear arms; that a well-regulated militia, composed of the body of the people trained to arms, is the proper, natural, and safe defence of a free state; that standing armies, in time of peace, are dangerous to liberty, and therefore ought to be avoided, as far as the circumstances and protection of the community will admit; and that, in all cases, the military should be under strict subordination to, and governed by, the civil power.

Recommended Bill of Rights from the Virginia Ratifying Convention, June 27, 1778

 

 

The most important consequence of marriage is, that the husband and the wife become in law only one person... Upon this principle of union, almost all the other legal consequences of marriage depend. This principle, sublime and refined, deserves to be viewed and examined on every side.

James Wilson, Of the Natural Rights of Individuals, 1792

 

 

The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people.

Tenth Amendment to the Constitution, Bill of Rights, December 15, 1791

 

 

"I encourage you to take on the mantle of fearless, thoughtful,

but loyal dissent when the situation calls for it."

Robert Gates, Sec. of Defense

 

 

“Honor, justice, and humanity, forbid us tamely to surrender that freedom which we received from our gallant ancestors, and which our innocent posterity have a right to receive from us. We cannot endure the infamy and guilt of resigning succeeding generations to that wretchedness which inevitably awaits them

if we basely entail hereditary bondage on them.”

Thomas Jefferson

 

 

“Fight and you may die. Run and you will live at least awhile.

And dying in your bed many years from now, would you be willing to trade all the days from this day to that for one chance, just one chance, to come back here as young men and tell our enemies that they may take our lives but they will never take our freedom!”

William Wallace

 

 

“No body of men will be argued into slavery.”

Edmund Burke

 

 

“If we make peaceful revolution impossible, we will make violent revolution inevitable.”

John F. Kennedy

 

 

If Virtue & Knowledge are diffused among the People, they will never be enslav'd.

This will be their great Security.

Samuel Adams, letter to James Warren, February 12, 1779

 

 

One of the most essential branches of English liberty is the freedom of one's house.

A man's house is his castle.

James Otis, On the Writs of Assistance, 1761

 

 

Proclaim liberty throughout the land unto all the inhabitants thereof.

Leviticus 25:10, Inscription on the Liberty Bell

 

 

“The right to revolt has sources deep in our history.”

Supreme Court Justice William O. Douglas

 

 

“I believe there are more instances of the abridgement of freedom of the people

by gradual and silent encroachments of those in power

than by violent and sudden usurpations.”

James Madison

 

 

"First in war, first in peace, and first in the hearts of his countrymen, he was second to none in humble and enduring scenes of private life. Pious, just humane, temperate, and sincere; uniform dignified, and commanding; his example was as edifying to all around him as were the effects of that example lasting correct throughout, vice shuddered in his presence and virtue always felt his fostering hand. The purity of his private charter gave effulgence to his public virtues. Such was the man for whom our nation morns ."

John Marshall, official eulogy of George Washington,

delivered by Richard Henry Lee, December 26, 1799

 

The Media and Sarah

Why Conservative Women LOVE Sarah!

 

As the news media is desperately trying to grasp the appeal of Sarah Palin, I am desperately trying to grasp why they HATE her! I need to say up front I am not voting for Sarah because she’s a woman. Only a fool would vote for gender, race, or party with no regard for character. So let’s lay that supposition to rest right off the bat. To understand my love and admiration for Sarah you would have to understand a little something about me.

 

I was raised in a Republican home by self-employed parents. We had our ups and downs. We had money, and we had none, but not once did my parents ever look to the government for help. What I learned from my parents was that being a Republican was not about the country club, or a life of privilege, it was about being strong and resourceful. It was about independence from government by way of utter and complete dependence on God and the strengths, talents, and opportunities He gave us. We saw our lives as an asset made available to others. In fact, the only thing I can remember agreeing with JFK on was to ask not what our country could do for us, but what we could do for our country. Sadly, his party would not recognize or support that position today.

 

And so it was when I married my husband, who had spent 12 years in Alaska, that we merged those can-do attitudes into our family life. With my husband’s support and encouragement, I had all four of our children at home. My husband and I built our 5,000 sq ft home virtually by ourselves. I home schooled my children for years teaching them reading, writing, and how to be great at math! I know how to handle tools and want to learn how to handle a gun. I am an award winning Realtor, I'm a good cook, and I can bake a great cake too! In this economic downturn, I have been employed as a gardener, a painter, and am ready to apply to Wal-mart if things don’t change quick! I could give up and whine about the good ole' days and how I hate the circumstances that affected my real estate career that have made my life harder, but that's not what women like me do. We suck it up, dig deep, and do what needs doing! We’re not ashamed of an honest living, no matter how humble it may seem.

 

We're the brand of women who survived the transatlantic voyage on slow ships only to land on hostile shores and learned to carve a life out of a wilderness. We’re the women who held fast to our faith and our guns because we were determined not to be victims in need of someone else to save us. We’re women who aren’t threatened by other strong women of great courage and conviction, but we don’t tolerate posers and self-promoters at all, (Hillary). We’re women who embrace our place in this world as God ordained us to be. We’re happy to submit to honorable men who have demonstrated that they would lay down their lives for us as Christ laid down His life for the church. We don’t need or want to be the boss of anything or anyone but our own children. And God help the fool who ever tries to mess with our kids. We are mother bears and will go to bat for our families, and our communities, and our nation. We don’t back up and we don’t back down when righteousness and truth are on the line. We stand up and defend the weak and the helpless and nothing is weaker or more helpless than an unborn child. In loving life we love our own souls and the Maker of both.

 

We’re women who like to look our best when we’re all cleaned up, but our most important wardrobe is not purchased from the Gap, Talbots, or Ann Taylor. We dress ourselves in the beauty of holiness, kindness and generosity. We adorn ourselves with gentle humor and a quick genuine laugh that is as much about ourselves as anyone else. We wear the crown of our unashamed faith in Jesus Christ and when the world reminds us how much they hate us, we recall that Jesus warned us that the world would hate us, because it hated Him first.

 

How the left silenced the RIGHT

The assault of freedom of thought, speech, and religion by the left has been brilliantly effective through the Trojan Horse of Political Correctness, Hate Crimes Legislation, and the impending “Fairness Doctrine”.  Catherine Crabill is a Conservative Christian, and by extension will be accused of being:

...an Angry, Bigoted, Homophobic, Greedy, Intolerant, Right Wing, Judgmental, Strident, Bible-Thumping, Racist, Hate-filled, Fascist.

"As everyone knows, anyone who holds fast to their Faith and the Values of Christian Conservatism will be slandered and libeled with variations of the salacious description above. I will not run from these labels. To do so is to allow the liberals to frame the debate and perpetually put me on the defense. The only way to avoid being attacked in this way is to abandon my core Christian Conservative values and become a liberal Democrat. And that is never going to happen."

 

Catherine Crabill

100% Pro Life

I am against abortion in all forms at all stages. I cannot begin to imagine the horror of a pregnancy resulting from incest or rape. Nevertheless, to be completely genuine in trusting the science of life from conception, to put to death the resulting innocent life for the crime of the father is indefensible and would make any position other than "no exceptions" disingenuous.

I am absolutely confident from my knowledge of those in the pro-life movement and crisis pregnancy centers, that there is no dearth of adoptive parents who are more than willing to raise these children in loving, stable homes. I am also confident that these same organizations, especially and including many churches, are eager to offer counseling, support, (spiritual, emotional, and financial), and encouragement, to carry these women through these challenging 9 months. I am convinced that these women, so brutally victimized, can and do, come out of these crisis’ with their hearts and minds intact. And rather than the emotional scars of inflicting a brutal death upon their innocent, unborn, child, they go forward with the peace of knowing that through a hard choice, they gave the gift of life.

 

How Christainity Transformed Civilization; The Value of Human Life...

Home Schooling

I home schooled my four children for 10 years, and I therefore fully support the Home School Movement. Additionally, I am against ANY attempt to force parents to be “certified” to teach their own children.

 

I am a high school graduate from Woodstock Central High School in Woodstock, Virginia. I have some college background, but I consider myself self-taught.  Beyond that, I am interested in a wide variety of issues.

 

My two oldest, which I home schooled the longest, have been the most successful academically when entering private and public education. My daughter graduated from Christchurch School with honors in 2006.

 

The need to protect the sovereignty of each citizen and the privacy of each home far outweighs the occasional abuse of a home school participant.

 

Parental Notification

As a quintessential mother bear I will adamantly support Parental Notification. It is clearly unconscionable that any parent could be blocked from knowing about their child’s emotional, physical, or mental health through a law that usurps their God given authority.

Further, it is outrageous that any government entity would insinuate themselves between parent and child and, in addition, leave the onus and burden of any financial obligation as a consequence of these actions squarely on the shoulders of the uninformed parent.

 

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99th District Issues

Current Concerns

 

Homosexual Hate Crimes Legislation:

First of all, some of the dearest people I know are homosexual. I treasure these friendships and I am grieved that my position on this matters may fracture these relationships. My grievance is not against those whose personal life is kept private, as is mine. My grievance is against the insidious legal maneuvers that have had the desired chilling effect on those who would dare to oppose their public, societal-redefinement agenda. To elevate a class of citizens defined by their particular sexual “expression” is clearly unconstitutional through the provisions of equal protection under the law. Peaceful protestors at such events as “Gay Pride” parades are threatened with fines and imprisonment. Those of us who take a stand against this aggressive agenda risk the loss of our freedom of thought, speech, and religion. The danger of these laws cannot be exaggerated. Further, the indoctrination of our children and many corporate employees through mandatory "sensitivity training" is clearly an assualt on personal moral convictions.

Homosexual Marriage:

I do not believe that any person should be the victim of discrimination. Many of my friends in the homosexual community have been in relationships as commited and loving as the best that any heterosexual couple could ever claim. However, the demands of some in the Homosexual community to insinuate themselves into traditional institutions, such as marriage, that effectively destroy the very parameters and sanctity of this sacred, religiously ordained, covenant relationship, between one man and one woman are unsupportable. Consequently, there is no wall too high, no boundary of law too extreme to forbid such an unholy alliance.

Homosexual Adoption:

The very best situation to secure a child’s emotional health is a mother and a father. To encourage homosexual parenting, while gratifying for many homosexual couples with the most altruistic motives, ultimately deprives a child of the God created need for a mother and father.

Homosexual, Bisexual, Transgendered Access to Opposite Sex Facilities:

Some states have legalized the unfettered access to bathrooms, locker rooms, and other sexually segregated facilities to accommodate those who are sexually confused. This provides unlimited opportunities for predators and sexual deviants to terrorize women and children, in particular, who can no longer identify the ladies room as a type of haven for privacy. Additionally, these laws penalize, in the form of fines and imprisonment, those who dare to object.

Social Services

It is long past time to STOP rewarding bad behavior. We must stop paying unmarried women who purposely choose to continue to get pregnant and have more children in order to receive more welfare benefits. This is backwards thinking. A woman who has gone on welfare understands that the more children she has the more government money she receives. ENOUGH. These women need husbands and these children need fathers and the government dole is neither. If there is someone of genuine character and honest integrity who has fallen on hard times, those who know, trust, and love them will inevitably lend a helping hand. Of course, not all women on welfare choose this path. However, those of you who have made a living off of manipulating the system, (you know who you are…), are reaching the end of the line, IF I’m elected.