My 2005...

Just thought I would share some personal photos from of my favorite moments of 2005.

Whitewater rafting on the middle fork of the American River (Cool pic huh!)

My wife, Sobna and I at the 25th Anniversary Celebration for Calavary Christian Center .

Craig Jr. and I during Mulitcultural Sunday celebrating Western Culture.

Speaking to the press in Stockton during the Protect Marriage Bus Tour.

Photo with Bush impersonator at Tim Leslie fundraiser

Speaking at Sacramento press conference against Assembly Bill 19 which would have legalized same-sex marriage.

Sobna and I pose for a picture with Former Attorney General John Ashcroft at a Placer County Republican fundraiser.

Sitting in for Sacramento radio talk show host Eric Hogue.

Family vacation at Disneyland (Jazmine is driving...Scary!)

Playing a Roman Soldier in a Easter production called "The Cup".

Sobna and I celebrate 13 yeas of marriage in Reno.

Happy New Year!!!

Craig DeLuz

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Craig DeLuz in for Eric Hogue For the Last Show of 2005!

I will be sitting in for Eric Hogue tomorrow morning (Friday, December 30th) for the last show of the year!

We will be discussing the top Stories (or non-Stories) of 2005; taking your predictions for 2006; and much much more!

So join myself and a few of my fellow Western Alliance members for an intelligent and entertaining conversation.
Details Below:

FRIDAY, December 30, 2005

Station: 1380AM
Live Audio Steaming at www.ktkz.com (for those of you out of the Sacramento Region)

TIME: 5-9 am (PST)

Call in Number: (916) 923-3300

Pastor looking for a few good straight men for “Mr. Heterosexual Contest”

If we can have Gay Pride Parades, why not a Mr. Heterosexual Contest?

That is what Pastor Thomas Crouse of Holland Congregational Church thought as he began organizing the first ever Mr. Heterosexual Contest.

The Republic is reporting:

He is sponsoring a "Mr. Heterosexual" contest, where contestants will tear Oprah magazines, play "Name that Potato Chip" blindfolded, discuss the best use of duct tape and display a talent.

All for $100 and a "Mr. Heterosexual" trophy.

And needless to say, the “Champions of Tolerance” have once again made their presence felt.

The contest has raised concerns from gay activists, and after threats of protests, Crouse is now looking for a new location to hold the Feb. 4 event. He said he has received "threatening, perverse and jaded" e-mails.

"Sturbridge Host Hotel told me today they won't hold it there," said Crouse, blaming pressure from the gay community.

"I anticipated some reaction, but what surprises me is how intolerant people who preach tolerance can be. I'm not a gay-basher ... This is a funny event," said Crouse, who discussed the contest with Tucker Carlson recently on MSNBC.

What these folks have a problem with is the fact that part of the event will feature a talk by a man who once lived the homosexual lifestyle.

The event will also feature an appearance by a man who once lived what Crouse calls "the homosexual lifestyle" but has been "freed through Jesus Christ."

"If someone's a homosexual and struggling with homosexuality, then Jesus Christ can free them from that," Crouse said. "Christ is the answer for all sinners."

The existence of anyone who has left the homosexual lifestyle is a threat to gay activist’s claims that they are born gay. It would mean that they have chosen to be homosexual and can thus, choose not to be homosexual. That is why some will go to great lengths to silence or discredit those who claim to have left the gay lifestyle.

I have always wondered how it is that if someone chooses to be homosexual after years of being heterosexual, they are said to be “coming out of the closet” or “choosing to be who they really are.” But if someone decides that they want to leave the gay lifestyle, then they are accused of being "brainwashed", “in denial” or “living a lie.”

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In order to "embrace diversity", school bans Christmas, show tunes, and the color red

There’s no war on Christmas... Yeah right!

Here is one more example of just how out of control the Anti-Christmas movement has become. This middle school in Medway, Massachusetts has not just removed Christ from the Christmas season, they have removed anything remotely Christmas from the Christmas season; all in order to avoid offending anyone.

The Milford Daily News reports:

Some parents are scratching their heads after school administrators insisted students call a Christmas tree a "magical tree," the color red was removed from green and red elf hats, and songs from "Jesus Christ Superstar," were pulled from a winter concert.

"I can see a religious holiday being offensive to those who don’t celebrate it," said Dale Fingar, whose sixth-grade son brought home 10 red and green elf hats Monday and requested she replace the red fabric with white. "But red and green hats? Come on."

Now I’m no fan of Jesus Christ Superstar, but this is outrageous. Keep in mind that it is middle school students who are forced to dress up in Muslim garb, take on Muslim names, fast and pray five times a day.

But that obviously doesn’t offend anyone…

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The Liberal Night Before Christmas

Twas the night before Christmas and all through the land,
Not a creature was celebrating, just as the liberals had planned.

The war had been waged with consummate glee,

And they had finally vanquished the foul bourgeoisie.
They were now out of power, but oh, those libs had a vision-
A secular state guised as multiculturalism.

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Intelligent Design to be taught in philosophy class

Even as a judge in Pennsylvania rules that it is illegal to even mention intelligent design in a public school classroom, Frazier Mountain High School officials have approved the teaching of intelligent design as a part of philosophy course that addresses the many theories surrounding the origin of life.

The Bakersfield Californian published the following:

Origins of life course gets OK

Frazier Mountain school offers elective philosophy class on touchy issues

By LISA SCHENCKER, Californian staff writer

Posted: Wednesday December 21st, 2005, 11:05 PM
Last Updated: Wednesday December 21st, 2005, 11:15 PM

The national debate over evolution and intelligent design will soon enter at least one county classroom.

Frazier Mountain High School will start teaching intelligent design -- a concept that questions evolution and attributes life to an unspecified intelligence -- as part of an elective philosophy class in its January intersession.

El Tejon Unified School District Superintendent John Wight said the class, which is offered for only a few weeks, will cover intelligent design and evolution in a balanced way. He compared it to a civics class that might use abortion as an issue of debate.

"It's not about what's right or wrong," Wight said. "It's a critical thinking class."

At least one board member, however, questions the true purpose of the class. Board members were not given a chance to vote on whether to offer the class.

Board member Kitty Jo Nelson said she wishes the board did vote on the class, given the controversy surrounding the issue. A federal judge in Pennsylvania ruled Tuesday that a public school district there cannot teach intelligent design in its biology classes.

"I do suspect from what has happened in other areas that this could be a move to try to get intelligent design into our local school system," Nelson said. "I do not know how the people in this community are going to react when they know (it's offered)."

According to a tentative syllabus, the class, titled "Philosophy of Design," will cover the concepts of philosophy, intelligent design, Darwinism/evolution, the laws of thermodynamics and fossil records and dating methods.

The teacher, Sharon Lemburg, is the wife of a local religious leader, though Wight said that will not play a role in how she teaches the class. He said Lemburg is a certified district teacher.

"What her family members do has nothing to do with class," Wight said.

Attempts to reach Lemburg on Wednesday were unsuccessful.

Other board members also backed Wight, saying the debate over intelligent design and evolution is an appropriate topic for an elective philosophy class.

"It's not creationism. It's not strictly intelligent design," said board member Steve Newman. "It's a philosophy class questioning whether or not there's something else out there. In a philosophy class there is no right and wrong."

Board member Paula Regan said she is also in favor of it being taught as a philosophy class, and board member Stacey Gustafson said her son is even enrolled in the class.

"It really is a philosophy class for children to be exposed to different points of view and choose their opinions," Gustafson said. "It looks like it's very fair. It's not for or against anything."

Gustafson said, however, that she would not be in favor of teaching intelligent design as a part of the district's normal curriculum.

Intersession is a monthlong chance for students to pick up extra credits in remedial and elective courses. Instead of attending regular classes, students go to two three-hour-long sessions per day, said Frazier Mountain Assistant Principal Kevin Triance.

Regan said she has not yet considered whether intelligent design should be taught regularly, and Newman said the decision would be the board's as a whole.

Attempts to reach board member Phyllis Throckmorton on Wednesday were unsuccessful.
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I would think that an elective course in philosophy would be an ideal forum to teach; what is a widely held theory of how life came into being. But, I am sure it won’t be long before the ACLU or some other group steps in and files a lawsuit based on mythical the separation of church and state.


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Judge strikes down Intelligent Design…He must have descended from a baboon!

Judge John E. Jones III struck down a policy passed by the Dover Area School Board that brought into question Darwin’s Theory of Evolution. He even went as far as to call those board members who supported the policy liars.

CNN reports:

Dover Area School Board members violated the Constitution when they ordered that its biology curriculum must include the notion that life on Earth was produced by an unidentified intelligent cause, U.S. District Judge John E. Jones III said.

Several members repeatedly lied to cover their motives even while professing religious beliefs, he said.

The purpose of this policy was simply to inform students that Evolution is a theory, not fact. And as such, there are still parts of this theory that are still unexplained and unproven. Additionally, it mentions Intelligent Design as an alternative theory and lets students know where they can find more information.

The policy simply required that the following statement was to be read to nineth graders before studying evolution in thier biology class:

The Pennsylvania Academic Standards require students to learn about Darwin's theory of evolution and eventually to take a standardized test of which evolution is a part.

Because Darwin's theory is a theory, it continues to be tested as new evidence is discovered. The theory is not a fact. Gaps in the theory exist for which there is no evidence. A theory is defined as a well-tested explanation that unifies a broad range of observations.

Intelligent design is an explanation of the origin of life that differs from Darwin's view. The reference book, "Of Pandas and People," is available in the library along with other resources for students who might be interested in gaining an understanding of what intelligent design actually involves.

With respect to any theory, students are encouraged to keep an open mind. The school leaves the discussion of the origins of life to individual students and their families. As a standards-driven district, class instruction focuses upon preparing students to achieve proficiency on standards-based assessments.

What is wrong with reminding students that a theory is just that… a theory? And while I have not read the recommended text “Of Pandas and People”, I have to wonder…If it doesn’t reference religion, why can’t it be used in public schools?

Finally, I find it interesting that a judge would accuse Christians of lying and having ulterior motives in the passing of this policy, but ignore secular humanists that clearly have lied in their efforts to remove God from all areas of public life.

Craig DeLuz

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