Kirk Cameron is defending himself after getting major heat for intolerant statements on homosexuality and gay marriage. Does his new statement help or hurt?
Kirk Cameron says he loves all people, despite obviously hating homosexuals. After catching major flack for speaking out against gay marriage and the gay lifestyle on Piers Morgan Tonight last week, the actor explained his beliefs in greater depth on his Facebook page.
“I was asked to express my views about homosexuality, gay marriage and abortion. While that was not the agreed-upon purpose of the interview, I was pleased to answer Piers’ questions as honestly as I could,” Cameron wrote.
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“In some people’s eyes, my responses were not sufficiently ‘loving’ toward those in the gay community. I can only say that it is my life’s mission to love all people, and that I expressed the same views that are expressed clearly and emphatically throughout the Judeo-Christian scriptures. As a Bible believing Christian, I could not have answered any other way.”
“I’ve been encouraged by the support of many friends (including gay friends, incidentally) in the wake of condemnation by some political advocacy groups,” he continued. “In the case of one of my gay friends, we regularly talk and have healthy and respectful debate. We learn from each other, and serve others alongside one another. I thank God for all of my friends… even when they hold very different views on issues of faith and morality. I do not, however, believe that the right way to advance our views is to resort to name-calling and personal attacks, as some have done to me. I also believe that freedom of speech and freedom of religion go hand-in-hand in America. I should be able to express moral views on social issues — especially those that have been the underpinning of Western civilization for 2,000 years — without being slandered, accused of hate speech, and told from those who preach ‘tolerance’ that I need to either bend my beliefs to their moral standards or be silent when I’m in the public square.”
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“I hope more than a few people could see the large volume of secularist morality being imposed on me,” Cameron concluded. “In any society that is governed by the rule of law, some form of morality is always imposed. It’s inescapable. But it is also a complicated subject, and that is why I believe we need to learn how to debate these things with greater love and respect.”
You know who’s not buying it? GLAAD.
“Saying that gay people are ‘detrimental to civilization’ might be ‘loving’ in Kirk Cameron’s mind, but it’s gay youth and victims of bullying who truly suffer from adults like Cameron who espouse these ideas,” said GLAAD senior director Herndon Graddick.
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