On March 2 Kirk Cameron was on CNN’s Piers Morgan Tonight for some reason. To many viewers it must have come as quite a shock that he was still alive (that was Corey Haim, folks). But if you want to get people talking about you again, your best bet is to go on TV and say something crazy. And that’s just what Cameron did.
Now,
Cameron’s extreme right beliefs are no secret. He’s a pin-up boy for zealous
Christianity these days. But usually the stuff that comes out of his mouth has
a limited audience. Not so this time.
During
the interview, Morgan asked Cameron about gay marriage. Cameron responded, "I
believe that marriage was defined by God a long time ago. Marriage is almost as
old as dirt and it was defined in the garden between Adam and Eve, one man one
woman for life, ‘til death do you part. So I would never attempt to redefine
marriage and I don’t think anyone else should either. So do I support the idea
of gay marriage? No, I don’t."
Now,
someone who believed in evolution obviously wouldn’t be making the argument
that marriage was older than dirt. Certainly if we turn to science we would
find otherwise. But facts are for the godless. I also think it’s important to
point out that the Bible says a lot of stuff about marriage, and it isn’t all
"one man one woman for life." Some crazy shit happens in the Bible, people.
Morgan
then asks if homosexuality is a sin.
"I
think that it’s unnatural," Cameron says. "I think that it’s detrimental and
ultimately destructive to so many of the foundations of our civilization."
How
does Cameron know what will "ultimately" be "destructive to so many of the
foundations of our civilization," you ask? Because he’s seen the future. He
starred in the low budget movie based on Tim LaHaye’s Left Behind series, a
zany Armegeddon-Rapture rom-com. He’s no doubt read the whole series. He knows
the Truth.
But
what if one of Cameron’s six kids ended up gay?
"I’d
sit down and I’d have a heart to heart with them," Cameron says. "Just like you would with your kids."
Morgan
interrupts: "But it one of my sons said that I’d say, ‘That’s great son, as
long as you’re happy.’ What would you say?"
"Well,
I wouldn’t say that’s great son as long as you’re happy," Cameron responds.
"I’m gonna say there’s all sorts of issues that we need to wrestle through in
our life and just because you feel one way doesn’t mean we should act on
everything that we feel."
Hoo
boy. Here’s hoping that none of the Cameron kids are gay. And here’s hoping
that if they are they’re strong enough to break away from Daddy’s homophobic
stronghold and misguided sense of morality.
Cameron’s
comments caused quite a stir, needless to say. Morgan even said that Cameron
was "brave" for saying these things. I don’t think "brave" is the right word.
"Tone deaf" and "ignorant" feel more accurate to me. And that’s the Truth.