Kirk Cameron fac backlash over anti-gay remarks - CBS News

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• KIRK CAMERON FALLY WEIGHS ON HOW GAYS WILL DTROY CIVILIZATN
• IS KIRK CAMERON GAY?
• ALAN THICKE TWEETS ABOUT KIRK CAMERON’S ANTI-GAY COMMENTS
• KIRK CAMERON RPONDS TO CRICS OF HIS ANTI-GAY REMARKS
• KIRK CAMERON RPONDS TO ANTI-GAY MENTS FLAP
• JORDAN KNIGHT ON KIRK CAMERON'S POST ANTI-GAY COMMENTS: 'SERLY?'{FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.25 "GRAVY",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NONE;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#FFFFFF;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}{FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.25 "GRAVY",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NONE;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#FFFFFF;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}MICBY JOCELYN VENAMARCH 5, 2012/11:39 {HEIGHT:HER;DISPLAY:-WEBK-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-FLEX;DISPLAY:-MS-FLEXBOX;DISPLAY:FLEX;POSN:RELATIVE;-WEBK-FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;-MS-FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;-WEBK-ALIGN-EMS:CENTER;-WEBK-BOX-ALIGN:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-ALIGN:CENTER;ALIGN-EMS:CENTER;-WEBK-BOX-PACK:CENTER;-WEBK-JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-PACK:CENTER;JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-WEBK-TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;-MS-TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;} IMG{HEIGHT:100%;WIDTH:100%;OBJECT-F:VER;}{HEIGHT:574PX;WIDTH:1020PX;}BY JOCELYN VENAMARCH 5, 2012 / 11:39 AM{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"NEWSARTICLE","HEADLE":"JORDAN KNIGHT ON KIRK CAMERON'S POST ANTI-GAY COMMENTS: 'SERLY?'","THUMBNAILURL":","DATEPUBLISHED":"2012-03-05T16:39:06.000+0000","DATEMODIFIED":"2012-03-05T16:39:06.000+0000","IMAGE":{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT","URL":","WIDTH":1920,"HEIGHT":1080},"URL":","THOR":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","NAME":"MTV"},"MAENTYOFPAGE":{"@TYPE":"WEBPAGE","@ID":"},"PUBLISHER":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","@ID":","NAME":"MTV","URL":","LOGO":{"@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT","URL":","WIDTH":1280,"HEIGHT":720}},"CREATOR":"JOCELYN VENA","ARTICLESECTN":"MIC"}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}KIRK CAMERON IS BACK THE HEADL AFTER HE VOICED HIS FEELGS ABOUT THE GAY MUNY AN TERVIEW WH CNN’S PIERS MAN, SAYG THAT BEG GAY IS "UNNATURAL."{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}"I THK THAT 'S - 'S - 'S UNNATURAL. I THK THAT 'S - 'S TRIMENTAL, AND ULTIMATELY STCTIVE TO SO MANY OF THE FOUNDATNS OF CIVILIZATN," HE SAID. "MARRIAGE IS ALMOST AS OLD AS DIRT, AND WAS FED THE GARN BETWEEN ADAM AND EVE. ONE MAN, ONE WOMAN FOR LIFE TILL ATH DO YOU PART. SO I WOULD NEVER ATTEMPT TO TRY TO REFE MARRIAGE. AND I DON'T THK ANYONE ELSE SHOULD EHER. SO DO I SUPPORT THE IA OF GAY MARRIAGE? NO, I DON'T."{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}HIS STATEMENTS ANGERED ANOTHER HEARTTHROB OF THE 1980S, NEW KID ON THE BLOCK JORDAN KNIGHT, WHO ONLY HAD THIS TO SAY ON TWTER RPONSE: "SERLY KIRK?"{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}JORDAN, WHOSE FELLOW NEW KID AND BROTHER JONATHAN KNIGHT ME OUT PUBLICLY LAST YEAR, LATER ADD, "GET RIGHT WH YOURSELF ON THE SI... YA WON'T HAVE TO TAKE THE FIGHT TO THE WORLD.. #JTSAY."{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}AND HE ISN'T THE ONLY ONE STANDG UP AGAST KIRK AND HIS ANTI-GAY STANCE. GLAAD ALSO QUICKLY RPOND TO KIRK’S MENTS. "IN THIS TERVIEW, KIRK CAMERON SOUNDS EVEN MORE DATED THAN HIS 1980S TV CHARACTER," HERNDON GRADDICK, SENR DIRECTOR OF PROGRAMS AT GLAAD, SAID A STATEMENT. "CAMERON IS OUT OF STEP WH A GROWG MAJORY OF AMERINS, PARTICULARLY PEOPLE OF FAH WHO BELIEVE THAT THEIR GAY AND LBIAN BROTHERS AND SISTERS SHOULD BE LOVED AND ACCEPTED BASED ON THEIR CHARACTER AND NOT NMNED BEE OF THEIR SEXUAL ORIENTATN."{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;CLEAR:BOTH;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;MARG:0 TO;WIDTH:90%;M-WIDTH:288PX;MAX-WIDTH:1440PX;M-HEIGHT:194PX;}LATT NEWS
• KIRK CAMERON FAC BACKLASH OVER ANTI-GAY REMARKS
• KIRK CAMERON: MY GAY IENDS SUPPORT ME
• KIRK CAMERON KNOCKS GAY MARRIAGE AGA NEW RELIG INFOMERCIAL
• KIRK CAMERON THKS '80S S STARS’ VIO SLAMMG HIS VIEWS ON GAY MARRIAGE 'FUNNY,' SOURCE SAYS
• KIRK CAMERON FENDS GAY MARRIAGE STATEMENTS AMID NTROVERSY

KIRK CAMERON FALLY WEIGHS ON HOW GAYS WILL DTROY CIVILIZATN

In a s-down on Piers Man Tonight that aired Friday, former "Growg Pas" star Kirk Cameron blasted gay marriage and homosexualy llg "stctive to so many of the foundatns of civilizatn. Kirk Cameron Attacks Stephen Hawkg for Godls Views When the 41-year-old outspoken Christian was asked about his thoughts on gays tyg the knot, Cameron said, "Marriage is almost as old as dirt, and was fed the Garn between Adam and Eve. ""So do I support the ia of gay marriage?

IS KIRK CAMERON GAY?

"And when asked if he thought homosexualy was a s, Cameron went on to say, "I thk that 's unnatural. PHOTOS: A Brief History of Gays on TV Man ntued to discs the topic wh the father of six, askg Cameron what he would say to one of his sons if he told him he was gay.

"Followg the terview, Cameron's ments igned a firtorm wh gay rights groups like GLAAD, which lnched a mpaign agast the former teen idol, enuragg s members to sign a petn agast him to let him know he's "no longer their idol.

ALAN THICKE TWEETS ABOUT KIRK CAMERON’S ANTI-GAY COMMENTS

Wh an creasg number of stat regnizg marriage equaly, Amerins are seeg that marriage is about mted upl who want to make a lifelong promise to take re of and be rponsible for each other and that gay and lbian upl need equal secury and legal protectns. '80s s heartthrob turned evangelil Kirk Cameron ma his stance on gay rights, and gays general, crystal clear an terview wh CNN's Piers Man last night.

After Man broached the topic, Cameron flected by makg reference to Christe O'Donnell's gay-marriage-duced walkout of last summer, but the Growg Pas star eventually shared his views:“I believe marriage was fed by God. So do I support the ia of gay marriage?

”Prsed further to acknowledge whether or not he nsirs "homosexualy a s, " Cameron said:"I thk that 's...

KIRK CAMERON RPONDS TO CRICS OF HIS ANTI-GAY REMARKS

“Cameron is out of step wh a growg majory of Amerins, particularly people of fah who believe that their gay and lbian brothers and sisters should be loved and accepted based on their character and not nmned bee of their sexual orientatn. RELATED: Bin's Gay Marriage Endorsement: Accintal or Accintally on Purpose? RELATED: Huntsman Indited Support for Gay Rights 2009In happier tim:RELATED: Do Anyone Really Thk Obama Don't Support Gay Marriage?

Kirk Cameron | Photo Creds: NBCKirk Cameron says he "absolutely" do not hate gay people and is surprised that his prev remarks that nmned homosexualy ed such a firtorm. In an terview Tuday wh Today, the Growg Pas star nied that he is homophobic and clarified the ments he ma on Piers Man Tonight earlier this month when he lled homosexualy "unnatural" and "stctive.

"GLAAD blasts Kirk Cameron for llg homosexualy "unnatural" and "stctive""Absolutely not, " he said.

KIRK CAMERON RPONDS TO ANTI-GAY MENTS FLAP

"He add: "Nobody should mistreat anybody — homosexuals should not be mistreated, heterosexuals should not be mistreated, bisexuals should not be mistreated. All of who really thk eply about social issu like gay marriage and abortn and homosexualy have nvictns on issu, and we all have our nvictns formed by different thgs, and me are formed by my fah, they're rmed by the word of God, and I found that to be an anchor for me, a pass and a gui for out vios of Kirk CameronCameron drew ire om GLAAD and several of his Growg Pas -stars for his remarks, which he told Ann Curry shocked him bee he's held the beliefs for so long. GLAAD blasts Kirk Cameron for llg homosexualy "unnatural" and "stctive".

JORDAN KNIGHT ON KIRK CAMERON'S POST ANTI-GAY COMMENTS: 'SERLY?'{FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.25 "GRAVY",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NONE;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#FFFFFF;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}{FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.25 "GRAVY",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NONE;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#FFFFFF;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}MICBY JOCELYN VENAMARCH 5, 2012/11:39 {HEIGHT:HER;DISPLAY:-WEBK-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-FLEX;DISPLAY:-MS-FLEXBOX;DISPLAY:FLEX;POSN:RELATIVE;-WEBK-FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;-MS-FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;-WEBK-ALIGN-EMS:CENTER;-WEBK-BOX-ALIGN:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-ALIGN:CENTER;ALIGN-EMS:CENTER;-WEBK-BOX-PACK:CENTER;-WEBK-JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-PACK:CENTER;JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-WEBK-TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;-MS-TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;} IMG{HEIGHT:100%;WIDTH:100%;OBJECT-F:VER;}{HEIGHT:574PX;WIDTH:1020PX;}BY JOCELYN VENAMARCH 5, 2012 / 11:39 AM{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"NEWSARTICLE","HEADLE":"JORDAN KNIGHT ON KIRK CAMERON'S POST ANTI-GAY COMMENTS: 'SERLY?'","THUMBNAILURL":","DATEPUBLISHED":"2012-03-05T16:39:06.000+0000","DATEMODIFIED":"2012-03-05T16:39:06.000+0000","IMAGE":{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT","URL":","WIDTH":1920,"HEIGHT":1080},"URL":","THOR":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","NAME":"MTV"},"MAENTYOFPAGE":{"@TYPE":"WEBPAGE","@ID":"},"PUBLISHER":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","@ID":","NAME":"MTV","URL":","LOGO":{"@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT","URL":","WIDTH":1280,"HEIGHT":720}},"CREATOR":"JOCELYN VENA","ARTICLESECTN":"MIC"}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}KIRK CAMERON IS BACK THE HEADL AFTER HE VOICED HIS FEELGS ABOUT THE GAY MUNY AN TERVIEW WH CNN’S PIERS MAN, SAYG THAT BEG GAY IS "UNNATURAL."{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}"I THK THAT 'S - 'S - 'S UNNATURAL. I THK THAT 'S - 'S TRIMENTAL, AND ULTIMATELY STCTIVE TO SO MANY OF THE FOUNDATNS OF CIVILIZATN," HE SAID. "MARRIAGE IS ALMOST AS OLD AS DIRT, AND WAS FED THE GARN BETWEEN ADAM AND EVE. ONE MAN, ONE WOMAN FOR LIFE TILL ATH DO YOU PART. SO I WOULD NEVER ATTEMPT TO TRY TO REFE MARRIAGE. AND I DON'T THK ANYONE ELSE SHOULD EHER. SO DO I SUPPORT THE IA OF GAY MARRIAGE? NO, I DON'T."{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}HIS STATEMENTS ANGERED ANOTHER HEARTTHROB OF THE 1980S, NEW KID ON THE BLOCK JORDAN KNIGHT, WHO ONLY HAD THIS TO SAY ON TWTER RPONSE: "SERLY KIRK?"{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}JORDAN, WHOSE FELLOW NEW KID AND BROTHER JONATHAN KNIGHT ME OUT PUBLICLY LAST YEAR, LATER ADD, "GET RIGHT WH YOURSELF ON THE SI... YA WON'T HAVE TO TAKE THE FIGHT TO THE WORLD.. #JTSAY."{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}AND HE ISN'T THE ONLY ONE STANDG UP AGAST KIRK AND HIS ANTI-GAY STANCE. GLAAD ALSO QUICKLY RPOND TO KIRK’S MENTS. "IN THIS TERVIEW, KIRK CAMERON SOUNDS EVEN MORE DATED THAN HIS 1980S TV CHARACTER," HERNDON GRADDICK, SENR DIRECTOR OF PROGRAMS AT GLAAD, SAID A STATEMENT. "CAMERON IS OUT OF STEP WH A GROWG MAJORY OF AMERINS, PARTICULARLY PEOPLE OF FAH WHO BELIEVE THAT THEIR GAY AND LBIAN BROTHERS AND SISTERS SHOULD BE LOVED AND ACCEPTED BASED ON THEIR CHARACTER AND NOT NMNED BEE OF THEIR SEXUAL ORIENTATN."{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;CLEAR:BOTH;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;MARG:0 TO;WIDTH:90%;M-WIDTH:288PX;MAX-WIDTH:1440PX;M-HEIGHT:194PX;}LATT NEWS

Jt like many other celebri, has long been speculated the qutn - Kirk Cameron is gay? Yet, as often happens wh artists of this field, the mors that Kirk Cameron is gay are persistent, which is surely annoyg.

Although Kirk Cameron has never admted to beg gay, the media always nsirs the likelihood of one day reportg on the other.

KIRK CAMERON FAC BACKLASH OVER ANTI-GAY REMARKS

Dpe Kirk Cameron has never stated beg gay, among celebri is easier to e out, as many of them have admted to beg homosexual. Do you know any rmatn regardg the qutn - Is Kirk Cameron gay? PT: When Kirk Cameron spoke out agast gay marriage and homosexualy as "stctive to so many of the foundatns of civilizatn" on "Piers Man Tonight" earlier March, he started a firtorm of ntroversy.

KIRK CAMERON: MY GAY IENDS SUPPORT ME

"So, given his ments, do Cameron, who had also e on the show to discs his new documentary "Monumental, " actually hate gay people? "Cameron feels that his opns shouldn't be terpreted as a trigger for bullyg or vlence agast homosexuals. Check out the vio: Related ntent:Kirk Cameron: My gay iends support me'Growg Pas' star Kirk Cameron says homosexualy is 'trimental and stctive'Who's worse trouble -- Limbgh or Cameron?

Backlash is swift over Cameron's anti-gay speech. Alan Thicke has turned to edy to fe a public ntroversy stoked by his one-time TV son’s high profile homophobic ments.

KIRK CAMERON KNOCKS GAY MARRIAGE AGA NEW RELIG INFOMERCIAL

Thicke, who played Kirk Cameron‘s father on the fay iendly s Growg Pas, tweeted rponse to Cameron llg homosexualy “unnatural” and “stctive” on Piers Man Tonight, wrg “I’m gettg him some new books.

Later the day, Thicke add another joke, tweetg, “I love Kirk but I may have to spank him…’tho not a gay way! Cameron also me out agast gay marriage the terview, sayg, “One man, one woman for life till ath do you part. … So do I support the ia of gay marriage?

A large number of celebri have e out agast Cameron’s anti-gay terview, wh Jse Tyler Fergon wrg, “The only unnatural thg about me beg gay is that I had a csh on Kirk Cameron until about 24 hours ago” and Roseanne Barr addg “kirk or kurt or whatever meron is an acplice to murr wh his hate speech.

KIRK CAMERON THKS '80S S STARS’ VIO SLAMMG HIS VIEWS ON GAY MARRIAGE 'FUNNY,' SOURCE SAYS

Their peers r killg gays uganda. Kirk Cameron has stck back agast enormo public cricism followg his anti-gay remarks late last week. Havg lled homosexualy “unnatural” and gay marriage “trimental and ultimately stctive to so many of the foundatns of civilizatn” durg an terview wh Piers Man, Cameron told ABC News on Tuday that he was receivg the sort of tolerance he had been acced of spreadg.

“I spoke as hontly as I uld, but some people believe my rpons were not lovg toward those the gay muny. “I believe we need to learn how to bate the thgs wh greater love and rpect, ” Cameron ntued, “I’ve been enuraged by the support of many iends (cludg gay iends, cintally). LOS ANGELES () - Kirk Cameron is experiencg a new sort of growg pas over his anti-gay Kirk Cameron, bt known for his role as Mike Seaver the televisn seri 'Growg Pas', pos as he arriv at the lnch party for In2TV, the first broadband televisn work on the Inter, Beverly Hills, California March 15, 2006.

Former “Growg Pas” star Cameron went on the fensive on Tuday, rpondg to the many people who cricized his ments about homosexualy and gay marriage durg an terview on Friday’s “Piers Man Tonight. ”In the statement, Cameron also nied that he has hatred for the gay muny, sayg “I n assuredly say that ’s my life’s missn to love all people” and addg, “I spoke as hontly as I uld” durg the Man actor went on to offer a variatn on the “some of my bt iends are gay” gamb, addg, “I’ve been enuraged by the support of many iends (cludg gay iends, cintally).

KIRK CAMERON FENDS GAY MARRIAGE STATEMENTS AMID NTROVERSY

”Durg his terview on the CNN show, Cameron -- while promotg his new film “Monumental” -- oped that homosexualy is “unnatural” and “trimental and ultimately stctive to so many of the foundatns of civilizatn. ”As for gay unns, Cameron add, “I would never attempt to try to refe marriage.

”Cameron’s ments drew an almost immediate rponse om the Gay & Lbian Alliance Agast Defamatn, whose senr director of programs, Herndon Graddick, wrote, “In this terview, Kirk Cameron sounds even more dated than his 1980s TV character. Cameron is out of step wh a growg majory of Amerins, particularly people of fah who believe that their gay and lbian brothers and sisters should be loved and accepted based on their character and not nmned bee of their sexual orientatn. ’tho not a gay way!

Kirk Cameron is back the headl after he voiced his feelgs about the gay muny an terview wh CNN’s Piers Man, sayg that beg gay is "unnatural.