Celebrities are sounding off about actor Kirk Cameron’s recent comments regarding homosexuality.
During an interview with Piers Morgan the former Growing Pains star called homosexuality “unnatural” “destructive” and “detrimental.”
“Marriage is almost as old as dirt, and it was defined in the garden between Adam and Eve. One man, one woman for life till death do you part. So I would never attempt to try to redefine marriage. And I don’t think anyone else should either,” Cameron said. “So do I support the idea of gay marriage? No, I don’t.”
Stars quickly took to Twitter to express their dismay with the born-again Christian’s statement, including his sitcom costars Alan Thicke and Tracy Gold. Here’s what they had to say:
Alan Thicke: “I’ll address kirk’s comments as soon as I recover from rush limbaugh’s.”
He later tweeted:
“I’m getting him some new books. The Old Testament simply can’t be expected to explain everything.”
and then:
“I love Kirk but I may have to spank him…’tho not in a gay way!”
Tracey Gold: “I am a strong supporter of the #LGBT Community, and I believe in equal rights for all. #NOH8 #LOVE”
Dave Holmes: “Remember yesterday afternoon, when Kirk Cameron’s views were none of our concern? Let’s restore America to that golden age”
Jesse Tyler Ferguson: “The only unnatural thing about me being gay is that I had a crush on Kirk Cameron until about 24 hours ago.”
Roseanne Barr: “kirk or kurt or whatever cameron is an accomplice to murder with his hate speech. so is rick warren. their peers r killing gays in uganda.”
Neil Patrick Harris: “That Kirk Cameron is hilarious!”
Zach Braff: “If Kirk Cameron hates gay people, why was he best friends with Boner?”
Debra Messing: i want to thank Piers Morgan for his response to what he wud say to HIS child if (s)he came out: “Great, as long as you’re happy”
Craig Ferguson: Rush makes me ashamed to be a middleaged white man and Kirk Cameron makes me ashamed to be a failed actor. We don’t all think like that NoH8″
One celebrity that did have his back was Long Island native Stephen Baldwin.
“He has the right to stand up and say what he believes in,” Baldwin, who is also known for his evangelical Christian faith, said. “What he means is the nuclear family is the origin of what this country was founded on. … So there is marriage between a man and a woman … and that’s obviously changing.”