Host Piers Morgan on Tuesday invited
Kirk Cameron to a second interview after Cameron called him
“disingenuous.”
During an appearance on Fox News' Fox
and Friends to pitch his upcoming documentary film on America's
moral downfall, Monumental: In Search of America's National
Treasure, Cameron addressed the firestorm of controversy he
created earlier this month when he appeared on CNN's Piers Morgan
Tonight and said that being gay is “unnatural” and
“detrimental, and ultimately destructive to so many of the
foundations of civilization” and that he would not be supportive if
one of his six sons told him he was gay.
“I don't change my feelings about the
comments,” he said.
“What disheartens me, to be honest
with you, is that when you're sitting across the table from someone
who knows what your perspective is on issues – and I've been very
consistent, I don't think anything I said surprised anybody as a
Bible-believing Christian – but to then take some answers, reduce
an important and personal and sensitive issue to a four-second
soundbite, and toss it into a community to start a political bonfire
and really upset people that you're saying you're looking to protect,
I think it's disingenuous,” he added. (Watch
the exchange at Mediaite.com.)
Morgan tweeted to his more than 2
million followers that he would let others decide if Cameron was
“stitched up … or just a bigot.”
“Kirk Cameron is moaning everywhere
today that I stitched him up by releasing a 4-second 'soundbite' re
his comments on gay marriage …,” he messaged.
“Mr. Cameron 'stands by the
comments', despite his whining. So I'll let others decide if he was
stitched up … or just a bigot.”
“Re #KirkCameron, I respect his
religious beliefs – just don't respect his use of bigoted,
inflammatory language re homosexuality. End.”
“Kirk Cameron should come back on my
show, live and uncensored, and we can debate this properly. Your
call, Kirk. #CNN.”