Props

There has been a lot of heat directed towards Kirk Cameron since his interview on CNN when he said that homosexuality was "unnatural," among other things.
If you have not seen the interview, here it is:

I have to say that when I watched that, there were two things running through my mind:
1) I was impressed at how eloquently he stated his beliefs.  When you are a Christian, and the majority of the world is waiting for you to mess up, or just looking for something to pick at so that they can try and tear you down, that is a lot of pressure. Everyone knows that, and by putting someone like Kirk Cameron, who is so vocal about his beliefs, on the spot like that with questions like those, you can't tell me that they weren't trying to set him up for failure.  You can see, if you watch the video, that there are a couple moments where he hesitated, but he still stated his beliefs, and you can tell that he tried to do so in a way that was fair to society and those who might be insulted by what he had to say, while still staying true to his faith. And I think he managed to do that, which is pretty impressive.
2) I was angry. And contrary to the majority, I was not angry at Kirk.

Even if you are not a Christian and you don't believe the way he does, you should be able to respect the fact that he was willing to stand up for his beliefs, despite the knowledge that it would come back to bite him.
Everyone was automatically so up-in-arms about what he said, and I do not understand why.
Did he sit there and say, "YES.I think homosexuality is a sin, and anyone who practices it is a horrible person, and they are going straight to hell, and I hate every single one of them"?
No.
Instead he took the approach where he basically said, "This is what I believe, and just as you might believe something different, I am going to stand up for it.You asked me what I thought and what I would do, so here is my answer."
He did not give a hate speech, he simply stated his opinions. And I read an article online earlier today where he later stated, "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."
I must say that I agree with that statement wholeheartedly.  He has the right to state his opinions just as anybody else does, and it is not fair to try and take that right away from him, just because you don't agree with what he is saying. It's called "agreeing-to-disagree," and by not willing to do that, you are just making yourself look like you are afraid of what he has to say because you know that it's wrong. People who make hate speeches towards him because of what he said, are immature and are just as guilty as they make him out to be.

I'm sure, if I actually had anyone who reads my blog, there would be people who would think, "Of course you believe what he says and side with him. You are a Christian."
Dang right, I do.
I'm sure there would also be people that would make the age-old assumption that becaue I am a Christian, I am homophobic.
Wrong.
I have friends who are gay, and I love them just as much as I love my straight friends.  And before you try and condemn me for that, and try to say that that's not possible because what I believe doesn't allow that, you should think again. I am not for the practice of homosexuality. How can I be when my God and the Bible tell me that it is wrong? But I was also raised on the Biblical idea that you "hate the sin, but love the person." That is possible.

And I would stand up for Kirk Cameron out of respect for what he said in the position that he was in, and I would stand beside him and anyone else who said things like that because I believe in them and the truth that they speak.

So, Kirk Cameron, I give you props, good sir. You deserve them.

And with all of that,
Adieu