Well sticking to his principles would have meant quitting the show IMO, not holding people hostage.
If someone has the clout to make a difference, why couldn't they try do it? We're talking about a 17 year old who's found fame and fortune....don't you find anything wonderful about him finding religion/spirituality instead of drugs and notoriety - you see the headlines about young famous people this days. Either they're getting hauled before the courts for drugs, vandalisms, dui, violence, etc., - or they die! Most young ones don't know how to handle fame and fortune.
I don't see that as taking people "hostages." The producers didn't have to put up with his demands if they didn't want to. It's not like as if they didn't have any choice. They could've sacked and replaced him with someone else.
Regardless, I did watch some of his interviews on youtube last night and interviews of people criticizing him. I find it somewhat interesting that he fits the mold of what atheists and others say a good Christian should be, but that didn't stop people from blasting him for answering the questions about gays. In the same interview where he said homosexuality was unnatural, he also talked about all people being sinners, and he was just as in need of a savior as anybody else, and condemned people mistreating others whether they be gay straight or bi.
I saw one too where he was asked about his opinion about homosexuality. I wonder if it's the same one you saw...
[video]http://piersmorgan.blogs.cnn.com/2012/03/02/kirk-cameron-on-homosexuality-its-detrimental-and-ultimately-destructive/[/video]
I love what he said about how he'd be teaching his children. I think he handled it very well....and it was a humanistic response wherein he acknowledged that everyone is a sinner - including him.
When Piers Morgan badgered Cameron about homosexuality as a sin - Cameron stated a logical response: Morgan was asking a Christian! What does Morgan expect a Christian to say?
Imho, Morgan was grandstanding at the expense of Cameron.
In this interview, I'd be critical of the host instead of Cameron, specially when Morgan was citing the 7 states that legalized gay marriage like as if just because 7 states legalized it therefore that makes it not sinful. Cameron was right explaining about standards of morality.
Cameron should've turned the tables around and asked him, should the 7 states legalize the killing of all mentally retarded children - would that make it right?
Of course, liberal-minded and anti-religion people would latch on to his comment about homosexuality being unnatural.
Nothing surprising about that.
To a Christian, homosexuality is unnatural. It's clearly stated in the Bible. Remember, we're talking about the sex act itself.
I then went off on a tangent watching tubes of Ravi Zacharias whom I find to be a rather interesting person in his disposition. Very humanistic in his approach to his faith and how he applies it.
They have different styles. I've not had the chance to see Ravi Zacharias (but he's been recommended)...I've seen some of William Lane Craig. Would Zaccharias say homosexuality is not a sin if he was pinned down - the same way that Cameron was pinned by Morgan - to give an answer?