{"id":140518,"date":"2020-12-23T22:39:55","date_gmt":"2020-12-23T19:39:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/why-kirk-cameron-is-a-growing-pain-in-the-butt\/"},"modified":"2020-12-23T22:39:55","modified_gmt":"2020-12-23T19:39:55","slug":"why-kirk-cameron-is-a-growing-pain-in-the-butt","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/why-kirk-cameron-is-a-growing-pain-in-the-butt\/","title":{"rendered":"#Why Kirk Cameron is a growing pain in the butt"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a283efe3064c\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a283efe3064c\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/why-kirk-cameron-is-a-growing-pain-in-the-butt\/#Hurricane_blunder\" >Hurricane blunder<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/why-kirk-cameron-is-a-growing-pain-in-the-butt\/#Awful_movies\" >Awful movies<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/why-kirk-cameron-is-a-growing-pain-in-the-butt\/#Sparrin_with_Darwin\" >Sparrin\u2019 with Darwin<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<p>&#8220;<strong>#Why Kirk Cameron is a growing pain in the butt<\/strong>&#8221;<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Deck the halls with drops of COVID!<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">Kirk Cameron rattled the world Wednesday when it was revealed he <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2020\/12\/23\/kirk-cameron-hosts-more-christmas-caroling-a-covid-spike\/\">hosted a second, largely mask-less Christmas carol get-together<\/a> in California. The actor, who called the singalong a \u201cprotest\u201d against coronavirus restrictions, <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2020\/12\/23\/kirk-cameron-hosts-more-christmas-caroling-a-covid-spike\/\">was dinged just last week<\/a> for doing the same thing. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" alt=\"Actor Kirk Cameron hosted a crowded and non-COVID-19-safety compliant Christmas caroling event.\" class=\"wp-image-16846817 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/12\/kirk-cameron-carol-02.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=300 300w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/12\/kirk-cameron-carol-02.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=640 640w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/12\/kirk-cameron-carol-02.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1280 1280w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/12\/kirk-cameron-carol-02.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/12\/kirk-cameron-carol-02.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=2000 2000w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Kirk Cameron hosted another crowded and non-COVID-19-safety-compliant Christmas caroling event.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Instagram<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">The Golden State racked up more than 35,000 coronavirus cases on Tuesday, and many counties there have been plunged into draconian lockdowns. Whatever. That ain\u2019t gonna stop Cameron and at least 75 pals of all ages from singing \u201cGood King Wenceslas\u201d at the top of their lungs.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-default\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-nypost-small-post\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"231\" height=\"154\" alt=\"Joanna Kerns, Jeremy Miller, Kirk Cameron, Tracey Gold, Alan Thicke in &quot;Growning Pains.&quot;\" class=\"wp-image-16892709 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/12\/kirk-cameron-2.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=300 300w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/12\/kirk-cameron-2.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=640 640w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/12\/kirk-cameron-2.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1280 1280w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/12\/kirk-cameron-2.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=231 231w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/12\/kirk-cameron-2.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=462 462w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 231px\"\/><figcaption>Kirk Cameron (center) with his \u201cGrowing Pains\u201d sitcom family: Joanna Kerns (clockwise from left), Jeremy Miller, Tracey Gold and Alan Thicke.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">ABC\/Everett Collection<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>The former \u201cGrowing Pains\u201d star, 50, who played Mike Seaver\u00a0on the classic ABC sitcom from 1985 to 1992, courts controversy almost as readily as he earns critical pans. <\/p>\n<p>Here are a few of his low-lights.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Hurricane_blunder\"><\/span>Hurricane blunder<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>In the summer of 2017, amid Hurricanes Irma and Harvey, Cameron decided to play the part of meteorologist.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHow should we look at two giant hurricanes coming back-to-back like this?\u201d <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/40667713734\/videos\/10155676291413735\/\">Cameron said on a Facebook video<\/a>. \u201cOne thing we know about hurricanes and all weather is that this is not Mother Nature in a bad mood, this is a spectacular display of God\u2019s immense power.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>Those two storms led to more than 100 deaths and more than $200 billion in damage to the Caribbean and southeastern US. The island of Saint Martin, according to an official, was 95% destroyed.<\/p>\n<p>Cameron soon witnessed the immense power of internet backlash.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Left Behind: The Movie\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/uptqCsvLOUY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/span>\n<\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Awful_movies\"><\/span>Awful movies<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Faith-based films and shows need not be cheesy and terrible. Musicals such as \u201cGodspell\u201d and \u201cJesus Christ Superstar\u201d are staples of even the secular American cultural diet. Fine <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/watch-movies-tv-seriess\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"8\" title=\"Watch Movies &amp; TV Series\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">movies<\/a> like \u201cThe Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe\u201d and classic ones such as \u201cIt\u2019s A Wonderful Life\u201d have obvious Christian elements (angels, savior resurrections). <\/p>\n<p>Cameron just tends to pick the worst of the lot.<\/p>\n<p>Since 2001, he\u2019s played Buck Williams in the <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=uptqCsvLOUY\">\u201cLeft Behind\u201d<\/a> series, about the aftermath of the Rapture. Critics, though, were hardly rapturous. The first entry <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rottentomatoes.com\/m\/left_behind_the_movie\">holds a 16% on Rotten Tomatoes<\/a>, and The Post\u2019s Lou Lumenick called it \u201ca classic case of preaching to the converted.\u201d <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" alt=\"Kirk Cameron in 2014's &quot;Saving Christmas.&quot;\" class=\"wp-image-9561190 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/02\/kirk_cameron_s_saving_christmas.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=300 300w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/02\/kirk_cameron_s_saving_christmas.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=640 640w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/02\/kirk_cameron_s_saving_christmas.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1280 1280w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/02\/kirk_cameron_s_saving_christmas.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/02\/kirk_cameron_s_saving_christmas.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1620 1620w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Kirk Cameron and Bridgette Cameron in 2014\u2019s \u201cSaving Christmas.\u201d<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The actor\u2019s last film, 2014\u2019s \u201cSaving Christmas,\u201d topped that with a zero percent rating. Bill Zwecker of the Chicago Sun-Times said, \u201cEven devout born-again Christians will find this hard to stomach.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" alt=\"Cameron addresses the Values Voter Summit at the Omni Shoreham September 9, 2016 in Washington, DC.\" class=\"wp-image-16892517 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/12\/kirk-cameron-5.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=300 300w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/12\/kirk-cameron-5.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=640 640w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/12\/kirk-cameron-5.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1280 1280w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/12\/kirk-cameron-5.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/12\/kirk-cameron-5.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=2000 2000w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Cameron addresses the 2016 Values Voter Summit, hosted by the Family Research Council in Washington, DC.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Sparrin_with_Darwin\"><\/span>Sparrin\u2019 with Darwin<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>In 2009, Cameron &amp; Co. handed out revised versions of Charles Darwin\u2019s \u201cOn the Origin of Species\u201d at American universities, with a new 50-page preface rebutting the long-accepted scientific beliefs. <\/p>\n<p>Invoking the Nazis, Cameron <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcbayarea.com\/news\/national-international\/natl-growing-pains-star-compares-darwin-to-hitler\/2088979\/\">said in a promotional video<\/a> that the new edition explains \u201cAdolf Hitler\u2019s undeniable connection with the theory, Darwin\u2019s racism, his disdain for racism and Darwin\u2019s thoughts on the existence of God.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Piling on, <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/celebrity\/kirk-cameron-stands-behind-controversial-darwin-statements\/\">he told People<\/a>, \u201cYou can see where [Hitler] clearly takes Darwin\u2019s ideas to some of their logical conclusions and compares certain races of people to lower evolutionary life forms \u2026 If you take Darwin\u2019s theory and extend it to its logical end, it can be used to justify all number of very horrendous things.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>At the time, <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2009\/09\/22\/kirk-cameron-plays-the-hitler-card\/\">TMZ reported<\/a> that the former child star planned to embark on a college tour, in the hopes of expanding the minds of America\u2019s future \u201clawyers, doctors and politicians.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>After all, \u201cThese students aren\u2019t stupid,\u201d he said. <\/p>\n<p>Cameron has reportedly gone on to a thriving motivational speaking career (with an emphasis on <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thecouragecourses.com\/offers\/zKxR2so6\/checkout?coupon_code=30OFF\">$34.99 \u201cmarriage and parenting\u201d tips<\/a>) online and at churches nationwide.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" alt=\"Kirk Cameron\" class=\"wp-image-9561181 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/02\/092408kirk15liz.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=300 300w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/02\/092408kirk15liz.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=640 640w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/02\/092408kirk15liz.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1280 1280w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/02\/092408kirk15liz.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/02\/092408kirk15liz.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=2048 2048w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Kirk Cameron hosts a series of <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/kirkcameron.com\/\">family-friendly workshops<\/a> on his website.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Liz Sullivan\/New York Post<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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Kirk Cameron rattled the world Wednesday when it was revealed he hosted a second, largely mask-less Christmas carol get-together in California. The actor, who called the singalong a \u201cprotest\u201d against coronavirus restrictions, was dinged just last week for&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":140519,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/12\/kirk-cameron-carol-02.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&w=1200","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[70897],"tags":[87558,87606],"class_list":["post-140518","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-12-23-20","tag-kirk-cameron"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/140518","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=140518"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/140518\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/140519"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=140518"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=140518"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=140518"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}