An Alabama public library reversed its <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/alabama-library-cancels-moms-for-liberty-kirk-cameron-faith-filled-story-hour-event-after-hundreds-rsvp" target="_blank" rel="noopener">decision to cancel</a> a Moms for Liberty book reading event featuring actor Kirk Cameron and women’s sports advocate Riley Gaines. It will now allow it to take place on Saturday. 
The Huntsville-Madison County Public Library System announced Wednesday that the Madison Public Library could no longer hold the event after the scope of attendees quickly grew from approximately 30 to 300, <a href="https://www.hmcpl.org/sites/default/files/images/Moms%20for%20Liberty%20event%20exceeds%20capacity%20for%20Madison%20Public%20Library%208_3_23.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">citing</a> concerns about security and capacity. After backlash and a letter from law firm First Liberty Institute, the library system reverted back to allowing the event, Fox News <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/lifestyle/alabama-library-caves-brave-books-kirk-cameron-stand-up-attempt-deny-americans-venue" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reported</a>.
&#8220;I&#8217;m happy to announce that Madison Public Library has reversed course and are now rightfully inviting us to come host the story hour for the community in Huntsville,&#8221; said Brave Books CEO Trent Talbot. 
&#8220;We must stand our ground and fight for our public institutions,” he added. “The foe we fail to meet at the gate in our own generation is the foe we let into the city for the next.&#8221;
The event, held by publishing company Brave Books, is part of a “See You at the Library” national tour in nearly 300 libraries in 45 states. After Cameron announced on social media that he would attend, protesters threatened to crash the event. 
As more people began expressing interest in attending, the library asked if the organizers needed additional space to accommodate a larger crowd. They initially declined, suggesting holding the event outside. However, after local law enforcement confirmed threats of protests from a group out of Birmingham, they were advised to move the event to a private location. But the organization stayed firm on its position to hold the event in the public space.
Brave Books immediately challenged the decision to cancel the event, and law firm First Liberty Institute sent a letter to the library system, stating it was &#8220;prepared to vindicate this violation of our client’s civil rights in court,&#8221; Fox News <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/lifestyle/alabama-library-caves-brave-books-kirk-cameron-stand-up-attempt-deny-americans-venue">reported</a>. Moms for Liberty organizers Emily Jones and Elizabeth Stewart previously told The Daily Wire they disagreed with how the library system and the Madison City Police Department wanted to address the safety concerns.
“It was a directive on how to manage our group and not the protesters,” Jones, the organization’s Madison County chapter chair, said. “To me, that just indicates that [the police chief] is not interested in making this event go well. He wants it to go away.”
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The event, led by Cameron, star of the 1980s sitcom “Growing Pains,” seeks to allow conservative Christian families to meet at public libraries around the country as an alternative to the controversial drag queen story hours targeting children.
Cameron and Gaines were not originally scheduled to appear at the Madison County event, but Jones said she received a separate email earlier this week stating that the two national conservative celebrities planned to attend.
“I freaked out on Elizabeth and shouted and kind of did a happy dance,” she said.
The organization and Cameron shared the news on social media, drawing more attention to the event.
“The response was overwhelming,” Jones said.
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Join me this Saturday, August 5th, for the first National &#39;See You at the Library’ day with thousands of faithful Americans for a day of singing, praying, and reading.
I will be visiting 3 libraries with <a href="https://twitter.com/BraveBooksUS?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@BraveBooksUS</a> and <a href="https://twitter.com/Riley_Gaines_?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@Riley_Gaines_</a>:
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Brandon Drey contributed to this report.

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Alabama Library Reverses Decision After Canceling Kirk Cameron, Riley Gaines Faith-Filled Story Hour Event

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Two days after actor Kirk Cameron and former NCAA champion swimmer Riley Gaines announced that they would be appearing at a faith-filled story hour hosted by the conservative political organization Moms for Liberty at the Madison Public Library in <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/alabama" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Alabama</a>, the event was abruptly canceled after months of planning.
Citing a capacity limit, the library&#8217;s public relations director Jay Hixon said in a <a href="https://www.hmcpl.org/sites/default/files/images/Moms%20for%20Liberty%20event%20exceeds%20capacity%20for%20Madison%20Public%20Library%208_3_23.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">news release</a> that the public space could no longer hold the event after the scope of attendees quickly grew from approximately 30 to 300 following the announcement from conservative influencers Cameron and Gaines, which also sparked threats from protestors about 80 miles south of Madison County.
But Moms for Liberty organizers Emily Jones and Elizabeth Stewart told The Daily Wire they&#8217;re not buying the official narrative from the 200-year-old countywide library system and the Madison City Police Department.
&#8220;It was a directive on how to manage our group and not the protesters,&#8221; Jones, the organization&#8217;s Madison County chapter chair, said. &#8220;To me, that just indicates that [the police chief] is not interested in making this event go well. He wants it to go away.&#8221;
Two months ago, Jones said the grassroots parent group that advocates against school curricula teaching identity politics to children &#8212; including LGBT rights and Critical Race Theory &#8212; received notice from BRAVE Books publishing company looking to hold a story hour event in the southern state during its &#8220;See You at the Library&#8221; national tour taking place in nearly 300 libraries and 45 states across the country.
The event is led by Cameron, star of the 1980s sitcom &#8220;Growing Pains,&#8221; to allow conservative Christian families to meet at public libraries around the country on August 5 as an alternative to controversial children&#8217;s drag queen events, the company said on X.
Cameron and Gaines were not originally scheduled to appear at the Madison County event. But of the many locations booked on the tour, Jones said she received a separate email earlier this week stating that the two national conservative celebrities planned to attend.
&#8220;I freaked out on Elizabeth and shouted and kind of did a happy dance,&#8221; she said.
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The organization and Cameron shared the news on social media, drawing more attention to the event.
&#8220;The response was overwhelming,&#8221; Jones said.
As more people began expressing interest in attending, Jones said the library reached out and asked if the organizers needed additional space to hold a bigger crowd. They initially declined, suggesting holding the event outside. However, after local law enforcement confirmed threats of protests from a group out of Birmingham, they were advised to move the event to a private location. But the organization stayed firm on its position to still hold the event in the public space.
&#8220;This is intended to be at a library and put traditional values back into the library, so we&#8217;re sticking there,&#8221; Jones said.
After several exchanges, the library ultimately said they would no longer support the event out of safety concerns and suggested finding a new location without providing other alternative solutions, including directing library staff to operate on a suggested first-come, first-serve basis.
&#8220;My personal opinion is they really don&#8217;t want this event to happen,&#8221; Stewart, the communications lead for the organization&#8217;s first and largest chapter in North Alabama, said.
Stewart said the group has been monitoring social media accounts on TikTok and Reddit threads of far-left protesters who planned to travel to Madison and hold protests outside the story hour event. Some have indicated they would display banned books in the parking lot, while others suggested they would show up dressed in drag attire in front of the children.
When tour organizers first approached Moms for Liberty to host the children&#8217;s event, Jones said they were reluctant due to other obligations. But after a couple of weeks, she said God put it on her heart to move forward with the event in the wake of drag queen story events popping up nationwide in recent years, including at the <a href="https://www.mymuskokanow.com/92605/news/drag-queen-story-time-a-success-for-huntsville-library/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Madison Public Library</a>.
&#8220;We have family-friendly drag shows 20 minutes from my house,&#8221; she said. &#8220;We have kid drag shows, meaning kids are dressing in drag on full display — and I think that God put this in front of us because he hears the cry of our community, our churches, and our leaders to step up and push back on them.&#8221;
&#8220;So I think God did the next best thing and turned to the moms and said, &#8216;Make it happen,'&#8221; she added.
BRAVE Books recently obtained evidence that the taxpayer-funded American Library Association (ALA) has allegedly been guiding libraries nationwide to thwart conservative or Christian parent groups from gathering in public libraries. According to the publishing company, a director with the national association suggested how libraries could block public meeting rooms from events like Cameron&#8217;s tour to use under the pretext of the space already being taken for other activities.
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🚨 1/ BREAKING: We have obtained exclusive evidence that the taxpayer-funded American Library Association <a href="https://twitter.com/ALALibrary?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@ALALibrary</a> is circulating guidance to sabotage conservative or Christian parent groups from gathering in public libraries on August 5th. One ALA director gave suggestions on… <a href="https://t.co/iBqwIChNhJ">pic.twitter.com/iBqwIChNhJ</a>
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After the company posted the leaked recordings on social media, Republican Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) joined Senators Marco Rubio (R-FL) and Mike Braun (R-IN) in demanding an investigation into ALA&#8217;s alleged religious discrimination against BRAVE Books.
&#8220;To the contrary, the ALA is advancing a political agenda, not Brave Books. Further, the ALA is doing so while receiving federal funds and actively promoting hotly contested events in public libraries, including &#8216;Drag Queen Story Hours&#8217; – events aimed at having scantily and/or exotically clothed adults read to children with the goal of introducing them to sexualized topics. The ALA has an entire page dedicated to &#8216;Drag Queen Story Hour,&#8217; which includes a program session labeled &#8216;Reading Fabulously,'&#8221; <a href="https://www.cramer.senate.gov/news/press-releases/sen-cramer-colleagues-demand-investigation-into-alas-religious-discrimination-against-brave-books" target="_blank" rel="noopener">wrote</a> the senators.
First Liberty Institute, the law firm representing Cameron and Brave Books, sent a letter to the U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services in Washington, D.C., asking the federal agency to &#8220;open an investigation into whether the American Library Association has violated federal law protecting religious liberty and failed to comply with the assurances of nondiscrimination required as a federal grant recipient,&#8221; according to <a href="https://www.christianpost.com/news/kirk-cameron-seeks-investigation-of-american-library-association.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Christian Post</a>.
An ALA spokesperson told the outlet, in part, &#8220;Publicly funded libraries are not obligated to provide meeting room space to the public.&#8221;
&#8220;If libraries choose to do so, such spaces are considered designated public forums, and legal precedent holds that libraries may not exclude any group based on the subject matter to be discussed or the ideas for which the group advocates,&#8221; the spokesperson continued, adding the association has been &#8220;very clear that, just like all other policies, library policies regarding meeting rooms should not be prejudicial or discriminatory&#8221; and should follow what it considers &#8220;a reasonable content and viewpoint policy&#8221; that protects library users and staff from &#8220;harassment.&#8221;
&#8220;[R]ather, they must be inclusive and follow a reasonable content and viewpoint policy that benefits all members, as well as &#8216;user behavior policies that protect library users and staff from harassment, while maintaining their historic support for the freedom of speech,'&#8221; the spokesperson said. &#8220;Any statement or suggestion that ALA has advised otherwise is incorrect and intentionally misleading.&#8221;
First Liberty attorney Jeremy Dys, who is representing the Alabama Moms for Liberty chapter, called the cancellation an &#8220;unconstitutional religious discrimination&#8221; in a letter to the Huntsville-Madison County Libraries, adding that if Madison Public Library continues to refuse space for the event, attorneys are &#8220;prepared to vindicate this violation of our client&#8217;s civil rights in court.&#8221;
But for parents nationwide, such as Jones and Stewart, who observe foundational institutions exiling Christian conservatives out of the public square while openly embracing &#8220;evil societal norms&#8221; taking precedence in the United States, they are more encouraged than ever to take their fight on a national level and bring revival back into the communities.
&#8220;This does not go away with one story hour,&#8221; Jones said. &#8220;This is a generational fight for the safety and welfare of our children, and we&#8217;ve got to start taking action.&#8221;

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Alabama Library Cancels Moms for Liberty, Kirk Cameron Faith-Filled Story Hour Event After Hundreds RSVP

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<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/kirk-cameron-talks-boycotts-new-book-and-slams-pride-month-celebrations" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Kirk Cameron</a> talked about Conservatives and Christians wading into the culture battle &#8212; and pushing back on the woke agenda being forced on their kids &#8212; ahead of a faith-based story hour event taking place across the country this Saturday from Brave books.
The 52-year-old actor spoke to The Daily Wire on Tuesday about both the positive response and pushback he and his publisher have seen for their National See You At The Library Day 2023, taking place in nearly 300 libraries and 45 states across the country.
Cameron said tens of thousands of people are expected at his events, as well as other Brave authors&#8217; story hours hosted by influential people like <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/swim-champ-riley-gaines-drops-shocking-claims-about-lia-thomas-on-crain-co" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Riley Gaines</a>, Sheriff Mark Lamb, David Harris Jr., and more. He said he will personally be in three libraries in three states in one day &#8212; surprising hosts in Tennessee, Alabama, and Texas &#8212; to read one of his books with the company. He recently released &#8220;<a href="https://www.amazon.com/Pride-Comes-Before-Freedom-Island/dp/1955550395/ref=sr_1_1?crid=DP8KJXAYV4Y8&amp;keywords=pride+comes+before+the+fall+kirk+cameron&amp;qid=1690919493&amp;sprefix=Pride+comes+%2Caps%2C169&amp;sr=8-1" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Pride Comes Before The Fall</a>,&#8221; and previously &#8220;<a href="https://www.amazon.com/s?k=as+you+grow+book&amp;gclid=Cj0KCQiA6fafBhC1ARIsAIJjL8lzWzAA-VXOAJxZE3swDeSSlJo22BHZy-6TEwUjvUUfU0SFiXMuY9gaAudNEALw_wcB&amp;hvadid=323067330915&amp;hvdev=c&amp;hvlocphy=9031869&amp;hvnetw=g&amp;hvqmt=b&amp;hvrand=205687976781233372&amp;hvtargid=kwd-462106938386&amp;hydadcr=22535_10344669&amp;tag=googhydr-20&amp;ref=pd_sl_1znpx9gz5f_b" target="_blank" rel="noopener">As You Grow</a>&#8221; with Brave books.
The &#8220;Lifemark&#8221; star stressed that the event isn&#8217;t a Kirk story hour and instead praised Christians and Conservatives, who he said have been &#8220;vilified&#8221; and &#8220;demonized&#8221; by the Left, for taking the spark he and Brave started by demanding a seat at the table.
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We are thrilled that there are now over 200 BRAVE Story hours, happening in libraries across the country on August 5! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
We are still looking for hosts in the following states:
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&#8220;This isn&#8217;t Kirk out there doing a story hour at a library, these are American patriots,&#8221; Cameron said. &#8220;I think this is a real tangible moment for people to see in America and those outside America that are looking at what a mess America is in right now, morally, politically, and spiritually.&#8221;
&#8220;It&#8217;s not just a bunch of talking heads battling about ideas,&#8221; he added. &#8220;But parents who are now fully engaged for the hearts and minds of their children, thus the future of our country in the public square contending for the ideas that will produce the results of the future. Conservatives and people of faith want a seat at the table.&#8221;
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&#8220;They don&#8217;t like being marginalized and vilified. Well, on August 5, we have a seat at the table and the Left is going to feel the weight of that,&#8221; Cameron continued, noting how Christians are taking a page out of the Left&#8217;s handbook in this fight.
<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/kirk-cameron-reacts-to-library-harassment-at-faith-based-story-hour-says-lefts-playing-the-long-game" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Cameron</a> focused on the response from communities instead of the critics, and said they have received so much support from numerous organizations, churches, various libraries, boards, politicians, families, state governors, pastors, mayors, and more who took it upon themselves to host their own story hours when more well-known names canceled due to protestors.
Recently, Brave books and Cameron spoke about the pushback they have gotten from protestors and some libraries. He also talked about video they obtained of the American Library Association (ALA) explaining to other libraries how they could &#8220;block families&#8221; who want to host these story hours, while &#8220;simultaneously hosting and funding Drag Queen story hours.&#8221;
The &#8220;Growing Pains&#8221; star praised politicians like Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) who the publisher said sent a letter to the IMLS (Institute of Museum and Library Services) calling for an investigation into the ALA and their apparent use of taxpayer dollars to silence BRAVE Books, a release read.
More information about Saturday&#8217;s event and Brave story hours can be found <a href="https://bravebooks.us/pages/bb-story-hour" target="_blank" rel="noopener">here</a>.
Related: <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/kirk-cameron-reacts-to-library-harassment-at-faith-based-story-hour-says-lefts-playing-the-long-game" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Kirk Cameron Reacts To Library Harassment At Faith-Based Story Hour, Says Left’s Playing The Long Game</a>

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Kirk Cameron Talks Conservatives, Christians Wading Into Culture Battle Ahead Of National Faith-Based Story Hour Event

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Actor <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/the-eye-sore-of-the-event-kirk-cameron-reacts-to-faith-based-story-hour-interrupted-by-drag-queens-activists" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Kirk Cameron</a> talked about the Bud Light and Target boycotts over its woke agenda, his new book &#8220;Pride Comes Before the Fall&#8221; and slammed the idea of a whole month glorifying &#8220;who people like to have sex with.&#8221;
The <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/kirk-cameron-reacts-to-library-harassment-at-faith-based-story-hour-says-lefts-playing-the-long-game" target="_blank" rel="noopener">52-year-old actor</a> spoke to The Daily Wire about his book, the first in a series of books on the seven deadly sins, which deals with Pride &#8220;because it&#8217;s the deadliest.&#8221; He said despite what critics are claiming, his book from Brave Books is not anti-LGBTQ, but instead &#8220;pro-humility.&#8221;
He said kids have loved it because they understood the message right away which is &#8220;that when you are prideful and think of yourself first, you&#8217;re headed for destruction. But when you think of others first and you look to serve them then you win.&#8221;
&#8220;I think that at the end of the day, there are those who want to take my book about humility and somehow twist it into a narrative that it&#8217;s an anti-gay book,&#8221; Cameron said. &#8220;Which couldn&#8217;t be further from the truth. It&#8217;s simply a pro-humility book.&#8221;
&#8220;Everybody needs to learn the blessing of being humble and thinking of others first,&#8221; he added. &#8220;Feeding the &#8216;me monster,&#8217; self-satisfaction, self-exaltation always leads to misery.&#8221;
When pressed further about the books&#8217; release in time for Pride Month, the &#8220;Lifemark&#8221; <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/kirk-cameron-riley-gaines-and-duck-dynasty-alum-missy-robertson-harassed-by-library-staff-at-faith-based-story-hour" target="_blank" rel="noopener">star</a> said he couldn&#8217;t &#8220;think of a better time for this book to be released.&#8221;
&#8220;Number one, it&#8217;s just in time for kids getting out of school in June &#8230;,&#8221; Cameron said. &#8220;I do understand though that of course this is Pride Month. l think it&#8217;s deeply concerning that we have one month out of the year that has been set aside to glorify who people like to have sex with.&#8221;
&#8220;What I see happening culturally with Bud Light and Target and North Face and other companies who are leaning into this ESG woke agenda,&#8221; he added, is a &#8220;strategy&#8221; to &#8220;distract everybody with cries for empathy, inclusion, and diversity. And then claim that it&#8217;s all just harmless human rights.&#8221;
&#8220;And then they go after the kids, like in these Drag Queen Story Hours &#8230; because they are the most vulnerable and easily influenced,&#8221; Cameron continued. &#8220;So they wash over their innocent little consciouses with this leftist propaganda knowing that it will become the reality of the next generation. And they [will] have successfully destabilized and de-organized our current social system in order to reorganize it according to a value system made in their own image.&#8221;
<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/kirk-cameron-publisher-claim-thousands-flocked-to-his-story-hour-after-library-reportedly-backtracks-opposition" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Cameron</a> said the good news is that &#8220;millions of Americans aren&#8217;t buying it&#8221; which he said was a big part of the reason companies like <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/bud-light-sales-continue-to-plummet-may-soon-lose-status-as-number-one-beer" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Bud Light</a> and <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/ben-shapiro-issues-challenge-to-corporate-america-warns-they-could-be-next-following-bud-light-target-boycott" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Target</a> are hurting.
&#8220;I think that it&#8217;s important that we vote with our dollars and we support companies and the people that support America and America values,&#8221; the &#8220;Growing Pains&#8221; star said. &#8220;But at the end of the day, we need to turn our hearts to God because this problem is bigger than just shopping for shoes and bathing suits at another store.&#8221;
&#8220;<a href="https://www.amazon.com/Pride-Comes-Before-Fall-Cameron/dp/1955550395/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2MCCV72K3ADAZ&amp;keywords=pride+comes+before+the+fall+kirk+cameron&amp;qid=1685570229&amp;sprefix=Pride+Comes+%2Caps%2C168&amp;sr=8-1">Pride Comes Before the Fall</a>&#8221; comes out June 1, with his next book in the series about the seven deadly sins scheduled to be out by Christmas. Cameron also said he will continue his library readings nationwide. He also promised to &#8220;create meaningful opportunities&#8221; throughout the month of June for those who &#8220;reject the glorification of pride&#8221; and urged fans to see his social media for more information.

Kirk Cameron Talks Boycotts, New Book, And Slams Pride Month Celebrations

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<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/kirk-cameron-reacts-to-library-harassment-at-faith-based-story-hour-says-lefts-playing-the-long-game">Kirk Cameron</a> reacted to his faith-based story hour being interrupted by Drag Queens and activists, noting the irony that the group that pushes &#8220;inclusion and tolerance&#8221; tried to ruin things — but he insisted they would not succeed.
The <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/kirk-cameron">52-year-old</a> actor appeared recently at the Fayetteville Public Library in Fayetteville, Arkansas, where more than 500 parents and kids showed up to hear Cameron read his new book from Brave Books — &#8220;As You Grow &#8221; — and &#8220;Elephants Are Not Birds&#8221; read by de-transitioner Laura Perry Smalts.
<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/kirk-cameron-riley-gaines-and-duck-dynasty-alum-missy-robertson-harassed-by-library-staff-at-faith-based-story-hour">Cameron</a> spoke to The Daily Wire on Monday about how these parents had showed up and the &#8220;eye-sore of the event was these creepy, scary men in black and white dresses and heels and veils &#8230; blocking families&#8217; views and holding up scary signs &#8230; and really upsetting the families that were there.&#8221;
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&#8220;So, for the group that&#8217;s all about inclusion and tolerance, they sure are hell bent on excluding families &#8230; and really want to crash the party,&#8221; the actor explained. &#8220;They were accusing us of scaring children with our books, but they just looked scary. It was really weird and creeping everyone out. &#8221;
&#8220;We had to increase security because of the threats [at this event in particular] that were communicated and we want to make sure that kids are not a part of any sort of dangerous protest,&#8221; he added.
The &#8220;Growing Pains&#8221; star said this event wasn&#8217;t the only one were they have been notified ahead of time about a security threat to parents coming out with their kids to hear this book about love, kindness, family, and faith.
&#8220;There have been others the publisher has received for other story hours,&#8221; Cameron said.
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Several of the protestors have shared photos from the day, with at least one offering instructions on how to protest future Cameron story hour events.
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Art Protest Leader Simone Cottrell <a href="https://www.facebook.com/sim1creates">shared on Facebook</a> a photo posing outside the library like a statue with a sign that read, &#8220;Where is Justice&#8221; and showing a children&#8217;s book that deals with sex.
Pro-LGBTQ Pastor Clint Snekloth <a href="https://www.facebook.com/schnekloth">shared tips</a> for &#8220;protesters at future Kirk Cameron book readings&#8221; warning them the event &#8220;will be triggering&#8221; and suggesting kids who were there with their parents are &#8220;currently in the cult.&#8221;
When pressed by the Daily Wire on what Cameron would like to say to those upset about his events or are planning to upset future ones,&#8221; the &#8220;Lifemark&#8221; star said that they would not stop him and Brave Books from hosting these story hours.
&#8220;An arthritic flea could more reasonably stop a stampede of wild elephants running to a mud bath, than a few sad, misguided individuals can stop the tidal wave of good families streaming in to join our fun, faith-filled, wholesome and patriotic Brave Books Story Hours,&#8221; Cameron said. &#8220;Early RSVP&#8217;s are in: Party-poopers will be outnumbered 100 to 1. See you at the library!&#8221;

‘The Eye-Sore Of The Event’: Kirk Cameron Reacts To Faith-Based Story Hour Interrupted By Drag Queens, Activists

'The Eye-Sore Of The Event': Kirk Cameron Reacts To Faith-Based Story Hour Interrupted By Drag Queens, Activists

<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/kirk-cameron" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Kirk Cameron</a> reacted to The Daily Wire&#8217;s report about how he, swim champion <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/swim-champ-riley-gaines-drops-shocking-claims-about-lia-thomas-on-crain-co" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Riley Gaines</a>, and &#8220;Duck Dynasty&#8221; alum Missy Robertson were harassed by library staff at his faith-based story hour in Tennessee on February 25.
The 52-year-old actor spoke to The Daily Wire on Wednesday about what happened at the Hendersonville public library and admitted he wasn&#8217;t sure how they were going to be greeted after dealing with some pushback by the the director Allan Morales. Initially, Morales approved the <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/kirk-cameron-calls-attendance-at-faith-based-story-hour-overwhelming-after-he-says-nearly-1000-people-pack-library" target="_blank" rel="noopener">faith-based story hour</a> event for Cameron to read his book, &#8220;<a href="https://www.amazon.com/s?k=as+you+grow+book&amp;gclid=Cj0KCQiA6fafBhC1ARIsAIJjL8lzWzAA-VXOAJxZE3swDeSSlJo22BHZy-6TEwUjvUUfU0SFiXMuY9gaAudNEALw_wcB&amp;hvadid=323067330915&amp;hvdev=c&amp;hvlocphy=9031869&amp;hvnetw=g&amp;hvqmt=b&amp;hvrand=205687976781233372&amp;hvtargid=kwd-462106938386&amp;hydadcr=22535_10344669&amp;tag=googhydr-20&amp;ref=pd_sl_1znpx9gz5f_b" target="_blank" rel="noopener">As You Grow</a>,&#8221; by publisher Brave Books, but when he learned who Cameron was and that he would be joined by Robertson and Gaines, he wanted to cancel, as previously <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/kirk-cameron-riley-gaines-and-duck-dynasty-alum-missy-robertson-harassed-by-library-staff-at-faith-based-story-hour" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reported</a>.
&#8220;We didn&#8217;t know what was going to happen,&#8221; Cameron shared. &#8220;All we knew was that we had a reservation. We had rented [the room] and got a receipt. &#8230; And then they tried to push us off and kind of hide us in a little church down the street. We decided that I am not going to ghost hundreds of people at a public library who think I&#8217;m going to be there. I told them I would be there so I&#8217;m coming, and we will just see what happens.&#8221;
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Kirk Cameron, <a href="https://twitter.com/Riley_Gaines_?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@Riley_Gaines_</a> And &#39;Duck Dynasty&#39; Alum <a href="https://twitter.com/MissyDuckWife?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@MissyDuckWife</a> Robertson Harassed By Library Staff At Faith-Based Story Hour <a href="https://t.co/za5sjYWmnw">https://t.co/za5sjYWmnw</a>
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The TV star wanted to reiterate that the story here is about &#8220;how people are coming out of the woodwork to support good values.&#8221;
&#8220;It&#8217;s not about this disgruntled library director,&#8221; the actor shared before taking time to clarify what had been reported about him and Morales exchanging some loud words before the event.
&#8220;And then when we were filming some things in the lobby,&#8221; he added, noting that this is during the time that the clanging of the books, the stomping, and the music took place. And that&#8217;s when I heard him [Morales] say, &#8216;No, we&#8217;re not going to turn off the music, we&#8217;ve got stuff to do. And besides, you guys aren&#8217;t even supposed to be here.’”
Cameron said he told the director, “‘Actually sir, that&#8217;s not true. We are supposed to be here. This is a public library and we&#8217;ve rented the space.’ And he [Morales] walked away.&#8221;
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He called the staff&#8217;s treatment of him and the others &#8220;disappointing,&#8221; but noted that Morales and his staff&#8217;s attempt to turn them away instead created a revival.
&#8220;It&#8217;s another example of another denial turning into a revival,&#8221; Kirk explained. &#8220;It&#8217;s a beautiful gathering of people that are saying, &#8216;We don&#8217;t want this woke and broke ideology to come to our town.’ In a sense, I want to thank the disgruntled librarians for teeing up a local revival for us.&#8221;
The &#8220;Lifemark&#8221; star also backed what Gaines and Robertson told us about how hundreds of attendees were treated by the staff who made families stay out in the cold and rain, rather then let them inside the &#8220;big beautiful library&#8221; to wait until they could get into the conference room where the reading was taking place.
Cameron said trying to shut down events like his faith-based story hour is playing the long game; the Left knows that &#8220;the children of today become the leaders of tomorrow,” which is why he&#8217;s doing the book tour in order to reach as &#8220;many hearts and minds of children as possible.&#8221;
&#8220;Because love and kindness and faithfulness and self control, that&#8217;s the fruit that comes from the root of a Judeo Christian world view,&#8221; the actor explained. &#8220;So, it&#8217;s the root that they don&#8217;t like. So, the reason that they&#8217;re rejecting my book is not because they don&#8217;t like the word love. It&#8217;s because it&#8217;s connected to the root of a Judeo Christian world view, which is the foundation of this country and leads to liberty.&#8221;
The Daily Wire previously reached out to the director of the public library in Hendersonville, who told us that &#8220;with all the stuff that has gone back and forth,&#8221; he would &#8220;not like to comment&#8221; and that he&#8217;s &#8220;going to stay out of it.&#8221;
Cameron explained that this spring, he will be busy with several more stops on the book tour, including San Francisco, Washington, D.C., and New York City. Cameron encouraged people to hold their own story hour at their library. He also said that those who want to support their efforts can join the Brave Braves <a href="https://bravebooks.us" target="_blank" rel="noopener">book of the month club</a>, which provides books that &#8220;teach these values to your own kids.&#8221;

Kirk Cameron Reacts To Library Harassment At Faith-Based Story Hour, Says Left’s Playing The Long Game

Kirk Cameron Reacts To Library Harassment At Faith-Based Story Hour, Says Left's Playing The Long Game

Kirk Cameron, swim champion <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/swim-champ-riley-gaines-drops-shocking-claims-about-lia-thomas-on-crain-co" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Riley Gaines</a> and &#8220;Duck Dynasty&#8221; alum Missy Robertson said they were harassed by staff at a library in Tennessee where they spoke about traditional values about faith and family.
In the week leading up to the preapproved faith-based <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/kirk-cameron-calls-attendance-at-faith-based-story-hour-overwhelming-after-he-says-nearly-1000-people-pack-library" target="_blank" rel="noopener">story hour</a> event, <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/kirk-cameron" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Cameron&#8217;s</a> publisher Brave Books said they had started to get pushback from the director at the Hendersonville library Allan Morales, <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/lifestyle/kirk-cameron-runs-trouble-tennessee-ahead-patriotic-book-event-negative-pushback" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Fox News</a> reported. The publisher said Morales &#8220;did not want a movement coming to his library&#8221; after learning who <a href="https://www.amazon.com/s?k=as+you+grow+book&amp;gclid=Cj0KCQiA6fafBhC1ARIsAIJjL8lzWzAA-VXOAJxZE3swDeSSlJo22BHZy-6TEwUjvUUfU0SFiXMuY9gaAudNEALw_wcB&amp;hvadid=323067330915&amp;hvdev=c&amp;hvlocphy=9031869&amp;hvnetw=g&amp;hvqmt=b&amp;hvrand=205687976781233372&amp;hvtargid=kwd-462106938386&amp;hydadcr=22535_10344669&amp;tag=googhydr-20&amp;ref=pd_sl_1znpx9gz5f_b" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Cameron</a> was and that he would be joined by Robertson and Gaines. However, the publisher said when the &#8220;library&#8217;s board of directors and the community&#8221; learned this, they were for the story hour and &#8220;the library staff backed down.&#8221;
Robertson told us that she was &#8220;taken off guard&#8221; by what happened that day after being asked to be a guest reader of her book &#8220;<a href="https://www.amazon.com/Because-Youre-Family-Missy-Robertson/dp/1955550085" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Because You&#8217;re My Family</a>.&#8221; Robertson and Cameron started filming at the library for their joint promo hours before the event and that&#8217;s when the first trouble started.
&#8220;We kept hearing all these noises, people laughing and talking,&#8221; Robertson shared. &#8220;And then it just kept getting louder and louder. It sounded like they were slamming books together and kicking cabinets. And Kirk and the head of the library [Morales] kind of had a couple of shouting exchanges. And I thought, okay, something&#8217;s going on here.&#8221;
Robertson said that things became &#8220;almost explosive&#8221; when it was Riley&#8217;s turn to do her promos and that&#8217;s when she turned on her camera.
Gaines — who has been open about having to compete against biological male trans swimmer Lia Thomas — talked to us about what happened. <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/IMG_4982.mp4" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Video obtained</a> by The Daily Wire from Robertson supported the accounts.
&#8220;I&#8217;m in front of the camera and I&#8217;m filming my piece and all the sudden the staff started blaring music,&#8221; Gaines told us. &#8220;And so I asked them, &#8216;hey guys we have sixty more seconds … I just need to film this one time and then you guys can play all the music you want.'&#8221;
&#8220;And so these older women, librarians, came out from behind the desk and they said &#8216;well, actually we&#8217;re not turning the music off. We&#8217;re using the music, this is how we cope, with the stress that you&#8217;re putting us under. We don&#8217;t have to turn the music off because it&#8217;s for our mental health,'&#8221; she added.
Gaines spoke to Allan about needing the music down and the librarians turned it off. However, as she started talking about her &#8220;personal experience in competing against&#8221; Thomas, sharing that it takes &#8220;power to stand in the truth&#8221; and acknowledge that men and women are, of course, separate, the staff started making noise again.
&#8220;These ladies are slamming books on the counter,&#8221; Gaines said. &#8220;They are stomping their feet, slamming books, and slamming doors. And screeching. I was so baffled by their behavior. So I went up to the desk and I was like &#8216;Are you guys serious? This is the most blatantly disrespectful thing I&#8217;ve ever seen in my life.'&#8221;
&#8220;We are supposed to live in a country where we have freedom of speech, freedom of religion,&#8221; she added. &#8220;Which those both were things that myself and Missy and Kirk were exercising. And to have people look at you like you don&#8217;t belong … is disgusting. And this was in my hometown, I was like, this was supposed to happen in California, not Tennessee.&#8221;
Robertson said, &#8220;This did not happen in California or New York, this happened in Nashville. People are moving from CA and NY to Nashville to get away from this kind of stuff. I told my husband and my father-in-law today, they are coming for our children … I saw it with my own eyes on Saturday and it scared me to death.&#8221;
&#8220;You know we&#8217;ve heard about all the transgender books and the Drag queen [events],&#8221; she added. &#8220;For some reason they&#8217;re not having problems putting that stuff in libraries, but talking about love and joy and gentleness, that&#8217;s a problem? We&#8217;re pretty messed up if that&#8217;s the standard that we are living by, teaching our children now.&#8221;
Chief of Staff at Brave Books, Zach Bell, called the encounter with Morales and his staff &#8220;just terrible.&#8221;
&#8220;We weren&#8217;t trying to be divisive … he [Morales] wanted to give us as little access to the library as possible, just the room that we had rented,&#8221; Bell shared. &#8220;The library director starts acting like a three year old &#8230; Him and two older ladies are clanging coins, playing music.&#8221;
&#8220;It&#8217;s as simple as this.&#8221; he added. &#8220;Allan didn&#8217;t know who Kirk Cameron was. He would&#8217;ve denied us the ability to come to the library. He doesn&#8217;t want this movement coming to his library &#8230; And when he found out who we were and what we we were doing who Kirk was &#8230; his goal was for us not to come.&#8221;
Gaines, Robertson, and Bell told us the staff also made it &#8220;difficult for people who were there to attend the event.&#8221; Riley explained that they wouldn&#8217;t let the attendees enter through the main entrance which she said they closed to people who were there for the event. She said the staff then made attendees &#8220;enter through a side door.&#8221;
Robertson said after the public library opened, the staff &#8220;made everyone stand out in the cold and rain.&#8221; She said when she left &#8220;there were hundreds of people and families lined up down the sidewalk, around the building and down the street standing in the cold.&#8221;
Bell told us they estimate that 700 people showed up for two book readings and said he wasn&#8217;t sure why the staff made the families stay out in the cold and rain until they all could filter into the conference room that held 300 people at a time.
The Daily Wire reached out to the Director of the Public library in Hendersonville, who told us that &#8220;with all the stuff that has gone back and forth&#8221; he would &#8220;not like to comment&#8221; and that he&#8217;s &#8220;going to stay out of it.&#8221;
Related: <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/cowardice-kirk-cameron-slams-hollywood-studios-that-passed-on-lifemark-with-message-about-life">&#8216;Cowardice&#8217;: Kirk Cameron Slams Hollywood Studios That Passed On &#8216;Lifemark&#8217; With Message About &#8216;Life&#8217;</a>

Kirk Cameron, Riley Gaines And ‘Duck Dynasty’ Alum Missy Robertson Harassed By Library Staff At Faith-Based Story Hour

Kirk Cameron, Riley Gaines And 'Duck Dynasty' Alum Missy Robertson Harassed By Library Staff At Faith-Based Story Hour

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A kiss is just a kiss, according to “As Time Goes By” songwriter Herman Hupfeld.
Tell that to select Hollywood stars who see smooches differently. Most stars dutifully do as their directors tell them, be it saving a damsel in distress or planting a wet one on her before the end credits roll.
A select group of stars, however, won’t commit to that act, and they have various reasons for it.
Some, like veteran actor Neal McDonough of “Yellowstone” and “Justified” fame, refuse to kiss anyone other than their wives – on screen or off. McDonough has been married to model Ruve Robertson for nearly 20 years, and he says his no-kissing policy <a href="https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/actor-neal-mcdonough-says-lost-job-refused-sex-scene-hard-years-2-163132726.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">damaged his otherwise bustling career</a>. 
The deeply religious McDonough got fired from the short-lived ABC show “Scoundrels” when he refused to shoot sex scenes with co-star Virginia Madsen. That caused his phone to stop ringing, the actor said.
“After that, I couldn’t get a job because everybody thought I was this religious zealot.”
Producer Graham Yost, who worked with McDonough on HBO’s “Band of Brothers,” brought him back from the creative abyss. Yost hired the actor to play a villain on the third season of FX’s “Justified,” a gig he says re-ignited his career.
It won’t surprise Kirk Cameron’s fanbase that he holds a similar worldview when it comes to his craft. The “Growing Pains” alum is one of show business’ most openly Christian performers, and he similarly refuses to kiss anyone but his wife with or without cameras rolling.
It’s been his practice for some time, but it didn’t stop a powerful moment from his 2008 hit “Fireproof” from happening. The scene in question asked Cameron to <a href="https://www.today.com/popculture/kirk-cameron-ill-only-kiss-my-wife-2D80555063" target="_blank" rel="noopener">kiss his on-screen wife, played by Erin Bethea.</a>
The scene mattered, so the “Fireproof” team got creative. They brought in Cameron’s wife, Chelsea Noble, who he met on the set of “Growing Pains,” and had the two share a kiss. The sequence was shot in silhouette, obscuring Noble’s face enough for audiences to believe Cameron’s firefighter was kissing Bethea.
The father of six isn’t interested in winning over mainstream Hollywood studios or casting directors. He works steadily in the faith-based space, including his 2022 hit “Lifemark.”
Actor Penn Badgley doesn’t mind an occasional on-screen kiss, but anything <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/you-actor-penn-badgley-requested-fewer-sex-scenes-in-season-4-out-of-respect-for-his-marriage" target="_blank" rel="noopener">beyond that</a> crosses a bold line for him these days. The actor anchors “You,” the Netflix drama about a serial killer who falls for a different woman each season, while the body counts rise around him. 
The show’s steamy nature suggests a crush of sex scenes, something the actor finds increasingly uncomfortable. He even nearly turned down the show initially for that reason. 
“My fidelity in my relationship … it was one of the reasons that I initially wanted to turn the role down,” Badgley said. “I didn’t tell anybody that. But that is why.” 
Badgley’s wife, Domino Kirke-Badgley, suggested he take the role despite that aspect of the series. The saga’s fourth season features fewer sexual encounters, and Badgley is fully clothed during them. 
Other stars never faced a hiccup of professional grief for their stances.
Take Denzel Washington, the beloved actor and two-time Oscar winner. He is often cast as the romantic lead, but he refused to kiss his comely co-star in one 1993 thriller.
Washington teamed with Julia Roberts for “The Pelican Brief,” a film which could have seen the two exchange a lip lock … or more. Their characters shared a romantic bond, full stop. The kiss never happened, though.
Roberts was game for the moment, but Washington demurred, but for a reason unrelated to Roberts. The actor previously kissed a white actress on screen, Mimi Rogers, in an early cut of 1989’s “The Mighty Quinn.” Test screenings found Washington’s most faithful audience, black women, disliking the sequence. The film’s final cut left the moment out, and it inspired him to do the same with any Roberts kiss.
He explained his rationale to <a href="https://www.newsweek.com/will-it-be-denzels-day-147887" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Newsweek in 2002.</a>
&#8220;Black women are not often seen as objects of desire on film. They have always been my core audience.”
Some stars don’t mind kissing on screen, but some actors leave them so cold they’d rather avoid that act entirely. Lindsay Lohan, no stranger to tabloid headlines over the years, <a href="https://www.tmz.com/2012/12/21/lindsay-lohan-charlie-sheen-scary-movie-5-kiss/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">balked at kissing her co-star Charlie Sheen</a> during the production of 2013’s “Scary Movie 5.”
Why? She felt uncomfortable with Sheen’s notorious partying, leaving the production to use body doubles to complete the necessary scenes. Sheen, rarely shy about sharing his opinions, reportedly went along peacefully with Lohan’s request.
Ironically, Lohan’s <a href="https://people.com/movies/chad-michael-murray-lindsay-lohan-first-kiss-jamie-lee-curtis-freaky-friday/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">first on-screen kiss in the “Freaky Friday” reboot</a> gave her the jitters, too, but co-star Jamie Lee Curtis broke the ice off-screen by smooching her romantic target, actor Chad Michael Murray, to show her it wasn’t a big deal.
The most curious of Hollywood’s non-kiss kisses? The 2023 comedy “You People” cast Jonah Hill as a Jewish broker who falls in love with a black designer, played by Lauren London. The actress dated famed rapper Nipsey Hussle for years before his 2019 murder in a South Central Los Angeles parking lot.
Comedian Andrew Schulz, who has a small role in “You People,” shared how the film’s Hill-London kiss never actually happened. The production used FX to make it look like the duo kissed at a key moment in the third act.
Media reports wondered if London’s ties to her late partner influenced the decision. The Los Angeles Times blamed the almost-kiss <a href="https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/movies/story/2023-02-08/jonah-hill-lauren-london-cgi-kiss-you-people" target="_blank" rel="noopener">on the COVID pandemic</a>, not any personal or religious reasons. Neither Netflix nor the actors in question publicly weighed in on the matter.
Christian Toto is an award-winning journalist, movie critic and editor of <a href="http://www.hollywoodintoto.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">HollywoodInToto.com</a>. He previously served as associate editor with Breitbart News&#8217; Big Hollywood. Follow him at <a href="https://twitter.com/HollywoodInToto?lang=en" target="_blank" rel="noopener">@HollywoodInToto</a>. 
The views expressed in this piece are those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of The Daily Wire.

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Where To Draw The Line? Hollywood Actors Who Refuse To Lock Lips For On-Screen Romance

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Readers Pass

<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/kirk-cameron" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Kirk Cameron</a> called the attendance for a story hour featuring his new faith-based children&#8217;s book &#8220;As You Grow&#8221; &#8220;overwhelming&#8221; after his publisher said nearly 1,000 people packed a Southern California library.
On Saturday, the 52-year-old actor hosted a story time at the Placentia Library, about 30 miles outside of Los Angeles, where his publisher told the <a href="https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/1000-people-california-library-story-time-kirk-cameron" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Washington Examiner</a> around 1,000 parents and kids showed up to hear the new book.
&#8220;All the forces of darkness are no match for moms and dads who are committed to God, and to their family, and to teaching their children,&#8221; Cameron told the crowd.
The &#8220;Growing Pains&#8221; star said that despite libraries choosing not to sponsor, announce, or promote his story times, he is renting the reading rooms, and that &#8220;people are finding out anyway,&#8221; with attendance being &#8220;overwhelming,&#8221; the outlet noted.
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Nobody can stand in the way of God fearing, loving fathers and mothers! 
Despite the downpour of rain, these BRAVE patriots came out to support <a href="https://twitter.com/KirkCameron?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@KirkCameron</a>&#39;s LIVE book reading!
Thank you, Placentia! We will be back soon, California! <a href="https://t.co/ugO410Tmve">pic.twitter.com/ugO410Tmve</a>
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Cameron&#8217;s publisher tweeted out footage of the crowd that turned up for the actor&#8217;s story hour, stating, &#8220;Nobody can stand in the way of God fearing, loving fathers and mothers! Despite the downpour of rain, these BRAVE patriots came out to support [KirkCameron]&#8217;s LIVE book reading!&#8221;
The Daily Wire reached out to the Placentia Library to verify the crowd size, and Jeanette Contreras, the Library Director for Placentia Library District, told us &#8220;our estimate was 700.”
<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/kirk-cameron-publisher-claim-thousands-flocked-to-his-story-hour-after-library-reportedly-backtracks-opposition" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Cameron</a> and the publisher of his children&#8217;s book recently shared that thousands flocked to his story hour in Indianapolis after that library had reportedly been one of the locations that initially refused to host him, but later reversed course — something the library is disputing.
Brave Books posted a clip on <a href="https://twitter.com/BraveBooksUS/status/1608549471646027776?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1608549471646027776%7Ctwgr%5E9e612c2dcdc1c544dbd4a5c3352db4aa37e84f5b%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.dailywire.com%2Fnews%2Fkirk-cameron-publisher-claim-thousands-flocked-to-his-story-hour-after-library-reportedly-backtracks-opposition" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Twitter</a> showing what they said were thousands of people who turned up to the Indianapolis Public Library to hear Cameron talk about his book. After the publisher&#8217;s tweet, the library tweeted that the claim about a 2,500-person attendance was not accurate and that it was not the largest crowd the library had ever seen, stating that the door count was 750.
The &#8220;Lifemark&#8221; star recently <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/libraries-cave-after-refusing-faith-based-story-hour-kirk-cameron-celebrates" target="_blank" rel="noopener">celebrated</a> after he said two of the libraries changed their minds about hosting a Cameron story hour and said it should send a message to Christians and conservatives &#8220;to be brave.&#8221; The actor&#8217;s publicist told <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/lifestyle/kirk-cameron-win-two-public-libraries-denied-story-hours-now-caved?utm_campaign=later-linkinbio-foxnews&amp;utm_content=later-31821399&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_source=linkin.bio" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Fox News</a> that a library in Indiana and another near New York City &#8220;caved.&#8221; When they initially refused to host Cameron, he threatened legal action.
<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/kirk-cameron-talks-lifemark-movie-that-proves-why-life-should-be-defended-at-all-costs" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Cameron</a> previously spoke with <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/fundamentally-changing-the-values-of-america-kirk-cameron-talks-public-libraries-refusing-to-host-him-for-story-hour-over-faith-based-childrens-book" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Daily Wire</a> about how public libraries that have hosted &#8220;Drag Queen Story Hours&#8221; refused to host him for readings of his book that he describes as &#8220;Pro-God and pro-family and Biblical values.&#8221;
Related: <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/kirk-cameron-publisher-claim-thousands-flocked-to-his-story-hour-after-library-reportedly-backtracks-opposition" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Kirk Cameron, Publisher Say Thousands Flocked To His Story Hour After Library Reportedly Backtracks Opposition</a>

Kirk Cameron Calls Attendance At Faith-Based Story Hour ‘Overwhelming’ After He Says Nearly 1,000 People Pack Library

<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/kirk-cameron" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Kirk Cameron</a> and the publisher of his new children&#8217;s book said thousands flocked to his story hour after one of the libraries that initially refused to host him over his new faith-based children&#8217;s book reportedly reversed course, something the library is disputing.
Brave Books and the 52-year-old actor shared a clip on <a href="https://www.instagram.com/reel/Cmw4V2Ihobs/?igshid=ZmMyNmFmZTc%3D">Instagram</a> showing what they said were thousands of people who turned up to the Indianapolis Public Library Thursday to hear Cameron talk about his book &#8220;<a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/1955550298/ref=sr_1_8?crid=2B1WJ6NAXG7WU&amp;keywords=as+you+grow+kirk+cameron&amp;qid=1670454851&amp;sprefix=As+You+Gro%2Caps%2C155&amp;sr=8-8">As You Grow</a>.&#8221;
&#8220;In 137 years of the Indianapolis Public Library&#8217;s history, NEVER ONCE have they had over 2,500 people show up to a single event,&#8221; Brave Books captioned its post showing huge crowds standing and sitting to hear Cameron talk about his new book.
&#8220;UNTIL TODAY,&#8221; the company added.  &#8220;After being refused or ignored by over 50 libraries to read the new children&#8217;s book &#8216;As You Grow,&#8217; Indianapolis Library allowed us to come host a story hour. Needless to say, we showed up with a few friends!&#8221;
&#8220;No longer will Christians be silent,&#8221; the publisher continued.  &#8220;No longer will we be shut away. We will be here, we will stand strong &amp; we will show the world how many of us there really are! Thank you to everyone who gave up their morning to join us! This movement is beginning!&#8221;
Cameron&#8217;s sister, actress <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/candace-cameron-bure">Candace Cameron Bure</a>, also celebrated the news, messaging on the post, &#8220;Praise the Lord. Christians showing up.&#8221;
The publisher also tweeted a longer clip showing long lines of people outside the library waiting to get inside for the event.
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This is a message to every library in the United States: 
In 137 years of the Indianapolis Public Library’s history, NEVER ONCE have they had over 2,500 people show up to a single event. 
UNTIL TODAY. <a href="https://t.co/sFI9Gv4Q5g">pic.twitter.com/sFI9Gv4Q5g</a>
&mdash; BRAVE Story Hour (@BraveBooksUS) <a href="https://twitter.com/BraveBooksUS/status/1608549471646027776?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 29, 2022</a></blockquote>
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After the publisher&#8217;s tweet, the Indianapolis Public Library <a href="https://twitter.com/indylibrary/status/1608832073426685956?s=20&amp;t=jSDu13k-8SxZ4O8IHWB8FQ">tweeted</a> that the claim about a 2,500-person attendance was not accurate and that it was not the largest crowd the library had ever seen. The Indianapolis Public Library will also turn 150 years old in April 2023.
&#8220;We are being inaccurately portrayed in news/social after a room rental yesterday,&#8221; the library&#8217;s post read. &#8220;Our estimated door count during the event is around 750, not 2500. We&#8217;ve had larger events. We turn 150 yrs old in 2023. And our auditorium, which our guests chose not to rent, holds 300, not 2000.&#8221;
The &#8220;Growing Pains&#8221; star <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/libraries-cave-after-refusing-faith-based-story-hour-kirk-cameron-celebrates">recently celebrated</a> after he said two of the libraries changed their minds about hosting a Cameron story hour and said it should send a message to Christians and conservatives &#8220;to be brave.&#8221;
The actor&#8217;s publicist told <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/lifestyle/kirk-cameron-win-two-public-libraries-denied-story-hours-now-caved?utm_campaign=later-linkinbio-foxnews&amp;utm_content=later-31821399&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_source=linkin.bio">Fox News</a> a library in Indiana and another near New York City &#8220;caved.&#8221; After they initially refused to host Cameron, he threatened legal action.
<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/kirk-cameron-talks-lifemark-movie-that-proves-why-life-should-be-defended-at-all-costs">Cameron</a> previously spoke with <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/fundamentally-changing-the-values-of-america-kirk-cameron-talks-public-libraries-refusing-to-host-him-for-story-hour-over-faith-based-childrens-book">The Daily Wire</a> about how public libraries that have hosted &#8220;Drag Queen Story Hours&#8221; refused to host him for readings of his book that he describes as &#8220;Pro-God and pro-family and Biblical values.&#8221;
Brave books previously noted that Cameron hadn&#8217;t been booked for a &#8220;single children&#8217;s story hour at a public library in America,&#8221; adding that more than 50 public libraries had either outright rejected him or not responded to requests on his behalf.
Related: <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/cowardice-kirk-cameron-slams-hollywood-studios-that-passed-on-lifemark-with-message-about-life">‘Cowardice’: Kirk Cameron Slams Hollywood Studios That Passed On ‘Lifemark’ With Message About ‘Life’</a>

Kirk Cameron, Publisher Say Thousands Flocked To His Story Hour After Library Reportedly Backtracks Opposition

Kirk Cameron celebrated after libraries that had <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/fundamentally-changing-the-values-of-america-kirk-cameron-talks-public-libraries-refusing-to-host-him-for-story-hour-over-faith-based-childrens-book">refused to host him</a> over his new faith-based children&#8217;s book reversed course, and he said it should send a message to Christians and conservatives &#8220;to be brave.&#8221;
The <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/kirk-cameron">52-year-old</a> actor&#8217;s publicist told <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/lifestyle/kirk-cameron-win-two-public-libraries-denied-story-hours-now-caved?utm_campaign=later-linkinbio-foxnews&amp;utm_content=later-31821399&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_source=linkin.bio">Fox News</a> that two libraries &#8220;caved,&#8221; confirming Cameron would be reading his <a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/1955550298/ref=sr_1_8?crid=2B1WJ6NAXG7WU&amp;keywords=as+you+grow+kirk+cameron&amp;qid=1670454851&amp;sprefix=As+You+Gro%2Caps%2C155&amp;sr=8-8">book</a> &#8220;<a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/1955550298/ref=sr_1_8?crid=2B1WJ6NAXG7WU&amp;keywords=as+you+grow+kirk+cameron&amp;qid=1670454851&amp;sprefix=As+You+Gro%2Caps%2C155&amp;sr=8-8">As You Grow</a>&#8221; at a library in Indiana and another near New York City. After they initially refused to host Cameron, he threatened legal action.
&#8220;I&#8217;m happy that the two libraries changed their decision and will allow my voice to be heard and my book to be read,&#8221; Cameron said.
&#8220;I hope they realized that their position of denying me a story hour reading was not only unfair and illegal, but that we would all be better off if we listened to each other&#8217;s perspectives,&#8221; he added.
&#8220;I hope that this victory acts as a source of courage for Christians and conservatives across the country to be brave and not back down, making sure that we are the salt of the earth and the light of the darkness,&#8221; he continued.
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&#39;THEY CAVED&#39;: Kirk Cameron declares &#39;win&#39; over two public libraries that denied him story hours. <a href="https://t.co/BoGy1J1BTb">https://t.co/BoGy1J1BTb</a> <a href="https://t.co/5tCoYkvSv2">pic.twitter.com/5tCoYkvSv2</a>
&mdash; Fox News (@FoxNews) <a href="https://twitter.com/FoxNews/status/1604838982835228672?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 19, 2022</a></blockquote>
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The Fox News article includes an image of the &#8220;Growing Pains&#8221; star holding a sign that read, &#8220;We won 2 for 2. See you in Indy &amp; NYC. All are welcome.&#8221;
&#8220;I love situations in which we have two ways to win and zero ways to lose,&#8221; Trent Talbot, CEO of Cameron&#8217;s book publisher, explained. &#8220;We forced these bullies to either take off their masks and show their true colors of unabashed anti-Christian and anti-American bias (as well as catch themselves in a spicy lawsuit) OR the bullies were going to realize that Kirk and Brave were here to fight and they would back down.&#8221;
The &#8220;Lifemark&#8221; star is now set to read his book at Indianapolis Public Library on Thursday, December 29, 2022. He will read at the Scarsdale Public Library in New York the following day.
Cameron previously spoke with The Daily Wire about how public libraries that have hosted &#8220;Drag Queen Story Hours&#8221; <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/our-messaging-does-not-align-dozens-of-public-libraries-reportedly-reject-kirk-cameron-story-hour-over-faith-based-book">refused</a> to host him for readings of his book that he describes as &#8220;Pro-God and pro-family and Biblical values.&#8221;
He said he wrote it because the &#8220;education of children is of primary importance,&#8221; with kids under 10 being indoctrinated with leftist concepts like gender identity.
Related: <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/cowardice-kirk-cameron-slams-hollywood-studios-that-passed-on-lifemark-with-message-about-life">&#8216;Cowardice&#8217;: Kirk Cameron Slams Hollywood Studios That Passed On &#8216;Lifemark&#8217; With Message About &#8216;Life&#8217;</a>

Libraries Cave After Refusing Faith-Based Story Hour. Kirk Cameron Celebrates.

Megyn Kelly revealed to actor Kirk Cameron on Thursday that the one and only fan letter she ever wrote as a young teen was to him — and his reaction was priceless.
During Sirius XM’s “The Megyn Kelly Show&#8221; <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2h2J_NC9Usw" target="_blank" rel="noopener">podcast</a>, the <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/megyn-kelly" target="_blank" rel="noopener">host</a> was speaking to the 52-year-old actor about a wide variety of topics when she shared that she once wrote him a letter confessing her adoration.
&#8220;I was one of those starry-eyed young women,&#8221; <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/stop-the-nonsense-megyn-kelly-takes-apart-princess-of-privacy-meghan-markle" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Kelly</a> shared. &#8220;I think I was like a tween when you were the big star on &#8216;Growing Pains.&#8217; And, can I tell you something? You are the only fan letter I&#8217;ve ever written. It was to you.&#8221;
<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/kirk-cameron" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Cameron</a> had a huge grin on his face and laughed as Kelly shared the news.
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&#8220;I sat. I hand-wrote it out,&#8221; the former Fox News host shared. &#8220;All I remember was that I was trying to convince you to love me. Like listing my credentials. Like what I had done in school. I don&#8217;t remember if I sent it — but I never got a response.&#8221;
The &#8220;Lifemark&#8221; <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/cowardice-kirk-cameron-slams-hollywood-studios-that-passed-on-lifemark-with-message-about-life" target="_blank" rel="noopener">star</a> replied that he did get the letter, and said it was why he was doing her show Thursday.
&#8220;Megyn, you did,&#8221; Cameron shared. &#8220;You sent it and that&#8217;s why I&#8217;m here on your show right now is to finally reply after 35 years. To say &#8216;thank you Megyn for your letter. It was so sweet.’”
The &#8220;Fireproof&#8221; star then promised to send Kelly &#8220;the last remaining dreamy Mike Seaver pillow case. It should be arriving in the mail in about two days.&#8221;
Kelly replied, &#8220;I can die now. I’m good.&#8221;
Cameron is probably best known for his role as Mike Seavor in the hit ABC sitcom, which ran from 1985-1992 and made the actor a heartthrob to teen girls everywhere.
The actor <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_OhdxYoM8nU" target="_blank" rel="noopener">also shared</a> that if he&#8217;d known Kelly was on the other side of that camera lens as a huge fan, he would&#8217;ve been &#8220;more concerned about how I looked, what I said.&#8221;
Related: <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/cowardice-kirk-cameron-slams-hollywood-studios-that-passed-on-lifemark-with-message-about-life" target="_blank" rel="noopener">&#8216;Cowardice&#8217;: Kirk Cameron Slams Hollywood Studios That Passed On &#8216;Lifemark&#8217; With Message About &#8216;Life&#8217;</a>

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