London:
TV actor Kirk Cameron has come under fire from gay rights activists after he called homosexuality "unnatural" and "detrimental".
The former Growing Pains star caused controversy after speaking out against homosexuality during his appearance on TVshow Piers Morgan Tonight, reported Daily Express.
"I think that it's (homosexuality) unnatural. I think that it's detrimental and ultimately destructive to so many ofthe foundations of civilisation," Cameron said.
The actor was also open about his disapproval of gay unions, adding, "Marriage is almost as old as dirt, and it wasdefined in the garden between Adam and Eve. One man, one woman for life till death do you part. So I would never attempt totry to redefine marriage. And I don't think anyone else should either. So do I support the idea of gay marriage? No, I don't."
Bosses at the Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD) have fired off a statement condemning Cameron'scomments, blasting his views as "out of step".
"In this interview, Kirk Cameron sounds even more dated than his 1980s TV character. Cameron is out of step with agrowing majority of Americans, particularly people of faith who believe that their gay and lesbian brothers and sistersshould be loved and accepted based on their character and not condemned because of their sexual orientation," HerndonGraddick of GLAAD said.
The former Growing Pains star caused controversy after speaking out against homosexuality during his appearance on TVshow Piers Morgan Tonight, reported Daily Express.
"I think that it's (homosexuality) unnatural. I think that it's detrimental and ultimately destructive to so many ofthe foundations of civilisation," Cameron said.
The actor was also open about his disapproval of gay unions, adding, "Marriage is almost as old as dirt, and it wasdefined in the garden between Adam and Eve. One man, one woman for life till death do you part. So I would never attempt totry to redefine marriage. And I don't think anyone else should either. So do I support the idea of gay marriage? No, I don't."
Bosses at the Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD) have fired off a statement condemning Cameron'scomments, blasting his views as "out of step".
"In this interview, Kirk Cameron sounds even more dated than his 1980s TV character. Cameron is out of step with agrowing majority of Americans, particularly people of faith who believe that their gay and lesbian brothers and sistersshould be loved and accepted based on their character and not condemned because of their sexual orientation," HerndonGraddick of GLAAD said.
