Kirk Cameron denied chance to bring his new children's book to public library story hours
The Daily Article
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🗓️ 9 December 2022
⏱️ 7 minutes
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Summary
Kirk Cameron’s new book "teaches the biblical truths of the Fruit of the Spirit" as you "follow Sky Tree's journey from a small acorn to a mighty tree that provides shade, sustenance, and lodging." Unfortunately, he has yet to find a library that will allow him to read it. Given that every venue they’ve asked also hosts drag queen story hours or similar events, perhaps that should not come as a surprise. So how should Christians respond? The answer is more complicated than you may expect.
Author: Ryan Denison, PhD
Narrator: Chris Elkins
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| 0:00.0 | Today is Friday, December 9th, 2022. Welcome to the Daily Article podcast, written today by Dr. Ryan |
| 0:11.9 | Denison, senior editor for theology. This is Chris Elkins with the Denison Forum. |
| 0:17.6 | Kirk Cameron became a household name during his run on the show, Growing Pains. However, he has |
| 0:23.7 | remained in the spotlight for his faith as much as his acting in the year since. Now he is making |
| 0:29.4 | headlines again with a new children's book titled As You Grow. The book teaches the biblical |
| 0:36.1 | truths of the fruit of the spirit as you follow |
| 0:39.0 | Sky Tree's journey from a small acorn to a mighty tree that provide shade, sustenance, and lodging. |
| 0:46.9 | As many authors do, Cameron and Brave Books, the Stories Publisher, were hoping to increase interest |
| 0:52.8 | by engaging with local libraries and their |
| 0:55.5 | Story Hour programs. So far, more than 50 of those asked said no. It's important to note, |
| 1:02.7 | however, that Cameron and Brave Books have been fairly selective in the libraries to whom they've |
| 1:08.8 | reached out. All of these libraries have made news or hosting |
| 1:13.1 | drag queen's story hours, name change clinics, and or promoting gender fluidity. As such, |
| 1:20.7 | it should not come as a surprise that they decided not to promote the book. For example, |
| 1:26.7 | Ruchin-Beau Public Library |
| 1:28.8 | in Providence, Rhode Island, replied that, |
| 1:31.2 | we are a very queer-friendly library. |
| 1:34.1 | Our messaging does not align. |
| 1:36.1 | You can fill out the forms to reserve space |
| 1:38.3 | to run the program in our space, |
| 1:40.5 | but we won't run your program. |
| 1:42.6 | A library in San Diego that promotes telling our stories and highlighting themes of diversity, |
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