Kirk Cameron runs into trouble in Tennessee ahead of patriotic book event: 'Negative pushback'

It wasn't each soft sailing for actor-writer-producer Kirk Cameron this past week arsenic he and his patient planned different book-related arena astatine a nationalist room — each portion of his effort to connection a "wholesome" replacement to nan galore "drag queen communicative hours" that person been held successful nationalist venues successful America complete nan past fewer years.

Cameron's extremity connected Saturday successful Hendersonville, Tennessee, was scheduled to hap astatine nan Hendersonville Public Library arsenic portion of his cross-country circuit of nationalist libraries.

The writer of nan precocious published children's book, "As You Grow," which shares biblical contented pinch kids and families, is a committed Christian — and regularly relates his emotion of faith, emotion of family and emotion of state pinch others.

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However, arsenic he headed to Tennessee this week on pinch others who were joining him there, his publisher, Brave Books, told Fox News Digital that it began receiving "pushback from nan library."

A spokesperson from Texas-based Brave Books told Fox News Digital this weekend, "A caput charismatic astatine Hendersonville Public Library has been pushing backmost against the story-hour event each week."

Kirk Cameron, who is based successful Los Angeles, has embarked connected a cross-country circuit to galore cities crossed America to talk his book, "As You Grow," but besides to stock his emotion of faith, emotion of family and emotion of country.  (Brad Schwartzrock)

The spokesperson added, "A caput charismatic realized this arena was going to beryllium overmuch much than a emblematic communicative hour. Noticing guests for illustration Missy Robertson [of ‘Duck Dynasty’ fame] and [women's sports advocate] Riley Gaines" — some of whom had committed to joining Cameron astatine nan arena — "the charismatic astatine nan room reached retired to america informing america that nan communicative hr would not beryllium happening connected nan 25th."

Added Brave Books, "The charismatic said he did not want a activity coming to his library."

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The publisher, however, held patient — and insisted nan arena would hap arsenic planned.

This past Wednesday, nan room said connected its Facebook page that nan arena had grown beyond nan facility’s capacity — and instead, nan arena would move to a church. 

A Hendersonville Public Library operations head told nan Hendersonville Standard connected Wednesday, according to nan section publication, that nan room had not planned for specified "a large-scale event."

Kirk Cameron — aft his patient reported immoderate difficulties during nan week successful confirming nan arena — did speak astatine nan Hendersonville Public Library successful Hendersonville, Tennessee. He's shown present during his children’s book reference and dream arena connected Saturday, Feb. 25, 2023.  (Brave Books/Kirk Cameron)

A Brave Books spokesperson told Fox News Digital connected Saturday, "A caput charismatic astatine nan room threatened to cancel nan arena … The charismatic astatine nan room tried to opportunity that excessively galore group would beryllium coming, and nan room couldn’t grip it. As soon arsenic nan library's committee of board and nan organization heard this, they were against this determination and nan room unit backed down."

Brave Books besides told Fox News Digital, "We were not judge what to expect erstwhile we arrived, but each we knew was that we were coming to nan Hendersonville Public Library for this reading."

"We are moving difficult to guarantee they [Cameron and his guests] person nan level to publication their books and citizens person a comfortable venue to participate." — Hendersonville Public Library connected Facebook

When Cameron and his squad arrived astatine nan library, said Brave Books, "we were greeted pinch unfastened arms from nan community."

However, nan spokesperson continued, "A caput of nan room and his unit treated america terribly, unfortunately."

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Fox News Digital reached retired to nan room seeking comment. 

On its Facebook page, nan Hendersonville Public Library posted this connection complete nan play to nan wide public: "Sumner County is excited to big Kirk Cameron and his guests astatine nan Hendersonville Library. We are moving difficult to guarantee they person nan level to publication their books and citizens person a comfortable venue to participate."

Kirk Cameron addresses an overflow crowd of organization members successful Hendersonville, Tennessee, connected Saturday, Feb. 25, 2023.  (Brave Books/Kirk Cameron)

The connection besides said, successful part, "Please beryllium diligent pinch nan abstraction limitations and traffic."

It said that its mayor, Mayor Jamie Clary, "is moving pinch our Hendersonville Police to guarantee traffic and logistical issues are addressed."

It added, "We dream to spot you location for nan Pledge to our nation's emblem astatine 9:30 a.m."

Fox News Digital reached retired to Mayor Clary for comment.

"We are fighting for nan hearts and minds of our children arsenic good arsenic our institutions for illustration nan room system."

On nan city's website, Mayor Clary notes that his "family moved to Hendersonville successful 1973, and I enjoyed exploring and increasing up successful this city. Seeing Hendersonville’s translator and nan opportunities it provides person fixed maine attraction connected infrastructure, bringing much jobs to Hendersonville, and providing transparency for our constituents. My imagination for our city," nan politician added, "is to stay a faith-based, family community."

Women's sports advocator Riley Gaines is seen reference a children's book to nan organization successful Hendersonville, Tennessee, connected Saturday, Feb. 25, 2023, during Kirk Cameron's "Freedom Island" book circuit event.  (Brave Books/Kirk Cameron)

Trent Talbot, CEO of Brave Books, told Fox News Digital successful an emailed connection complete nan weekend, "A Hendersonville room head pushed backmost connected our Freedom Island Tour event, calling it much than a communicative hour, a activity — and he's right. This is simply a movement," he added, "and we are fighting for nan hearts and minds of our children arsenic good arsenic our institutions for illustration nan room system."

Talbot added, "We will property on, but we request everyone's thief to support going."

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Zac Bell, Brave Books' main of staff, told Fox News Digital, "We person done 5 different Freedom Island Story Hours [in various cities] — and we person yet to brushwood a room unit rather for illustration Hendersonville’s staff. It was clear that they did not work together pinch Kirk’s connection astatine nan room and wanted thing to do pinch it."

On its societal media pages, Brave Books often shares messages specified arsenic nan 1 shown conscionable below.

Added Bell of Brave Books, "Kirk is trying to thatch children basal morals specified arsenic love, joy, peace, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control. Missy Robertson and Riley Gaines on pinch immoderate different guests added on nan circuit are besides school basal morals and characteristics, specified arsenic the worth of family aliases overcoming fear."

He besides said, "The only point that polarizes this activity is nan Left and group for illustration nan room staff. They don’t want this connection to scope nan communities and that’s why America's culture is hurting and astatine risk."

"The organization … including hundreds of grateful families and gracious mayors and region commissioners, welcomed america pinch unfastened arms." — Kirk Cameron astir Hendersonville, Tennessee

Kirk Cameron, successful an emailed remark to Fox News Digital complete nan weekend, said, "At our extremity successful Hendersonville for nan Freedom Island Tour, we received antagonistic pushback" from nan library.

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He besides said, "The community, however, including hundreds of grateful families and gracious mayors and region commissioners, welcomed america pinch unfastened arms."

"I was perfectly impressed pinch nan speeches given, nan emotion for our state and God! We each request much of this."

Cameron added, "Many nationalist institutions person been infiltrated pinch individuals who intentionally soundlessness wholesome movements for illustration ours — while families are crying retired for a return to the faith-based virtue and American values that lead to our blessing and protection."  

Ahead of nan event, Cameron shared connected his societal media pages, "Join maine this Saturday greeting astatine 9 a.m. extracurricular nan Hendersonville Public Library successful Tennessee for different communicative hr … I will beryllium starring a patriotic experience by saying nan Pledge of Allegiance, singing nan nationalist anthem, and praying extracurricular nan room until nan doors unfastened and we officially commencement astatine 10:30 a.m! As John Adams said, 'Liberty, erstwhile lost, is mislaid forever.' Help america support Freedom Island free! Rain aliases shine, let’s travel together."

Under rainy skies connected Saturday, Kirk Cameron led nan crowd gathered successful Hendersonville, Tennessee, connected Feb. 25, 2023, successful pledges and prayers. (Brave Books/Kirk Cameron)

A organization personnel who attended nan arena connected Saturday posted a connection connected nan Hendersonville Public Library's Facebook page: "This was a awesome event. Thank you to Kirk Cameron and unit and to Hendersonville Public Library for making it happen!"

Another personification wrote connected nan aforesaid forum, "We were present on picnic [in] Nashville. I looked up for different things to do, and I recovered this. This was nan astir astonishing arena — we attended pinch meaning."

The personification added, "I was perfectly impressed pinch nan speeches given, nan emotion for our state and God! We each request much of this."

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However, a different personification wrote connected nan aforesaid Facebook page, "This is not awesome. Our room is expected to beryllium a safe unfastened haven. I americium truthful ashamed of Hendersonville astatine this time. I dream our organization knows location are immoderate that are unfastened and affirming."

Cameron's adjacent scheduled nationalist room extremity is successful Houston, Texas, connected March 4, 2023.

He will besides beryllium speaking successful Washington, D.C., New York City, Denver, Colorado and different cities successful nan weeks and months ahead.