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Kirk Cameron’s religious ‘story hour’ shot down by public libraries:
‘Not interested’
By Emily Lefroy, NY Post
December 7, 2022 5:01pm Updated
Actor Kirk Cameron's applications to host story hours at various public libraries were reportedly rejected by more than 50 of them. Getty Images; FOX News
Actor and Christian activist Kirk Cameron is claiming that more than 50 public libraries have rejected his applications to hold a “story hour” to promote his new faith-based children’s book, accusing them of indulging the “woke left.”
The “Growing Pains” star says he hasn’t been given a story hour slot in public libraries, claiming that his publisher, Brave Books, has been told the messaging of his faith-based book, “As You Grow,” “does not align” with the LGBTQ-welcoming institutions.
Dozens of public libraries in the US have reportedly rejected or not responded to his publisher’s request for the former child star to hold an event, according to Fox News.
“We are a very queer-friendly library. Our messaging does not align,” one library worker from Rochambeau Public Library in Providence, Rhode Island — which promotes an event called the “Queer Umbrella” — reportedly told Brave Books.
Cameron, 52, has previously condemned gay people, saying that homosexuality is “unnatural,” “detrimental” and “ultimately destructive.”
Fox reported that the publisher was told by the library official, “You can fill out the form to reserve space, to run the program in our space — but we won’t run your program.”
Another branch, City Heights/Weingart Branch Library, in San Diego, California, told them they didn’t think that’s something they would do, citing the diverse community as their reason.
“I don’t know how many people you would get,” the individual reportedly said.
There is only one way to find out! Did you know how many people you would get when you started running programs by drag queens?
Brave Books took umbrage with the library’s responses, noting that some have hosted LGBTQ+ story times with drag queens in the past and wondering why they were being rejected.
“It is devastating to discover that many of our publicly funded libraries have now become indoctrination centers that refuse to allow biblical wisdom to be taught to our children,” Trent Talbot, founder and CEO of Texas-based Brave Books, said in a statement to Fox News Digital.
Cameron described his book as teaching “biblical wisdom and the value of producing the fruit of the spirit: love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, gentleness, faithfulness, self-control,” with his publisher accusing libraries of pandering to the “woke left.”
“The woke left understands that morality is instilled by the age of 10, and they want their morality to win, not the morality that the Bible teaches,” Talbot said.
“This is proof that more than ever, we are getting destroyed in the battle for the hearts and minds of our children,” Cameron ranted to Fox. “Publicly funded libraries are green-lighting ‘gender marker and name change clinics’ while denying a story time that would involve the reading of a book that teaches biblical wisdom. How much more clear can it get?”
Drag queen storytime events — which involve performers in drag outfits reading books to kids — are a contentious issue around the country, causing an outcry by some who deem it detrimental to children.
This past weekend, a Columbus, Ohio, drag queen story hour was canceled when far-right extremist organizations including the Proud Boys, White Lives Matter Ohio and Patriot Front planned to protest the event.
According to reports, about 50 people — some carrying weapons — rallied against the event.
What a shame that it has come to that. In the battle between good and evil, America's public libraries have chosen sides. The public needs to get involved and insist that if they are going to run drag queen story times, they must also run Biblical story times.
This front in the battle for the morality of our children will lead to another generation of confused and lost children who deny the reality of biological genders, and who ignore or reject Biblical teaching.
Deuteronomy 22:5 ESV /
“A woman shall not wear a man's garment, nor shall a man put on a woman's cloak, for whoever does these things is an abomination to the Lord your God.
How long, Oh Lord, how long?
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Is there a certain level of madness in Sam Brinton? Is he devoid of a moral compass? Is this how he does his shopping for women's clothes? Is he seriously qualified to work in nuclear administration? This is a failed experiment by Joe Biden and it only took a few months to manifest.
Non-binary Biden nuclear official Sam Brinton accused in second luggage heist
By Allie Griffin, NY Post
December 9, 2022 2:34am Updated
A Biden administration Energy Department official who allegedly stole a woman’s suitcase from a Minneapolis airport in September has been accused of another luggage heist at a Las Vegas airport.
A felony warrant on grand larceny charges was issued for Sam Brinton, the deputy assistant secretary for spent fuel and waste disposition at the Department of Energy’s Office of Nuclear Energy, 8 News Now reported Thursday.
Brinton, who made history as one of the federal government’s first gender-fluid officials, allegedly stole luggage from another traveler at Harry Reid International Airport in Vegas on an unknown date, according to the outlet.
Details about the alleged theft are scarce, but 8 News Now stated that Brinton, 35, was charged with grand larceny with a value between $1,200 and $5,000.
The energy official, who uses they/them pronouns, reportedly has sticky fingers for suitcases.
Brinton was placed on leave from the Department of Energy after they were charged with felony theft for reportedly snatching a woman’s Vera Bradley suitcase from baggage claim at the Minneapolis-St. Paul Airport on Sept. 16, according to court documents.
The suitcase and the woman’s belongings inside it were valued at $2,325.
Brinton initially denied taking the luggage but later claimed they mistook it for their own bag at baggage claim — despite never having checked a bag before their flight, according to court filings.
This marks the second time nuclear official Sam Brinton has been accused of stealing luggage.
Getty Images for The Trevor Proj
They allegedly removed the suitcase’s ID tag after plucking it from the luggage carousel, video surveillance showed.
They were later seen using the Vera Bradley suitcase on at least two occasions, while traveling to Washington, DC, on Sept. 18 and Oct. 9, investigators said.
Brinton was subsequently charged with felony theft of a moveable property without consent and placed on leave following the accusation.
Earlier this week, a group of House Republicans called for Brinton to step down over the initial allegations.
Rep. Andrew Clyde of Georgia and 15 other Republicans sent a letter to Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm on Tuesday calling for Brinton’s removal from the department.
“We demand the resignation of Sam Brinton, and we implore you to set aside petty politics and appoint only the most qualified and dedicated individuals to influence America’s energy sector,” the GOP lawmakers wrote.
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