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Tennessee Library Director Fired after Allegedly Trying to Sabotage Kirk Cameron Event

Tré Goins-Phillips : Mar 20, 2023
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"Despite the rain and the unkind pushback (from one disgruntled librarian), an OVERFLOW crowd of families, mayors, county commissioners, and celebs welcomed and joined us at the library in Hendersonville, TN for singing the National Anthem, Pledge of Allegiance to the flag, praying and teaching faith in God and moral values to our kids..." -Kirk Cameron

airlift[Faithwire.com] The board of a library in northern Tennessee voted this week to fire the director of its Hendersonville library after he allegedly tried to sabotage a February event with Christian author and actor Kirk Cameron. (Click on Image to watch the "Unashamed" podcast)

In a 4-3 vote, the members of the Sumner County Library Board booted Allan Morales, according to Sumner County Mayor John Isbell, who confirmed the ouster was "related to the Kirk Cameron event."

The event, slated for Feb. 25, included Cameron as well as former University of Kentucky women's swimmer Riley Gaines and Missy Robertson of "Duck Dynasty" fame and was in conjunction with Brave Books, which sponsored the event, The Tennessean reported.

Robertson, presumably talking about Morales, said the unnamed man associated with the library was initially enthusiastic about the event but soon thereafter turned on the "Growing Pains" star after he learned of the celebrity's Christian and conservative bonafides.

The former "Duck Dynasty" star made the comments last week on the "Unashamed with Phil & Jase Robertson" podcast.

"He started a campaign in the community to shut [the event] down without officially canceling it, because then he knew that it wouldn't be good for their library," Robertson said, seemingly referring to Morales... Subscribe for free to Breaking Christian News here

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