Kirk Cameron to Anderson Cooper on Arkansas Bird Death: 'Call a Veterinarian, Not Me'

By Sarah Crow Posted Jan 4th 2011 09:30PM

Things Kirk Cameron will be remembered as: Mike Seaver, philanthropist, evangelist.

Things Kirk Cameron will not be remembered as: a theology scholar, a foreseer of the apocalypse, a man who takes kindly to subtle mockery from Anderson Cooper.

Following the mysterious death of close to 2,000 red-winged blackbirds in Beebe, Ark., earlier this week, Anderson Cooper reached out to the former 'Growing Pains' star in an attempt to have him address reports that the event is a sign of the impending apocalypse.

Cameron, who stars in the popular 'Left Behind' films, which take place following the Rapture, was not amused by Cooper's implication that his religious beliefs were the same as end-of-days zealotry. The actor told the Silver Fox, "You know, I'm not the religious-conspiracy theorist go-to guy, particularly. But I think it's really kind of silly to try to equate birds falling from the sky with some kind of an end-times theory."

Watch the video after the jump!

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Wednesday 05 January

By shauntavious

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it pleases shauntavious that kirk cameron made anderson look like the fool he is. check and mate you know what im saying? plus have you ever seen kirks wife? a truly lovely woman and that also pleases shauntavious

By KS

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It is 2011. And yet nasty people still post on here.

By YellowRose3218

Who ever put this interview together, is not very bright.
Just because Kirt is religious, doesnt mean he knows all about birds.

Friday 07 January

By Soho

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And who is the idiot at CNN who actually thought it was a good idea to ask "anyone" whether this was a sign of the Apocalypse? LMAO! No wonder CNN has no ratings. I like Cooper, but this is one of the dumbest things I've heard on national TV in a long time...they're getting into Glenn Beck territory now. God help them! :O)

By gjb

Finally an actor that also has a brain. Thank you Kirk, for letting people know that there are intelligent, thoughtful & RELIGIOUS people out there. Kirk should run for political office. He sounds like someone I could vote for.

What a stupid question for Anderson to even ask Kirk Cameron. Why are the birds dying? Anderson, you are an idiot!

By Marie

Terry French and pickles..Your remarks are right on target. We know that God does not want any to be lost which is why people like Kirk Cameron are sharing the gospel. However,we know there are scoffers who will hopefully have a change of heart before it is too late.

By Flagrante Delicto

I've always thought of Anderson Cooper as walter Cronkite... in drag!

By Bill

It is pretty clear tha Cooper is no match for Kirk Cameron. I am not a religious person but I can not for the life of me understand the disdain that the left has for Christians!!

By jim scott

The reason was predicted by the One they really Hate. Jesus. His truth doesn't sync with there's.

By mike b

ANDERSON COOPER IS A SPOILED BRAT RICH BOY, HEIR TO THE HUTTON FORTUNE. AS A TYPICAL LIBERAL HE THINKS ANYONE WHO BELIEVES IN GOD IS SOME SORT OF NUT. ANDERSON COOPER IS A NO TALENT IDIOT WHO GOT HIS JOB BECAUSE OF HIS MOMMY

By BIGNIGGY

THERE GOE'S GERBIL BOY ,ASKING STUPID QUESTIONS AGAIN

By RD

Kirk 1
Anderson 0

By Allan

Kirk is a Christian and represents the best of Hollywood! It would be great if all actors shared his beliefs and set the same example!

By hd

Gloria Vanderbilts gay son, AC is a dimwit

By ANTHONY

God does point out that he cares even for the birds of the sky and the fact that one does not find dead birds randomly, during his reminder that he cares for "us" that much the more; but in "The End Times" ( as we are in presently ) God does predict "Signs In The Sky & Perplexity Of Nations" as the final "sign" of the times..... and this should be well-noted, and not necessarily because of several thousand of blackbirds falling out of the sky suddenly, (from blunt force trauma) but especially becasue of the tremendous amount of strange phenomenon that is occurring here on earth and out in space to the extent that even the greatest scientific minds are scratching their heads and this without getting any significant answers from anywhere !

By R

COOPER'S NOT THE BRIGHTEST STAR IN THE SKY. CAN'T STAND HIM. HE PRETENDS TO BE A MORE INTELLECTUAL THAT HE ACTUALLY IS!

By Michael

Right,!.. the skies are falling with birds so we get an actor on the news to explain instead of asking GOD for salvation. Way to go non-believers.

By Carolyn

Good for you Kirk! What a fine man and made Anderson look pretty dumb. Maybe ole An doesn't write his own questions. Hmmmm.....

Remember this to those who do not believe. When the trumpet blows. When the vial is opened and the seals are broke, there is going to be more than just 500 birds and a few thousand fish dead all over the world. So remember when you see, YOU WERE TOLD, AND WARNED.

By Dfriedman

If 1,000 birds fell out of the sky into the forest, would anybody know/care?

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