The cast of growing pains was interviewed on CNN by Larry King. Kirk mentions his faith twice during the one-hour interview. I have only included the excerpts that pertain to his faith. For the full transcript, use the link below.
Aired February 7, 2006 – 9:00 ET
http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0602/07/lkl.01.html
FIRST QUOTE:
KING: So what do you do? Are you acting? What are you doing?
CAMERON: Yes, well let’s see. Last year we finished “Left Behind, World at War.” That’s based on the Left Behind book series with Jerry Jenkins and Tim LaHaye.
KING: Religious books.
CAMERON: Yes, kind of end of the world apocalyptic thrillers.
KING: You’re very religious right?
CAMERON: No, I’m not religious. I’m a Christian but I’m not big on religion but I do produce a television program right now called “The Way of the Master” and that basically is — it’s a Christian reality program where we kind of unmask the — the hypocrisy of a lot of modern religion that you see today.
And then we go out on the streets and confront people with what is it that you believe about stuff like heaven and hell and God and how to make peace with God? And then we talk with them about how they can find eternal life.
SECOND QUOTE:
CALLER: Hello. I just want to say that I just absolutely loved your show. I grew up watching you. And this question is for Kirk. I know — or at least I think I understand that towards the end of the show, your religious beliefs didn’t really mesh with the direction that the show was going in. Is that true? And how do you feel about what’s being shown on TV now?
CAMERON: Oh. Well, great question. Yeah, when I was about 17 years old, I was kind of at the height of the success of “Growing Pains,” kind of an exciting event happened. I was an atheist, who became absolutely convinced that God does exist. He saved me from hell and offered me eternal life, and I just couldn’t ignore that. It ultimately became such a part of who I am that I wanted to do things and act differently, and not just say I was a Christian but act like one. And I think that the way I probably handled myself back then was a little less graceful than I would like to do that now. But ultimately, to me, it was a matter of just standing for what I thought was good for a family show.
KING: Did it cause any problems on the show?
CAMERON: Like I said, I think I was maybe a little cavalier in the way that I’d tried to live that out, when I thought I was right — what I thought was right. But ultimately, you know, we’ve all grown up and matured and we’ve had conversations about that. And it’s 15 years later, and I think that I’m — I think I’ve been forgiven.
