Adolescence shattered: heartthrob no more!

Kirk Cameron played Mike Seaver on the hit sitcom Growing Pains, from 1985 to 1992. For me, this was the coming of age years—5th grade through junior year of high school. I had an extremely active crush on Kirk for many of those years (along with Rob Lowe, Corey Haim, Johnny Depp, and Jon Bon Jovi-- all of whom are hunks to this very day) because of his boyish good looks and Hollywood charm.

After his years on Growing Pains, Kirk once said, "There was this aching, empty feeling that left me very disillusioned with the business I was working in. What else was there? What else did I have to shoot for? I'd basically reached the top of the ladder, and I was 18." Ummm, speaking of disillusioned...top of the ladder?

After Growing Pains, Kirk didn’t do too much. He was in that one movie with Jamie Gerz, Listen to Me, about the college debate team. I swear that ended with an abortion, but anyway, it wasn’t long before Kirk starred in The Growing Pains Movie (in 2000) and Growing Pains: Return of the Seavers. Times were tough.

Kirk had fallen in love with costar Chelsea Noble—an actress who also was a Christian. I blame this Chelsea person for what happened to Kirk. She was the one that turned him all churchy. He married her and none of the Growing Pains cast members were invited to the ceremony.



Now all his career amounts to is this show about how being a Christian is the only option. My 80s hearthrob is trying to convert me? As you’ll see from his Way of the Master web site, there’s no skirting the issue—he’s a full-time brainwasher. He’s selling beginner guides to Christianity packaged as Evangelical Bootcamp that will whip you into shape, teach you how to “know your enemy” and come up with rapid responses from heathens like me who doubt your creepy basic training.

Again, we're talking about the freshfaced 80s dreamboat. This ranks up there with the greatest disappointments of my life. Here's, a direct quote, from his blog:

All of humanity is on the conveyor belt of Time. Every moment moves them closer to the edge of eternity. We see men and women struggle in vain to find their footing in this world through self-help, worldly religion, and good works. They are blind, disoriented, and have no idea what awaits them below. The pit of Hell eagerly anticipates their arrival. Demons salivate to break their bodies and devour their souls. The tiny creatures' feeble efforts to save themselves are obviously futile and many professing Christians stand motionless behind the glass wall of indifference and watch.

Sin!Sin!Sin! Kirk is a waste of skin!