Actor Kirk Cameron: America Has a Bright, Hopeful Future, But Only If...

Leah Marieann Klett : May 12, 2017
The Gospel Herald

"All of the founders understood ... the golden triangle of freedom. Freedom requires virtue, and virtue requires genuine faith. That faith has to be free, not forced or coerced." – Kirk Cameron

(Hollywood, CA) — [The Gospel Herald] Kirk Cameron has revealed his vision for the future of America and warned that the country will experience "financial and moral decline" if it continues to move away from the principles it was founded upon. (Photo Credit: Jack Cameron Photography via The Gospel Herald)

"You can't help but hear Martin Luther King's voice in your head: That our country becomes a place where we would judge people by their character and not the color of their skin," Cameron told The Gospel Herald when asked about his hope for America. "And, I would add that faith in God and a dependence upon the goodness of God would also be at the center of that."

Cameron, a well-known Christian actor and producer who shot to fame in the 1980's while starring in the sitcom "Growing Pains", said he believes the country's future is bright - but to succeed, it must return to its founding principles.

"Abraham Lincoln said -- and I'm paraphrasing -- we've become so strong and prosperous and admired by so many, but our problem is that we've forgotten what made us this way," Cameron said. "We've forgotten that this comes as a gift from God because of our reliance on Him and our willingness to follow His ways. We need to get back to that."

The actor added, "America is full of hope if we understand those vital truths. All of the founders understood ... the golden triangle of freedom. Freedom requires virtue, and virtue requires genuine faith. That faith has to be free, not forced or coerced. And that, of course, requires virtue.

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