Many years ago, Kirk Cameron was a beloved 80's sitcom star that was famous for his role on Growing Pains. As a grown man, Cameron has decided to take an Evangelical path and has often used his familiarity to try and further his religious ventures. Cameron has a new film, Kirk Cameron's Saving Christmas, that will begin a limited two-week run tomorrow. His goal is to put Christ back into Christmas and Cameron believes that mothers and wives in particular, play a huge role in creating "joy" for everyone around them.
Cameron posted a message on his Facebook page encouraging women to get themselves back into the kitchen, put on a happy face and invite the neighbors over to share in the fabulously joyous time of year. In a video post, Cameron calls on moms to...
"If you are a mom, if you are a wife, if you're the keeper of your home, I want you to know that your joy is so important this Christmas. Because Christmas is about joy and if the joy of the Lord is your strength, remember, the joy of the mom is her children's strength. So don't let anything steal your joy. If you let your joy get stolen, it will sap your strength. Let your children, your family, see your joy in the way that you decorate your home this Christmas, in the food that you cook, the songs you sing, the stories you tell, and the traditions that you keep. Invite your whole neighborhood into your Christmas, and invite the world into our story of our king and his kingdom. Join me and go see Saving Christmas November 14."
As usual, when Cameron climbs onto his Christian pedestal, not everyone likes what he has to say. While women may do a lot in terms of setting the whole Christmas tone, not everyone can just buckle down at home, making it their main mission to spread good cheer. Many women have to work -- hard -- to provide for their families and so thinking that they can focus entirely on what's going on at home isn't necessarily realistic. The majority of women with families have become multitasking pros out of pure necessity.
Do you think Cameron's words of wisdom make sense or are they simply another example of how out of touch he can be with the lifestyles of his core audience? Tell us your thoughts in the comments below!
