Kirk Cameron Shares Former President’s Faith-Focused Message
By Movieguide® Contributor
Kirk Cameron is sharing some words of advice from President Franklin Delano Roosevelt as we continue to celebrate the Christmas season.
“Listen to this that was read in 1944 by President Roosevelt,” Cameron said in a video posted to his Instagram. “He was speaking of our need to be aware of the fact that our blessings come from Almighty God.”
He continued, “He said, ‘To this end, that we may bear more earnest witness to our gratitude to Almighty God, I suggest a nationwide reading of the Holy Scriptures during the period from Thanksgiving Day to Christmas. Let every man of every creed go to his own version of the Scriptures for a renewed and strengthening contact with those eternal truths and majestic principles which have inspired such measure of true greatness as this nation has achieved.’”
The speech was part of Proclamation 2629 which was given to the nation on Thanksgiving Day in 1944.
Cameron is currently promoting his latest project, a kids’ show titled ADVENTURES OF IGGY AND MR. KIRK.
“A show like ADVENTURES OF IGGY AND MR. KIRK is sorely needed right now,” Cameron told Fox News at the show’s premiere. “Parents are asking us for it. They’re saying things like, ‘Where’s Mr. Rogers? We want a show with wholesome, moral values.’”
He continued, “[Parents] want wholesome values and morals to be taught to their kids by people that they trust. And that’s why I’m so excited about our show. Because it gets to the heart of the kinds of values parents are trying to teach their kids at home and this show is going to reinforce those values while keeping the ‘wow’ factor of the entertainment.”
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“I feel incredibly humbled to have received the ‘Culture Warrior’ patriot award from @foxnation,” he posted on Instagram. “I see these next four years as four of the greatest of our lives to work together to influence and reshape America for the good and the godly.”
Cameron continued, “Now is the time for us to humble ourselves, turn from wicked ways (2 Corinthians 7:14), and get to work running the plays in our national playbook — the Bible — diligently applying its essential principals to our families, schools, churches, communities and government. Our hopeful view of the future is gaining momentum!”