Despite the worsening persecution of Christians worldwide and the loss of religious liberty that Americans are currently facing, "Growing Pains" star Kirk Cameron believes now is the best time to be a Christian in America.
While promoting his "Revive Us" event, which is a national family meeting that will air live in 700 movie theatres next week, Cameron told FOX411 that Christians are lucky to be alive.
"I want to say to people loud and clear: There has never been a more exciting time in America to be a Christian, to be a person of deep faith in God," he said. "This could be our finest hour because when all hope seems lost, that is when God parts the waters. I think this could be a Red Sea moment for you, for me, for us, in our America story right now."
Cameron 46, and his wife of 25 years Chelsea Noble, take pride in their deep-rooted Christian faith. The actor credits it for guiding his life's principles. Without God in his life, Cameron does not know how he would have turned out.
"Faith is extremely important to me. It is what saves me on a daily basis from making the kinds of decisions that would be harmful to me, my family, to others because it reminds me I need wisdom," he said.
The reason why a lot of celebrities in Hollywood spiral out of control is because they rely on themselves and not on God, Cameron said.
He said he is thankful that someone cared enough to share the Gospel with him, and he hopes to return the favour now with the "Revive Us" event.
"The truth is that all of us were designed to worship something, and you may worship a tree, you may worship God or you may worship yourself. And Hollywood has a lot of the 'me-God' problem and I used to have no faith at all," Cameron said. "Someone shared the Gospel with me. They shared their faith with me, and I embraced it. I embraced it with all of my heart. And that's what I am hoping to do at 'Revive Us.'"
"Revive Us" will feature talks from Dr. Ben Carson, Francis Chan Dr. James MacDonald, Eric Metaxas and Jennifer Rothschild. Together, Cameron says they are going to tackle familial, political, and national concerns with the Gospel in mind.
"When the family gets together and the spirit of God is moving, we are unstoppable as a force of good. And asking for heaven's help and wisdom up above is what we need to be doing now more than ever, so 'Revive Us' is for the whole family," he said.
"Revive Us" will take place on Oct. 18.
