Kirk Cameron fleeing California

Remember when Kirk Cameron was humiliated by Christian movie producers? He had starred in a movie based on the "Left Behind" series and just a few years later, obviously realizing their mistake, they did a remake without him starring Nicolas Cage. 

Then there was the Saving Christmas fiasco. It was a terrible movie. It was the exact opposite of A Charlie Brown Christmas. At one point, Cameron says that materialism is good because Christ was MADE out of material. It's hard to imagine very many Christians being moved or touched by this.

That was 2014. Since then, Cameron's been in two short films and had a bit part in one feature.

Mainstream stars like Greg Kinnear, Jennifer Garner and Ewan McGregor are doing Christian movies now and making a monkey out of washed up "celebrities" like Cameron.

From The Hollywood Reporter:

Once the domain of Christian conservatives with dwindling name value like Kirk Cameron and Kevin Sorbo, faith-based films no longer are radioactive. They may not yet be attracting the Brad Pitts, but they are featuring actors who are not without choices — and these days, faith-based movies are a viable choice. David Oyelowo and Kate Mara teamed in 2015's Captive, a thriller in which they discover redemption. Ewan McGregor lent his name to the upcoming Last Days in the Desert, in which he plays Jesus. Also on the horizon, Renee Zellweger headlines Paramount's Same Kind of Different as Me, in which she plays a dying woman whose husband makes a spiritual connection. Such films hope to build on their appeal to Christian audiences — with marketing that courts influential pastors and church groups — by adding more familiar stars. [emphasis added]

I wish they'd just say "religious" instead of "faith-based".

You know how, when they have royal weddings, English aristocrats who don't get invitations leave town so if anyone asks they can say they couldn't attend because they were out of town?

Well, Kirk Cameron is moving to Texas. "I can't be in movies. I live in Texas," he'll soon tell people.

Cameron wrote somewhere:

"While there are many beautiful aspects of California, there are also some... not so great factors. and recently I've been tossing around the idea of looking for a new property and some land in another state, where taxes are lower, patriotism is higher, and biblical values of faith and family are celebrated."

I really don't see how patriotism jibes with religiosity, devotion to family or lower taxes.

He had a pretty good run. Stretched things out far longer than other former teen idols. Christianity really paid off for him. We'll see if he can keep it going and how he gets along with the Texans.