Three people handed me this little article from PARADE magazine dated October 26, 2008:

Q: I loved Kirk cameron on TV’s “Growing Pains” , but now he just does Christian-themed movies. Is he serious about his faith?

A: Very. Cameron, 38, is a partner in an evangelical ministry and is very unapologetic about doing movies like his recent hit “Fireproof.”

“I’ve been in cheesy movies, he admits, “but an inspirational message doesn’t make a movie cheesy—not if it’s well done.”

What some reporters found less than inspirational was Kirk handing out fake money bearing a warning to sinners while he publicized “Fireproof.”