‘Connect’: Kirk Cameron Was Right About Digital Media

Commentary Kirk Cameron was right about the destructive power of the Internet. “The battle we face is not against Facebook,” Cameron once told me in an interview. “The real battle is the battle of the heart and the mind.” When I last spoke to him in 2018, Cameron, an actor and Christian activist I’ve interviewed several times, was promoting a new documentary, “Kirk Cameron: Connect.” “Connect” is a film about the dangers of social media. Produced by and starring Cameron, the former 1980s teen heartthrob (“Growing Pains”) and current producer of Christian-themed movies (“Fireproof”), “Connect” is two hours of insight into protecting kids—and ourselves—in the age of digital devices and the often dark world they contain. As Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and others have grown more ubiquitous and powerful, Cameron’s message has only become more vital. “Connect” offers a voice of sanity, faith, and reason in a world where fewer and …
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