At a time when celebrity news yields little more than eye rolls, two Hollywood men are taking a stand for what is right.
Eduardo Verástegui, star of the pro-life movie Bella, is calling on his fellow Hispanic voters to oppose abortion and the pro-abortion policies of Sen. Barack Obama.
And Kirk Cameron, of Growing Pains fame, is making news because he will only kiss his wife.
"In a relativistic Hollywood culture, it is refreshing to see these two men standing up for what they believe in," said Bob Smithouser, editor of Focus on the Family's Plugged In magazine. "Those in Hollywood — and across America — could learn a lot from these two."
Cameron made headlines this week when he told the Today show: “I have a commitment not to kiss any other woman.”
So, what happened when the script for his new movie, Fireproof, called for an onscreen kiss? They dressed his wife, actress Chelsea Noble, like the movie’s female lead.
Cameron said Fireproof — "an action-packed love story" — exemplifies his beliefs.
“We’ve been married for 17 years … and we have six children," he said on Today. "So marriage is a very special and sacred thing to us. In a day and age where marriage is falling apart, we want to make movies and projects that really uphold and have a high view of that which is beautiful and wonderful in our culture.”
Verástegui produced and starred in Bella for similar reasons.
"The intent for this film is to promote life and family values," he told CitizenLink when the movie premiered. "My goal was to make a film that I could invite my mother and my grandmother to and not have to cover their eyes during any scene."
Now, he's bringing the pro-life message to the presidential election.
Verástegui's Spanish-language TV ads encourage Hispanic voters in the U.S. to put an end to abortion and expose the radical abortion positions of Obama, the Catholic News Agency reported.
He also points out that many abortion centers are located in Hispanic neighborhoods.
“Abortion is not only a lucrative industry," he says in the ad, "it is also used by people who are racist.
“We need to put an end to abortion, and political candidates play a very important role in this matter.”
FOR MORE INFORMATION
Read CitizenLink's interview with Eduardo Verástegui.
Read an interview with the Fireproof cast and watch Turn Signal.
Read the Plugged In review of Fireproof.
Visit the Fireproof Web site.
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