--- description: Cameron believes, "Wives are to honor and respect and follow their husband's lead." title: Kirk Cameron Says Wives Should 'Follow Their Husband's Lead' image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt83e7efb1a2b48cd6/69889154524fc03905df7c9d/kirk-cameron-marriage-views-conservative-wives.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Entertainment](/section/entertainment/) ## Entertainment Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [celebrities](/tag/celebrities/) ## celebrities Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # _Growing Pains_ Star Kirk Cameron Says Wives Should 'Respect and Follow Their Husband's Lead' by [Brittany King / People](/author/people/) ## Brittany King / People Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Apr 30, 2016 4:30 PM CUT  Actor Kirk Cameron speaks at the 2012 Conservative Political Action Conference in Washington, DC. Actor Kirk Cameron speaks at the 2012 Conservative Political Action Conference in Washington, DC.Chris Maddaloni—CQ-Roll Call,Inc./Getty Images by [Brittany King / People](/author/people/) ## Brittany King / People Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Apr 30, 2016 4:30 PM CUT Kirk Cameron is once again sparking conversations with his conservative views on marriage. In a recent interview with the _Christian Post_, the former _Growing Pains_ star said, “Wives are to honor and respect and follow their husband’s lead, not to tell their husband how he ought to be a better husband. When each person gets their part right, regardless of how their spouse is treating them, there is hope for real change in their marriage.” Cameron – an outspoken evangelical Christian who has been married to actress Chelsea Noble, 51, since 1991 – is currently on a tour called “Love Worth Fighting For,” a Bible-based event intended to teach others how to “strengthen and encourage your marriage.” In the interview, he added that “a lot of people don’t know that marriage comes with instructions,” and “we find them right there in God’s word.” The 45-year-old father of six isn’t the only one in his family with these strong beliefs. His younger sister, [Candace Cameron Bure](http://www.people.com/people/news/category/0,,personsTax:CandaceCameron,00.html "undefined"), made headlines after she discussed being [submissive](http://www.people.com/article/candace-camerom-bure-faith-submissive-marriage "undefined") in her marriage to former NHL pro Valeri Bure, 41. “I love that my man is a leader,” she told [_HuffPo Live_](http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/01/06/candance-cameron-bure-submissive%5Fn%5F4550818.html "undefined") in 2014\. “I want him to lead and be the head of the family and those decisions, major decisions, do fall on him. It doesn’t mean I don’t voice my opinion. It doesn’t mean I don’t have an opinion. I absolutely do.” Added Cameron Bure, 40: “But it is very difficult to have two heads of authority.” _This_ [_article_](http://www.people.com/article/kirk-cameron-controversial-marriage-advice-wives-should-follow-husbands "undefined") _originally appeared on_ [_People.com_](http://www.people.com "undefined") ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4313451/kirk-cameron-marriage-beliefs/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4313451/kirk-cameron-marriage-beliefs/"},"headline":"Growing Pains Star Kirk Cameron Says Wives Should 'Respect and Follow Their Husband's Lead'","datePublished":"2016-04-30T16:30:46.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-22T17:10:06.009Z","description":"He spoke about his marriage beliefs while on his \"Love Worth Fighting For\" tour","url":"https://time.com/4313451/kirk-cameron-marriage-beliefs/","keywords":["celebrities","Marriage"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt83e7efb1a2b48cd6/69889154524fc03905df7c9d/kirk-cameron-marriage-views-conservative-wives.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Brittany King / People"}],"articleSection":"Entertainment","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt83e7efb1a2b48cd6/69889154524fc03905df7c9d/kirk-cameron-marriage-views-conservative-wives.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"CPAC","caption":"Actor Kirk Cameron speaks at the 2012 Conservative Political Action Conference in Washington, DC.","creditText":"Chris Maddaloni—CQ-Roll Call,Inc./Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/entertainment/","name":"Entertainment"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/celebrities/","name":"celebrities"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4313451/kirk-cameron-marriage-beliefs/","name":"Growing Pains Star Kirk Cameron Says Wives Should 'Respect and Follow Their Husband's Lead'"}}]},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"VideoObject","name":"High-Paid Women Still Left Behind","description":"According to a report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, there's a major wage gap still between the sexes.","thumbnailUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/v2/media/TKSEJaQV/poster.jpg?width=720","uploadDate":"2016-04-12T13:17:10.000Z","contentUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/TKSEJaQV.m3u8","embedUrl":"https://time.com/4313451/kirk-cameron-marriage-beliefs/","duration":"PT55S","potentialAction":{"@type":"SeekToAction","target":"https://time.com/4313451/kirk-cameron-marriage-beliefs/?jw_start={seek_to_second_number}","startOffset-input":"required name=seek_to_second_number"}}] ```