cameron was once an atheist, but around the age of 17-18, during the height of his career on "growing pains", he developed a belief in god, and became a christian. after converting to christianity, he began to insist that storylines be stripped of anything he thought to be too adult or racy in "growing pains". the cast ostracized him from their activities. they did not attend his wedding, nor was he invited to any of theirs. a decade later, cameron agreed to appear in "the growing pains movie", where the entire main cast reunited with one another. cameron said,