Kirk Cameron has recently said that he no longer believes in hell as a place of eternal conscious torment where the wicked suffer forever.
His main claim
Cameron has explained on his podcast that he is now leaning toward an “annihilationist” or “conditional immortality” view of hell. In this view, the wicked are finally destroyed and cease to exist rather than experiencing endless torment.
How he describes hell
He has emphasized biblical language like “death,” “perish,” and “destroy,” arguing that these words point to the ultimate ending of a person’s life, not to ongoing, eternal suffering. He has also suggested that eternal conscious torment does not fit with God’s character, and that the punishment of the wicked is irreversible and final, but not an everlasting experience of pain.
Reaction to his comments
Many conservative evangelical pastors and theologians have sharply criticized his statements, insisting that Scripture teaches hell as eternal punishment and accusing him of denying a core doctrine. Some ministries that previously worked closely with him have issued public clarifications disagreeing with his new view on hell.
