Atlanta Fire Chief Kelvin Cochran Fr. Mark Hodges
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ATLANTA, Georgia, November 20, 2017 (LifeSiteNews) — Atlanta’s former fire chief is suing the city and mayor for firing him two years ago after he wrote and self-published a book on his own time that defended real marriage while describing homosexual behavior as one of the perversions listed in the Bible.
Fire Chief Kelvin Cochran had his day in Federal court last week after he filed a civil rights suit, saying he was discriminated against for his religious beliefs. He has asked to be reinstated as fire chief and to receive back pay.
Alliance Defending Freedom (ADF) Senior Counsel Kevin Theriot argued that the city unjustly fired Cochran, denying him his First Amendment freedoms.
“It’s ironic that the city points to tolerance and inclusion as part of its reasoning,” Cochran said in an ADF press release. “What could be more intolerant and exclusionary than ending a public servant’s 30 years of distinguished service for his religious beliefs?”
During the hearing, U.S. District Judge Leigh May asked attorneys representing the city if the fire chief would have been fired had he penned a book about golf
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