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Atlanta Reaches $1.2M Settlement With Ex-Fire Chief Fired Over Christian Views on Sex, Marriage
The Christian Post ^
| Oct 16, 2018
| By BRANDON SHOWALTER
Posted on 10/18/2018 12:05:13 PM PDT by Fitzy_888
On January 9, 2015, I wrote an article titled, "The Mayor of Atlanta Declares War on Religious Freedom." Now, more than three-and-a-half years later, sanity has prevailed and religious freedoms have been preserved. Atlanta must pay up.
The case involved Fire Chief Kelvin Cochran, a man who had served the city of Atlanta for more than 30 years, working with distinction and without blemish. But when he self-published a 160 page book for use in his home church, gay activists rose up against him, demanding that he be fired.
What was his crime?
On his own time and on his own dime, he dared to write a book which contained a few lines yes, just a few lines speaking against homosexual practice. (And note that he spoke against other sexual sins as well, based on Scripture.)
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TOPICS: Culture/Society; Government; News/Current Events; US: Georgia
KEYWORDS: antichristianbigotry; christianity; christians; lawsuit; lgbt; moralabsolutes; ruling
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10/18/2018 12:05:13 PM PDT
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Fitzy_888
To: Fitzy_888
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posted on
10/18/2018 12:06:09 PM PDT
by
BenLurkin
(The above is not a statement of fact. It is either satire or opinion. Or both.)
To: Fitzy_888
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posted on
10/18/2018 12:07:16 PM PDT
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Fitzy_888
("ownership society")
To: Fitzy_888
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posted on
10/18/2018 12:08:40 PM PDT
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FES0844
To: Fitzy_888
:: Fire Chief Kelvin Cochran ::
He has a twin brother named Rankine.
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posted on
10/18/2018 12:16:13 PM PDT
by
Cletus.D.Yokel
(Catastrophic, Anthropogenic Climate Alterations: The acronym explains the science.)
To: Fitzy_888
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10/18/2018 12:17:53 PM PDT
by
GOP Poet
To: Cletus.D.Yokel
NP, I have a brother named Nimrod.
To: Fitzy_888
Well this is only the 5th or 6th reposting this week.....
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10/18/2018 12:34:22 PM PDT
by
PittsburghAfterDark
(The American media: We do what the Soviet media did without the guns to our head.)
To: PittsburghAfterDark
This type of story is well worth reposting! I had not seen any of its previous posts.
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10/18/2018 12:40:43 PM PDT
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caprock
To: PittsburghAfterDark; caprock
I hadn't seen this news on FR, either. I appreciate the posting. Good news is worth repeating....and the leftist MSM shur ain't gonna tell us about it.
Leni
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posted on
10/18/2018 12:46:10 PM PDT
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MinuteGal
( MAGA ! ! !....MAGA ! ! !....MAGA ! ! !)
To: PittsburghAfterDark
Well this is only the 5th or 6th reposting this week..So we're almost halfway?
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posted on
10/18/2018 1:00:25 PM PDT
by
ASA Vet
(Make American Intelligence Great Again.)
To: PittsburghAfterDark
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posted on
10/18/2018 1:05:41 PM PDT
by
ASA Vet
(Make American Intelligence Great Again.)
To: Fitzy_888
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posted on
10/18/2018 5:19:41 PM PDT
by
YogicCowboy
("I am not entirely on anyone's side, because no one is entirely on mine." - J. R. R. Tolkien)
To: Fitzy_888
He should get the money AND his job. We must fight back against these anti-christian fanatics.
JoMa
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10/18/2018 5:30:56 PM PDT
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joma89
To: Cletus.D.Yokel; traderrob6
They have sisters named Fahrenheit and Celsius.
To: PittsburghAfterDark
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Some things are worth celebrating all month.
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10/18/2018 5:37:57 PM PDT
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editor-surveyor
(Freepers: Not as smart as I'd hoped they'd be)
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