Atlanta Fire Chief suspended for writing a book about his Christian beliefs
Atlanta Fire Chief Kelvin Cochran, who is also a Baptist deacon, recently published a book entitled Who Told You You Were Naked?
In this book he apparently talks about sexual promiscuity, homosexuality, and sex outside of marriage. Needless to say, because of his personal belief on homosexuality the LBGT community was outraged and because of this outrage he was suspended without pay for one month and ordered to undergo “sensitivity training.”
Here is what Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed had to say about this decision:
“I was surprised and disappointed to learn of this book on Friday,” Reed said on Monday afternoon. “I profoundly disagree with and am deeply disturbed by the sentiments expressed in the paperback regarding the LGBT community. I will not tolerate discrimination of any kind within my administration.”
This is not a topic that I delve into very often because as a social libertarian I do not think that it is any of my business what consenting adults do in their bedrooms, and this is not a topic I am particularly comfortable writing about, but this story bothers me and so I feel compelled to write about it.
It has not been reported anywhere that Kelvin Cochran has ever discriminated against anyone as it pertains to his position as Fire Chief, he simply wrote a book about what his personal beliefs are and the last time I checked this was a right which is protected under the Constitution. If it ever comes to light that he has discriminated against any person in his capacity as Fire Chief I would be right there with Kasim Reed and his suspension would be justified.
Kelvin Cochran did not single out gay people in this book, from what I have read he included them in a list of behaviors which Christians believe are immoral. This should not be news to Kasim Reed for as a Baptist deacon his position on these issues had to be known, the problem appears to be that he did not keep his opinions to himself.
“When you’re a city employee, and [your] thoughts, beliefs and opinions are different from the city’s, you have to check them at the door.”
Again, when it comes to doing his job there is no proof at this point that he has not “checked his opinions at the door” and that is not what led Kasim Reed to suspend Kelvin Cochran.
He was suspended for going public with his Christian beliefs and if you ask me those that would like to see him either suspended or fired simply for expressing his opinions are the ones who truly need to undergo “sensitivity training” for, once again, the liberal left has proven that when it come to “celebrating diversity” they have no problem in denying Christians their First Amendment rights. When it come to Christianity the liberal left has no interest in celebrating the diversity of ideals.
What Kelvin Cochran wrote was not politically correct and that is where he ran into trouble, but political correctness is nothing more than intellectual fascism. The opposition must be silenced at all costs…the revolution will be complete when the language is perfect.
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Reblogged this on Jessica A Bruno (waybeyondfedup).
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Thanks again my friend!
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There is nothing the left likes to do more than to obfuscate and confuse in order to get their way. After reading the article I still don’t know the EXACT LEGAL reason. Of course, the PC crowd hates non-compliance. And you only have free speech when they allow it, but the technicality they seem to have him on was identifying himself as an Atalanta Fire Chief in a book. He has a very strict interpretation of what he believes, and I certainly wouldn’t have qualified in past years, but I hope some group like Jay Sekulow’s ACLJ defends him and sues the hell out of Atlanta.
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I cannot see where he did anything against the law here either and it seems to me as if there could be grounds for a lawsuit. When rendering an opinion is outlawed we are all in trouble!
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I’m going to order his book to support him.
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Thank you.
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If he had only written about Islam, the religion of peace.
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Dang it Bunk, that’s exactly what I was gonna say! LOL! Isn’t it amazing how the tables have soooo turned and it is Christianity under heavy fire? If he would have stood up and stated that he had just written a book about his faith in Islam, he would have been branded a hero for standing up for his believe system. Where is it against the law to write about your belief system?? Where are all the folks screaming for justice? Unbelievable crap… Yes, I will be buying his book as well, proudly.
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Yep, you guys are right about that!
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Reblogged this on Centinel2012 and commented:
This is a war between the secularists and those that believe in God and his teachings. We must stand firm in our beliefs and if these unjust actions are taken against us it is a price that we must endure!
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Thank you!
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“Racist!” Isn’t it? What happened to ‘tell us how you feel?’ or being nonjudgmental. Thanks for posting this Steve. Just shows that color isn’t as much of an issue (problem) to the Regime, rather Truth, esp. when it goes against their god(s) truth (lie)!
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You are welcome. The one thing the left hates more than conservatives is black conservatives. So much for celebrating diversity…
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Where’s jesse jackson and al sharpie? I thought they stood up for the little guy! They sure showed their mugs (esp. al) at the ferguson ordeal – goes to show who ‘backed that.’
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I guess they missed this story… 😉
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This is just plain wrong.
I’m Jewish, Chief Cochran and I have some significant theological differences. That changes nothing.
This is a monumental violation of his 1st Amendment Rights. With one action, they have violated his Freedom of Religion, Freedom of Speech and Freedom of the Press.
I’d love to be in court when the judge drops the gavel on this one.
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Yeah, they violated several of his rights and I hope he does take them to court of this. What does any of this have to do with his job performance?!
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I used to be a firefighter, and this crap happens all the time to Government employees. Our rights as citizens are suspended for the “good of the Government”. We are held to a different standard. You know, breaking the law has a different sentence if your a cop or firefighter, than if your an insurance salesman or a carpenter, because we should know better. If we ever considered fighting any violation of our rights we were told go ahead, but remember while they can’t kill you you’d be surprised what you can live through
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Interesting! In other words sit down and shut up, or else…
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