What the Atlanta Fire Chief Did Wrong

Last week, Atlanta mayor Kassim Reed ignited a firestorm in Georgia — and beyond — by firing fire chief Kelvin Cochran over a book he wrote on Christian manhood that describes homosexuality as a “perversion” like bestiality and pedophilia, and characterizes homosexual acts as “vile, vulgar and inappropriate.” Cochrane, who is a pillar of his church, published the book, Who Told You that You Were Naked?, in 2013.

Yesterday, the Georgia Baptist Convention held a rally in support of Cochran intended to call attention “to the reality of Christian discrimination in the workplace. Now is the time for all Bible-believing Christians to show their support for Chief Cochran’s courage and for our First Amendment rights as American citizens!”