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Andrew Young: Anti-gay former fire chief Cochran doesn’t understand the Bible
U.S. Ambassador and former Atlanta Mayor Andrew Young, who is also a minister, thinks Kelvin Cochran needs to go back to Bible study.
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Former Atlanta fire chief files religious discrimination complaint against city
The former chief of Atlanta’s fire department has filed a federal complaint alleging that the city discriminated against him when he was fired for publishing a book that contained offensive comments on homosexuality.
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Arrest made in March 2014 attack on same-sex couple in Atlanta
An Atlanta man has been arrested in the violent attack on a same-sex couple last March that caused one of the victims to be thrown into oncoming traffic.
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Atlanta mayor: Fire chief’s termination based on judgment, not faith
Religious groups are rallying to support former Atlanta fire chief Kelvin Cochran, but Mayor Kasim Reed reiterated that Cochran’s termination was based on his judgment and not anti-gay statements in a self-published book.
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Atlanta fire chief who compared homosexuality to bestiality is terminated
Mayor Kasim Reed made the announcement at a press conference at City Hall where he reiterated the city’s nondiscrimination policy that prohibits bias based upon sexual orientation and gender identity.
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Atlanta fire chief suspension ends, is new face of Georgia ‘religious freedom’ fight
Atlanta Fire Chief Kelvin Cochran returns to his post Tuesday, Jan. 6, following a 30-day suspension without pay for going against city policy by writing a book that included comparing homosexuality to bestiality.
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Victim in unsolved, anti-gay hate crime comes forward, criticizes lack of arrests
One of two victims of a violent anti-gay hate crime that occurred in Midtown Atlanta in March 2014 has come forward, and is speaking out because police have made no arrests in the case.
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Disturbing video shows anti-gay hate crime in heart of Midtown Atlanta
New video of a violent hate crime in Atlanta last year shows an unknown suspect allegedly yelling homophobic slurs at a gay couple before assaulting one of the men, sending him into oncoming traffic.
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LGBT advocacy group says Atlanta fire chief unfit to lead a diverse workforce
ATLANTA — A Georgia LGBT advocacy group is calling on Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed to terminate the city’s fire chief, saying the viewpoints expressed in a self-published book make him unfit to lead a diverse workforce.
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Atlanta fire chief suspended over book describing homosexuality as ‘perversion’
ATLANTA — Atlanta’s fire chief has been suspended after city officials say he violated policy by self-publishing a book that describes homosexuality as a “perversion.”