Kelvin Cochran

A judge even ruled that the city had a right to fire him for his hate speech… but he still got a 7-figure payout.

But you wouldn’t know it to read the press release from his lawyers – the same group defending the antigay marriage baker at the Supreme Court.

The head of Liberty Counsel says Christians in Georgia are losing their jobs “because of their views on marriage and homosexuality.”

Former Atlanta fire chief Kelvin Cochran filed a federal lawsuit against the city of Atlanta and Mayor Kasim Reed, alleging his constitutional rights were violated when he was fired from his job after writing a book that included passages comparing homosexuality to bestiality and pedophilia.

Former Atlanta fire chief Kelvin Cochran has some new friends in the form of six Republican U.S. congressmen from Georgia. The group fired off a letter to Mayor Kasim Reed on Wednesday asking for Cochran to be reinstated.

Ousted Atlanta fire chief Kelvin Cochran, who was fired earlier this month following the publication of his anti-gay book, gave a sermon at a Georgia church where he compared himself to Jesus Christ, Job and other biblical figures.

U.S. Ambassador and former Atlanta Mayor Andrew Young, who is also a minister, thinks Kelvin Cochran needs to go back to Bible study.

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.

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.

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.