Former Atlanta fire chief Kelvin Cochran has filed a federal lawsuit against the city of Atlanta and Mayor Kasim Reed, according to a report from our media affiliate CBS46. Reed fired Cochran after the ex-chief self-published a religious book that contained remarks comparing homosexuality to bestiality and calling it a “sexual perversion.”
On Wednesday, attorneys from the Alliance Defending Freedom filed the lawsuit claiming Cochran’s termination was unjust. Cochran spoke at a press conference about his termination and decision to file suit.
“To actually lose my childhood-dream-come-true profession – where all of my expectations have been greatly exceeded – because of my faith is staggering,” Cochran said during an afternoon press conference. “The very faith that led me to pursue my career has been used to take it from me. All Americans are guaranteed the freedom to hold to their beliefs without the consequences that I have experienced.”
