Kelvin Cochran grew up in Louisiana with one goal in life: to become a firefighter. He realized that dream in 1981 in his native Shreveport. He rose through the ranks, and in 1999 became the fire chief there, the first African-American to serve in that capacity. In 2008, he was appointed fire chief for the city of Atlanta, and a year later President Barack Obama tapped him for the position of U.S. fire administrator. In 2010, Mayor Kasim Reed encouraged him to come back to Atlanta and re-assume his position as fire chief, which he did.
In January 2015, Kelvin Cochran was fired.
His crime? As a deacon at his Baptist church, he led a men’s Bible study, and he turned his notes for that Bible study into a book titled Who Told You That You Were Naked?, referring to Adam’s encounter with God in Genesis. The book is aimed at men trying to live a Christian life. In the 162-page book, there is one chapter in which Cochran writes about the Christian principle that sex is reserved exclusively for marriage, the union of one man and one woman, and that any other types of sexual activity are not in concert with God’s plan for human beings. When that became publicized — 10 months after Cochran gave a copy of his book to the mayor — Mayor Reed suspended Cochran for 30 days and ordered an internal investigation.
The results of the investigation were that Mr. Cochran had shown no disrespectful or discriminatory behavior against homosexuals — or against anyone else, for that matter.
No matter! On January 6, 2015, Cochran was told by the authorities of the city of Atlanta that he would have to resign or be terminated. He refused to resign and was fired.
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Damn. I'm going to write a book promoting heterosexuality, too.
ReplyDeleteGood for him and all Christians that take a stand for what they believe. You don't have to like what someone else does but that doesn't mean you're not tolerant or you hate them.
ReplyDeleteI've known Kelven for a long time and he is a nice guy, but he certainly isn't fire chief material.
ReplyDeleteI was disappointed when he went to work for Obammy, but not surprised.
Reed the Wannabe Mare must be a HOMO.
When I think of my history and think of something as beautiful as Gone With The Wind it makes me realize our ancestors are turning over in their graves knowing how ghetto this country has become.