"[Cochran's Bible study] is inconsistent with the administration's work to make Atlanta a more welcoming city for all citizens . . ." the mayor said, as he denounced the fire chief — who IS a citizen — for stating his religious beliefs.For background, click headlines below to read previous articles:
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-- From "Atlanta Fire Chief Suspended Over Book" by The Associated Press 11/25/14
Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed says in a statement Monday that Kelvin Cochran will be suspended for a month without pay and will be required to complete sensitivity training.
Reed says he was “deeply disturbed” after learning about the book on Friday and will not tolerate discrimination within his administration.
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports that the book titled “Who Told You That You Are Naked?” identifies Cochran as a devout Christian and as the city’s fire chief. City councilmember Alex Wan, who is openly gay, says Reed should investigate whether Cochran’s views have affected LGBT employees.
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From "Atlanta fire chief suspended over book controversy" by Katie Leslie, Atlanta Journal Constitution 11/24/14
Atlanta Fire Chief Kelvin Cochran has been suspended without pay for one month because of authoring a religious book in which he describes homosexuality as a “sexual perversion” akin to bestiality and pederasty.
Cochran has been ordered to undergo sensitivity training and has been barred from distributing copies of the book on city property after a number of firefighters said they received them in the workplace.
. . . Cochran said the book is a result of lesson plans he prepared for various men’s bible study groups.
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From "Fire Chief suspended after publishing anti-gay comments" by Julie Wolfe, WXIA-TV11 (Atlanta, GA) 11/24/14
Two specific passages of the book are cited by [homosexual critics]:
"Uncleanness — whatever is opposite of purity; including sodomy, homosexuality, lesbianism, pederasty, bestiality, all other forms of sexual perversion."To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.
"Naked men refuse to give in, so they pursue sexual fulfillment through multiple partners, with the opposite sex, the same sex and sex outside of marriage and many other vile, vulgar and inappropriate ways which defile their body-temple and dishonor God."
From "Atlanta fire chief’s book says ‘unclean’ gay people ‘defile their body-temple and dishonor God’" by Travis Gettys, Raw Story 11/25/14
Cochran has served as chief of the Atlanta Fire Department since 2008, with a two-year stint starting in 2009 as U.S. Fire Administrator for the United States Fire Administration following an appointment by President Barack Obama.
Cochran describes himself in the book as a “devout Christian man” whose “greatest desire is to fulfill the purpose of God for his life and to be living proof of God’s exceeding great and precious promises.”
“Naked men refuse to give in, so they pursue sexual fulfillment through multiple partners, with the opposite sex, the same sex and sex outside of marriage and many other vile, vulgar and inappropriate ways which defile their body-temple and dishonor God,” writes Kelvin Cochran in the book, which is available online at Amazon and Barnes and Noble.
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UPDATE 1/18/15: "Fired Atlanta fire chief speaks at Augusta church" by Lisa Kaylor, Staff Writer, The Augusta Chronicle
At Abilene Baptist Church on Sunday evening, Cochran spoke about the blessings of suffering he found through his own life story, and what he believes is God’s purpose for the controversy that surrounds his firing.
“I am not going through this because of something I have done,” he said. “I am going through this because of something that (God) is doing in the body of Christ and in my life.”
“That book is not about sexuality,” Cochran said. “But you can’t talk about Christian men overcoming the stronghold of condemnation unless you talk about sex, because men have a challenge in that area. You can’t talk about sex unless you talk about God’s purpose for sex, which was procreation, to multiply.”
“I believe God is going to use my life to demonstrate publicly the kingdom consequences for standing on his word and standing on the values that he has embraced in his holy book, the Holy Bible,” he said.
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Also read Gay Agenda will be Complete when Christians are Muzzled, Say Homosexualists as well as Senator Ted Cruz Says the Gay Agenda Ends Christian Liberty
