Atlanta Refusing to Bow to the Name of Jesus
A federal judge on Wednesday weighed the merits of a nationally watched discrimination lawsuit involving Atlanta's former fire chief, who was fired for handing out at work 20 copies of a book he wrote that is critical of homosexuality. City officials are seeking the dismissal of a lawsuit filed by Kelvin Cochran in a case that sparked outrage among some conservative groups advocating for religious freedom . In the 2013 book, "Who Told You That You Were Naked?", Cochran called homosexuality "vulgar" and "the opposite of purity." He was fired early this year after employees complained to city council members about the book's content, Atlanta city attorney Robert N. Godfrey said. "The city of Atlanta has a policy of non-discrimination ," Godfrey said in court. "This book runs completely afoul of those principles." U.S. District Court Judge Leigh May said during Wednesday's hearing that there had not yet been time for dep...