Former City of Atlanta Fire Chief Kelvin Cochran has filed a federal lawsuit against the city and Mayor Kasim Reed for firing him due to his religious beliefs.  Cochran was fired after spreading around a self-published book to colleagues which contained negative views about homosexuality and same-sex marriage, a firing which according to Cochran and his lawyers, was a violation of his constitutional rights.  With the RFRA figuring to be a big issue during the 2016 legislative session in Georgia and across the country, this case figures to be a high profile one and all parties involved are, for now, DRIFTING…

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