Blog Cochran controversy takes new turn as U.S. Reps weigh in Share This Post Government / Local News Cochran controversy takes new turn as U.S. Reps weigh in By redkudzu_admin on February 18th 2015 No Comments / 159 views By Katie Leslie – The Atlanta Journal-Constitution The controversy over former Atlanta Fire Chief Kelvin Cochran’s dismissal, which began with a self-authored religious book that contained remarks about homosexuality, has reached the U.S. Capitol. U.S. Rep. Barry Loudermilk and several other Republican members of the Georgia delegation recently sent a letter to Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed, accusing the mayor of violating “fundamental principles of free speech and religious freedom” when he terminated Cochran in early January. read Leave a Reply Cancel ReplyYou must be logged in to post a comment. Login with: Continue with Facebook Continue with Google Continue with Twitter Political Religion Share This Post redkudzu_admin The goal of this site is to give information. Whether from national sites or locally in Georgia. Related Articles Mark Levin endorses Kelli Ward over John McCain for Senate May 2nd 2016 Graham on Kavanaugh: Dems ‘Can’t Beat Him on the Law, So They’re Trying to Destroy His Life’ September 18th 2018 Congress Probes FBI Over Top Obama National Security Advisor’s Security Clearance January 6th 2017