Re: Atlanta Fire Chief: I was fired because of my Christian faith
based on the information within the linked cite, this appears to be an obvious instance of termination without justifiable cause
that he is/was the fire chief does not deprive him of the right to free speech
i do not agree with much of what he wrote, but he is entitled to say/print/publish/sing his personal views, no matter that those views might depart from mainstream beliefs
what did he do in his professional capacity which deserved termination?
nothing that i have read would rise to that level
and if he did not commit a terminal offense then he should not be canned
did y'all know that Obama's book,
the audacity of hope was inspired by one of rev jeremiah wright's sermons? but rev wright also spoke this to his congregation, the one that included Obama:
We bombed Hiroshima, we bombed Nagasaki, and we nuked far more than the thousands in New York and the Pentagon, and we never batted an eye... and now we are indignant, because the stuff we have done overseas is now brought back into our own front yards. America's chickens are coming home to roost.
Violence begets violence. Hatred begets hatred. And terrorism begets terrorism. A white ambassador said that, y'all. Not a black militant. Not a reverend who preaches about racism. An ambassador whose eyes are wide open and who is trying to get us to wake up and move away from this dangerous precipice upon which we are now poised. The ambassador said the people that we have wounded don't have the military capability we have. But they do have individuals who are willing to die and take thousands with them. And we need to come to grips with that.
while i agree with wright in that regard, there were many who were incensed that Obama allowed himself to be subjected to such sermons
and he then cowardly distanced himself from the minister who married him and baptised his children
now, how many of you who believe the fire chief deserved to be fired for his (wrongheaded) views believe it was OK for Obama to remain present when such (legitimate) pronouncements by his pastor were being freely preached?
free speech is precious
we should not be firing people because they engage in free speech