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Atlanta Fire Chief: I was fired because of my Christian faith

Kelvin Cochran was five-years-old when he realized that he wanted to be a firefighter. “My family was very, very poor,” Cochran told me. “We were living in a shotgun house in an alley – three big brothers, two little sisters.” One Sunday afternoon the Cochran children heard a fire truck stop across from their neighbor’s home. Miss Maddie’s house was one fire. “It’s a frightening day in the United ... »

Religious liberty under fire

Religious liberty is under attack by federal government mandates, including provisions of the Affordable Care Act, according to speakers at a forum Thursday in Berks Catholic High School. Organized by the Allentown Catholic Diocese, the Forum for Religious Liberty was part of a nationwide campaign in opposition to the Aug. 1 deadline for religious institutions to provide birth control and abortion... »