Georgia faith leaders demand apology from city after cop was suspended, resigned over religious Facebook post
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Former Georgia Congressman Jody Hice and multiple religious leaders are delivering a petition to the leaders of Port Wentworth, demanding an apology for the treatment of Jacob Kersey.
The petition calls on the mayor and city council to apologize for their treatment of former Officer Jacob Kersey, 20, who quit the police department in January after he was placed on paid administrative leave upon refusing to remove a personal Facebook post regarding his Christian belief about marriage. Stories like mine are on the rise. We need to be prepared, and our congregations need to be prepared. Jon Brown is a writer for Fox News Digital. Story tips can be sent to jon.brown@fox.com.
"God designed marriage," Kersey wrote in the post that was flagged by his superiors following an anonymous complaint, according to a Jan. 13 letter of notification he received. "Marriage refers to Christ and the church. That's why there's no such thing as homosexual marriage."