Tens of thousands of people have backed a petition asking the leaders of a Georgia town to apologize after a police officer resigned after he expressed his Christian beliefs about marriage on social media. Pastors and political leaders on Friday will deliver the petition.
Lawyers for a police officer in Port Wentworth, Georgia, are warning the town to follow the Constitution after the police department formally threatened the officer for sharing his biblical marriage perspective online.
A young Georgia cop who claims he resigned after being reprimanded for publishing a Facebook post about the Bible and gay marriage said he felt compelled to “take a stand for God’s Word.”
Port Wentworth, Georgia, Police Chief Matt Libby announced his retirement Monday, less than a week after The Daily Signal reported that Police Officer Jacob Kersey had been placed on administrative leave after sharing his views on traditional marriage on Facebook.