https://www.wnd.com/2024/10/tragic-day-fire-chief-gets-fired-for-attending-christian-event-now-supreme-court-asked-to-get-involved/
SHAME on CITY of STOCKTON 👎😡" The institute explained that Stockton officials fired Hittle after 24 years of service "because he attended a leadership conference hosted at a church. Although the city requested Chief Hittle attend a leadership training course of his choice, it later opened an investigation after he attended Willow Creek Church's Global Leadership Summit, a world-class conference with speakers from a variety of religious and non-religious backgrounds."