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Jimmy Creech is a lifelong pioneer in LGBT equality issues. Creech is a former United Methodist minister who was defrocked for marrying same-sex couples.〔 〕 He was a founding member of the North Carolina Religious Coalition for Marriage Equality, an interfaith same-sex marriage advocacy group.,〔(Steering Committee )〕 co-author of the Dallas Principles,〔(Dallas Principles website )〕 was a participant in the Marriage Equality Express, and is the current Board Chairman of the North Carolina Social Justice Project,〔(NCSJP website )〕 a progressive policy and advocacy organization dedicated to eliminating inequality in North Carolina. Creech appeared in ''A Union in Wait'', a 2001 Sundance Channel documentary film about same-sex marriage. In 2007, Creech became the executive director of Faith In America, a non-profit founded by Mitchell Gold, focused on educating people about religion-based bigotry.〔(Jimmy Creech Facing up to faith-based bigotry )〕 Creech's memoir, "Adam's Gift: A Memoir of a Pastor’s Calling to Defy the Church’s Persecution of Lesbians and Gays"〔(Adam's Gift on Amazon )〕 was published by Duke University Press in 2011. He was (interviewed ) on The State of Things (radio show) from WUNC-FM on April 11, 2011 to discuss his new book. ==References== 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Jimmy Creech」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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