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Charles Robert Moore (also known as Charlie) was an American Methodist minister who drew attention to how the United Methodist Church treated gays and lesbians by going on a hunger strike. He ended his life by setting himself on fire in Grand Saline, Texas, leaving behind a typed letter urging the community to repent for its racism. ==Biography== Moore was born near Grand Saline and grew up in a town he described as a stronghold of the Ku Klux Klan that was blighted by racial discrimination. As a 10-year-old boy, he was deeply affected by accounts of blacks who had been brutally decapitated and had their heads placed on poles.〔 〕 Moore graduated from Tyler Junior College in 1954,〔A Service of Worship in Memory of the life and ministry of Rev. Charles Robert Moore, June 12, 2014, Faith Presbyterian Church, Austin, Texas〕 then earned a B.A. degree from Southern Methodist University in 1956 and a B.D. from Perkins School of Theology at SMU in 1956. He served in various Texas churches from 1953 until 1965 when he began post doctorate studies at Harvard Divinity School and Boston University. In the mid 1960s he moved to Chicago and began working for the Ecumenical Institute. This work took him to Africa, Brussels, India and the Middle East. In 1990 Moore led Grace Methodist church in Austin Texas, where he opened the doors to gays and lesbians.〔 〕 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「Charles R. Moore (minister)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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