A Raleigh nonprofit is mounting a national campaign for gay marriage.

Founded in late 2005, Faith in America aims to end the "abuse of religion" to support discrimination of gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender people.

As part of the 40th anniversary of a Supreme Court case that struck down anti-miscegenation laws, it is running ads in Capitol Hill newspapers of prominent interracial couples, including Sens. Jim Webb, Mel Martinez and Mitch McConnell, who do not support gay marriage.

"These are incredible hypocrites," said Mitchell Gold, president of Faith in America and co-owner of Mitchell Gold + Bob Williams, a furniture chain based in Taylorsville, according to Roll Call ($).

The nonprofit's executive director is Jimmy Creech, a former Methodist minister who lost his credentials when he performed a gay marriage in Chapel Hill in 1999.