Peggy Campolo, wife of Tony Campolo is one of several Christian leaders who are helping The American Family Outing ,a gay-friendly outreach to mega-churches, to connect with megachurches including Joel Osteen’s, Bill Hybel’s and Rick Warren’s church.

Excerpt from PR press release:

Austin, TX (PRWEB) April 10, 2008 — On Thursday, April 3, 2008, The Gay City News reported on a Family Research Council (FRC) fundraising letter devoted to the American Family Outing, a project that aims to create dialogue between lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender (LGBT) families and members at six American mega-churches. The letter, dated March 2008 and signed by FRC President Tony Perkins, asks for $50,000 to create "Church Crisis Response Teams" to react to same-sex couples and their children who have expressed a desire to attend church and share a meal with families at the mega-churches between Mother’s Day and Father’s Day 2008.

"The frantic tone of the letter is a testament to the vital need for the American Family Outing. For too long, fear and dehumanization have kept people of faith divided over issues of sexual-orientation and gender-identity," says Jeff Lutes, Soulforce Executive Director. The American Family Outing is a collaboration between Soulforce, COLAGE, the National Black Justice Coalition, and the Universal Fellowship of Metropolitan Community Churches…

…"His letter and fundraising ploy demonstrate the great significance of a simple invitation — for six mega-church communities to meet our members and hear our message of acceptance and unity."

Editor’s note:  Peggy Campolo has been a long time advocate for the homosexual community.  Though Tony Campolo claims he holds the Biblical position on homosexuality, he is sympathetic to the "alternate lifestyles".