Texas churches refuse to meet with Lesbian couple

In fact, just asking to talk put their panties in a twist.

San Antonio mom Della Nagle thought it would be a simple task: Go to some of the nation's largest churches, visit with members and prove to them that she and her wife — yes, wife — can be part of a Christian family, too.

But with the first church visit scheduled today in Houston, Nagle and her lesbian partner, Ruth Pinkham, whom she married in Canada, are facing a rude awakening.

Of the six mega-churches contacted to participate in the nationwide crusade, the American Family Outing, only two have agreed. The first church they are to visit, Lakewood Church of Houston, ignored its repeated requests until last week, when a spokesman said the church couldn't accommodate the group.

The Family Research Council, purveyor of hate, had this reaction.

“It seems to me in this case they're the ones trying to create division,” [ Peter Sprigg, vice president for policy at the Family Research Council,] said. “They're the ones that are being very confrontational, and I think it's unfortunate that they're the ones who are bringing this confrontation into the sanctuary of churches.”