Dr. Reverend Cindi Love

On Wednesday, April 13^th, The Office of Diversity and Inclusion brought Dr. Reverend Cindi Love to campus to present on her book, “Would Jesus Discriminate?”.

Reverend Dr. Cindi Love has served as a speaker, author, ordained minister, and businesswoman.

Rev. Dr. Love is the author of “Would Jesus Discriminate? The 21st Century Question.” In this book, Rev. Dr.  Love challenges churches to reflect on their roles in the discrimination against those in the LGBTQ+ community. 

Attendees learned the significance individuals play in discrimination. One’s first experience with discrimination happens typically between the ages of four and nine. These experiences last with individuals into adulthood. In this presentation, Rev. Dr. Cindi Love spoke to the audience about her own personal hardships with discrimination and invited members to share their own experiences. Rev. Dr. Love invited students to compare their experiences to what they believe about religion. 

Rev. Dr. Love’s discovered that if an individual’s first experiences of discrimination were linked to someone of the church, an individual would be more likely to link this behavior to God and Christianity as a whole.

For more information, contact the Office of Diversity and Inclusion at diversity@tarleton.edu.