Rev. Dr. Cindi Love

I have seen dark hours in my life, and I have seen the darkness gradually disappearing, and the light gradually increasing. One by one, I have seen obstacles removed, errors corrected, prejudices softened, proscriptions relinquished, and my people advancing in all the elements that make up the sum of general...

Without freedom, no one really has a name. --Milton Acorda

When looking back on these early years of the 21st century, we will remember the handful of people who made decisions to act in conscious defiance of the status quo -- to say out loud the names and needs of those...

On Wednesday, May 2, CNN's Anderson Cooper 360 broadcast Pastor Sean Harris' sermon in which the spiritual leader of the Berean Baptist Church in Fayetteville, N.C. told dads in his congregation to "man up" with their 4-year-old boys who "act effeminate." Pastor Harris' recommendation to dads was to...

Early on Sunday, March 4, before the sun came up, I was outside a hotel in Philadelphia to say bon voyage to a bus full of young adult volunteers on the 2012 Soulforce Equality Ride. It was dark and cold outside, but the hope-filled energy and love of...

After a recent opportunity to engage with 23-year-old Matthew Segal, one of the founders of OurTime, I was thinking about why he intrigues me. I am more than twice his age. I am a Boomer. He is a millennial. Bottomline, I think Matthew is going to really shake...

What words, what story can I offer to refute the losses and, in the same moment, celebrate the indomitable spirits of people living with and affected by HIV and AIDS?

Only the story I really know. My own. My brother, Patrick, died of complications of HIV in 1988 in...

On the fourth Sunday before Christmas Day, many Western Christians begin a season of reflection called Advent, the official beginning of the church year and a great time to "restart." Historically, Advent has been a season of penitence, looking back to the suffering of Jesus Christ in behalf of humankind...

This is the third installment in a series about how we care for one another. As we await the deliberations of our bi-partisan Congress regarding the federal budget and listen to the righteous indignation of our elected officials with one another, I am reminded of the meanings of the words...

"Every wall is a door. Whatever course you decide upon, there is always someone to tell you that you are wrong. There are always difficulties arising which tempt you to believe that your critics are right. To map out a course of action and follow it to the end requires...

Recently, Blake Mycoskie, founder of Tom's Shoes, issued a public apology for his affiliation with Focus on the Family, the megawatt fundamentalist Christian power brokerage founded by Dr. James Dobson. Blake said he did not know the extent of Focus's anti-gay beliefs and efforts and that if he had known,...

You did not hear or read much about it, but the arc of justice stretched far and wide on June 17, 2011, when the United Nations Human Rights Council passed a resolution affirming that lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender persons are entitled to the same protections afforded other...

My hometown newspaper, the Abilene Reporter News, recently carried my new, all-time favorite political cartoon by Branch. It depicts Governor Rick Perry holding a newspaper with the headline, "Perry prayer event to be sponsored by prominent anti-gay group. Perry responds to the headline by saying, "Show me where...

We're getting older in America, yet we don't seem to be getting much wiser. Against the backdrop of an aging society and a renewed emphasis on reform of social security, maybe it is time for all of us -- citizens and our elected officials -- to take a time-out to...

In recent posts, I have described my grief and outrage at the plight of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) people in Uganda. Publicly outed, threatened, beaten and killed, they are now targeted by the proposed Anti-Homosexuality Bill, or the Kill the Gays Bill sponsored by MP David Bahati. Perhaps...

Few things are more vulgar or indecent than violence masked as piety. From the crucifixion of Christ to martyrdom of saints, from burning innocent women at the stake to Klan crosses in front lawns, we know in our hearts when religion has gone bad.

This horrific history and our current...

In 1801, the census was invented to measure the population crisis in Britain. There were too many mouths to feed. People were growing insular, less willing to share with one another or view the challenges of poverty and hunger as collective responsibility. This disconnectedness made it particularly easy to objectify...

The recent Christmas holidays found a fair number of Americans in church, some for the first time, some for the only time of the year and some as a regular practice (at least once per month). The scripts for Protestant worship services, children's plays about the birth of Jesus and...

In my most recent HuffPo post, I reported on sexual minorities (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex people) and their families, friends and co-workers in Uganda who are standing at the intersection of a rapidly advancing perfect storm.

This deadly storm started with funding and support from fundamentalist/evangelical politicians...

If David Bahati succeeds in passing the death penalty for homosexuals in Uganda, we need to pray for our own deliverance in the United States. Analysts tell us that at least 10 African nations will follow his lead immediately. Lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people in Uganda are already in...

I've been thinking this week about the abrupt resignation/termination of a young, successful women's soccer coach at Belmont (Baptist) University in Tennessee. She is a lesbian with a partner. They are having a baby. She told her team about the baby and was immediately removed from duty or removed herself...