Leonardo Blair
Senior Reporter
Leonardo Blair is an award-winning investigative reporter and feature writer whose career spanned secular media in the Caribbean and New York City prior to joining The Christian Post in 2013. His early work with CP focusing on crime and Christian society quickly attracted international attention when he exposed a campaign by Creflo Dollar Ministries in 2015 to raise money from supporters to purchase a $65 million luxury jet. He continues to report extensively on church crimes, spiritual abuse, mental health, the black church and major events impacting Christian culture.
He is a 2007 alumnus of the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism, where he was an inaugural member of the Toni Stabile Center for Investigative Journalism. He lives with his wife and two sons in New York City.
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Hillsong College on probation after Australian regulator raises compliance concerns
Hillsong College, one of several ministries run by the nondenominational Hillsong Church network headquartered in Australia, has 18 months to adequately meet several compliance standards of the Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission after an investigation by the national regulatory body.
Televangelist Kenneth Copeland reveals hospitalization, predicts when he will die
Televangelist Kenneth Copeland revealed he was recently hospitalized for several days for a surgical procedure, but he is now doing well and expects to live until he is 120 because of a deal he made with God.
Bishop TD Jakes wants court to make Google help fight disinformation about him on YouTube
Less than a month after suffering a "health incident," which his attorneys blamed in part on the stress of defamatory comments made on social media against him, megachurch pastor T.D. Jakes has asked a California court to force Google to help him deal with misinformation posted about him on YouTube.
Bible college claims religious exemption as Calif. regulators revoke credentials
A California regulatory agency has revoked a Bible school’s permission to operate in the state, but school officials claim they are being discriminated against and can still operate under state religious exemption laws.
Most Evangelicals believe social media is harmful to their faith, but use it anyway: study
Although a majority of Evangelicals believe social media use is more harmful than helpful to their faith, they use them anyway according to a new report by Infinity Concepts and Grey Matter Research. And the more spiritually engaged they are, the more social media platforms they tend to use.
Former pastor arrested for sending nude photos to teenager
James McMillan, the former pastor of Slaughterville Baptist Church and First Baptist Church of Konawa in Oklahoma, who was arrested last month after he was accused of lewd or indecent acts with a child under 16, was arrested again on Monday for allegedly sending a nude photo of himself to a 14-year-old girl.
More than $50K raised for Luigi Mangione’s defense as Catholic background is revealed
A GiveSendGo campaign has raised more than $50,000 for the legal defense of 26-year-old Luigi Mangione who was arrested and charged with the murder of United Healthcare CEO Brian Thompson as others have been yanked offline after raising thousands of dollars to support the Ivy League graduate.
Pastor sued for promoting $6M crypto Ponzi scheme to congregants
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission is seeking to claw back nearly $6 million plus penalties from a Washington state pastor accused of tricking more than 1,500 Hispanic individuals, including members of his own church, into investing in a fraudulent cryptocurrency scam authorities have described as a Ponzi scheme.
Pastor asks for prayers after explosion destroys 151-year-old Virginia church
A Virginia pastor is asking his community for prayers after a massive explosion that shook some homes like an earthquake damaged his 151-year-old church on Monday night.
Suspect arrested in drive-by shooting at Pastor Greg Locke’s home
The Wilson County Sheriff's Office in Tennessee has arrested a 20-year-old man in connection with the drive-by shooting on the home of controversial Pastor Greg Locke that forced him and his family to relocate in September.
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