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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Pastor remembers former NFL player Barry Bennett and wife after son is charged with their murder
A memorial service took place at the Long Prairie Gray Eagle High School Thursday for former NFL linesman Barry Bennett and his wife, Carol, days after their 22-year-old son was charged with their murder.
President Trump warns Hurricane Dorian could be ‘absolute monster’ as churches get ready to help
After a briefing on Hurricane Dorian in the Oval Office on Thursday, President Trump warned it could be an “absolute monster” as weather experts urged Floridians to be prepared and take warnings seriously. Some churches said they were also poised to help with the devastation that could follow.
Man confesses to murder after hearing song ‘Redeemed;’ Big Daddy Weave singer credits God
Lead singer of contemporary Christian band Big Daddy Weave, Mike Weaver, is giving all honor to God after a Tennessee man confessed to murder because of the lyrics of his song “Redeemed.”
Minnesota pastor pleads guilty to criminal sexual conduct for affair with parishioner he was counseling
A former pastor in Minnesota who was charged last summer with third-degree criminal sexual conduct for engaging in a sexual relationship with a married parishioner he was counseling will avoid trial and prison time after pleading guilty and agreeing to undergo a psychosexual evaluation as part of a plea deal.
Todd Bentley sexual misconduct allegations widen to Pakistan
Sexual misconduct allegations against Fresh Fire USA leader Todd Bentley have now snowballed to include reports from victims overseas, according to Stephen Powell, the estranged protégé of the popular and controversial faith healer, whom he dismissed in a report last Thursday as “not fit for public ministry.”
Church hosting revival defends Todd Bentley amid sexual misconduct allegations
Leaders of The Salvation of God Church in East Rochester, New York, where embattled faith healer and Fresh Fire USA leader Todd Bentley is expected to preach this weekend, declared their support for him Monday despite facing strong criticism from the public in the wake of recent allegations of sexual misconduct.
Fewer Americans see religion, having children as ‘very important’: survey
Less than half of Americans now see religion and having children as “very important.” And despite being mostly satisfied with the state of the economy, most remain anxious their children won’t enjoy a better life than the one they have, according to a new NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll.
So. Baptist officer says he was fired for following 'Billy Graham Rule,' files suit
A Southern Baptist deacon who says he was fired as a deputy with the Lee County Sheriff’s Office in North Carolina for trying to practice the “Billy Graham Rule” on the job is now suing his former employers for more than $300,000 in damages for religious discrimination.
Fresh Fire leader Todd Bentley accused of ‘perverse sexual addiction,’ preying on interns
Stephen Powell, an estranged protégé of controversial evangelist Todd Bentley at Fresh Fire USA, has publicly dismissed his mentor as “not fit for public ministry,” alleging that he has a “perverse sexual addiction” that has driven him to prey on interns.
Church of the Highlands opens first out of state branch in Georgia during prayer push
With continued growth and demand for their ministry, Church of the Highlands, Alabama's largest church, launched their first out of state campus in Columbus, Georgia, just 45 minutes away from another campus it expects to launch in Auburn, Alabama, come Sunday.
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