Leonardo Blair
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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Faith healer, megachurch pastor Cash Luna sues Univision for report linking him to imprisoned drug lord
Cash Luna, a faith healer and founder of Casa de Dios, one of the largest megachurches in Latin America, has filed a lawsuit against Univision for accusing him of money laundering and links to an imprisoned drug lord.
South Carolina pastor shot dead in home, stepson charged with murder but on the run
A beloved South Carolina pastor was shot dead in his home early Thursday morning and his stepson, who authorities say is armed, dangerous and on the run, has been charged with his murder.
James Robison slams Inside Edition’s ‘attack’ on Kenneth Copeland, says wife wept over it
Televangelist James Robison, who is the founder and president of LIFE Outreach International, slammed a recent “Inside Edition” interview with Texas-based prosperity preacher Kenneth Copeland of Kenneth Copeland Ministries as an “attack” that left his wife in tears and broke his heart.
Ala. lawmakers pass bill approving chemical castration for child molesters
Lawmakers in Alabama have approved a bill that would require chemical castration for certain child molesters before they are released on parole and they would also have to pay for the treatment.
Leader of 1 million-member church La Luz del Mundo charged with sex crimes; church stands by him
Naasón Joaquín García, leader of the La Luz del Mundo church, which boasts more than a million members globally, has been arrested and charged with more than a dozen sex crimes in Los Angeles. His congregation, however, is standing by him and dismissed the allegations as false.
Pastor’s son died trying to save lives during Virginia Beach mass shooting
Ryan Keith Cox, the beloved son of a Virginia Beach pastor who was among 12 people fatally gunned down at a Virginia Beach municipal building, last Friday sacrificed his life to save others, colleagues say.
Pastor David Platt says he ministered to President Trump before public prayer; explains why he did it
Teaching pastor at McLean Bible Church in Virginia David Platt said he privately shared the Gospel with President Donald Trump in a “forthright and compassionate” manner prior to a public prayer during a brief unannounced visit at his church by the president on Sunday.
Marvin Sapp to step down from church he founded to take reins of Chosen Vessel Cathedral
Celebrated gospel singer Marvin Sapp announced Sunday that he is stepping down from the Michigan church he founded in 2003 to lead a different church in Texas.
World’s smallest surviving baby born at 23 weeks celebrated by pro-life advocates
The world’s smallest surviving baby, a micro preemie nicknamed Saybie who was about the size of an apple weighing just 8.6 ounces when she was born at 23 weeks, is now being celebrated by pro-life advocates as a compelling face against the abortion movement.
4 choir members killed in crash as they arrive at church for revival meeting
Four beloved members of a church choir were killed in a crash Tuesday night as they arrived at the nearby Mount Zion Baptist Church in Dinwiddie County, Virginia, where they were set to sing for a revival meeting.