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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Final Moments of Christian Couple Killed in Wedding Day Crash Caught on Camera, Funerals Announced
New video of the moment a Christian couple in Texas boarded a helicopter on Saturday before dying in a crash minutes after midnight has emerged as their grieving relatives announced plans for separate funerals at two churches this week.
Crowd Sings 'Amazing Grace' After Trump Stops Rally, Urges Prayer for Woman Who Fainted
President Donald Trump stepped away from his microphone and remained silent except to urge calm and prayers Monday after a woman fainted at a rally in Cape Girardeau, Missouri. His supporters responded by singing "Amazing Grace" and many are now praising him for the tender moment.
Ex-Wife of David E. Taylor Says He Had Multiple Affairs, Got Her Pregnant Before Marriage
Tabitha Taylor, the ex-wife of controversial Missouri Pastor David E. Taylor of Joshua Media Ministries International claims he engaged in multiple extramarital affairs during their relationship and got her pregnant before they were married.
Christian Couple Dies in Helicopter Crash Hours After 'Fairytale' Wedding
Less than two hours after getting married in a "fairytale wedding" on Saturday, a young Christian couple from Texas died after a helicopter they were traveling in crash into the side of a hill on their family farm.
NYPD Investigates as Megachurch Pastor's Ex Says She Was Threatened With Blackmail
The New York City Police Department confirmed Wednesday that detectives are investigating a complaint filed by 29-year-old model Andrea Garrison who alleges she was threatened with blackmail unless she recants certain claims about a sexual relationship she had with Bishop Victor Couzens, leader of the 5,000-member Inspirational Bible Church in Cincinnati, Ohio.
Megachurch Pastor Victor Couzens Denies Suicide Note, Asks God to Help Him Keep Job After Sex Scandal
Bishop Victor Couzens, leader of the 5,000-member Inspirational Bible Church in Cincinnati, Ohio, denied posting a suicidal note on Facebook Sunday just a day after he publicly asked God to help him fight for his job after confessing to having "multiple" extramarital relationships.
Ohio Megachurch Pastor Had 'Multiple' Women, Bishop Paul S. Morton Confirms
Bishop Paul S. Morton, founding presiding bishop of The Full Gospel Baptist Church Fellowship International which encompasses some 5,000 churches and 1 million members, confirmed on Saturday that his "spiritual son," who leads a megachurch, engaged in "multiple" sexual relationships. Morton apologized to the women involved.
Teaching Intersectionality in Polarized Culture Leads to Anti-White, Anti-Male Sentiments, NYU Prof Says
Despite good intentions, the teaching of intersectionality in an increasingly polarized society is leading to angry anti-white, anti-male sentiments, warns Jonathan Haidt, a Jewish, atheist professor of social psychology at New York University whose scholarship is celebrated by many conservative Christians.
Pastor Dave Stone Says Retiring to Make Way for Younger Leader Is 'Best Thing' for Church
Dave Stone, senior pastor of Southeast Christian Church in Louisville, Kentucky who announced his retirement at age 57, last month, said he chose to step down from the helm of the 25,000-member church to make way for younger leadership.
Texas Pastor Won't Leave Barge on Lake Until He Raises $2.3M to Help Liberia With Clean Water
For just over 14 days, Pastor Todd Phillips has been living on a barge on Lake Ray Hubbard in Dallas to raise $2.29 million to help provide clean drinking water for all of Liberia by 2020.