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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Housekeeper Claims Bishop Marvin Winans Fired Her for Not Paying Tithes
Grammy-winning gospel singer Marvin Winans and the Perfecting Church in Detroit are facing a lawsuit from a former housekeeper who claims she was fired for refusing to pay tithes from her $18,000 a year salary.
Christian Comedian Rickey Smiley Now Questions Bible, Says Some Parts Uphold Racism, White Supremacy
Christian comedian and nationally syndicated radio host Rickey Smiley recently revealed that he is now questioning some stories in the Bible which he believes are designed to perpetuate racism and white supremacy.
Court Rules Church Has Right to Fire Spendthrift Pastor Who Wasn't Attracting New Members
A federal appeals court upheld a historic Pennsylvania church's right to fire a former pastor who had sued the congregation for $2.6 million in damages.
After Being 'Delivert' From Homosexuality, Andrew Caldwell Says He Now Has a Girlfriend
Some four years after famously proclaiming himself "delivert" from homosexuality at a church service, internet sensation Andrew Caldwell insists that he has been set free from his same-sex desires and now has a girlfriend.
15-Y-O Boy Dies After Parents Subject Him to 40-Day Fast Seeking God's Blessing
A Wisconsin couple whose 15-year-old son died after they forced him to join a 40-day fast in search of a blessing from God could now spend the next 25 years in prison for their negligence.
More Than 3,000 Evangelicals, Churches Join John MacArthur in Statement Against 'Nebulous' Social Justice
More than 3,000 evangelical Christians and organizations have joined well-known theologian and pastor, John MacArthur, in endorsing a statement on social justice and the purported dangers the concept poses to the Gospel.
Memorial Service for Pastor Andrew Stoecklein Set for Saturday as Widow Shares More on Grief
A memorial service to honor the life of the late Inland Hills Church lead pastor, Andrew Stoecklein, who died after attempting suicide at his church has been set for Saturday.
Pastor Who Said Black America Losing Its Soul at Aretha Franklin's Funeral Stands by Comments
Pastor of Salem Bible Church in Atlanta, Jasper Williams Jr., is standing by recent comments criticizing black America for losing its soul at music icon Aretha Franklin's funeral.
Mike Pence Counts It All Joy After Book Brands Him 'Most Successful Christian Supremacist'
Vice President Mike Pence turned to scripture recently in responding to a new book that paints him as "the most successful Christian supremacist in American history."
'Why Didn't He Say Goodbye?' Son of Pastor Andrew Stoecklein Asks After Being Told Father Died
A week after his suicide, the three sons of Pastor Andrew Stoecklein of Inland Hills Church in Chino, California, have finally been told he died and his oldest is "incredibly heartbroken."
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