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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Parents Praise God as 'Miracle' Daughter Born at 21 Weeks Celebrates First Birthday
When Eliora "Ellie" Schneider was born on June 27, 2017, she wasn't expected to live. She weighed less than a pound and was about the size of a soda can.
Ohio Restaurant Ends Church Discount After Atheists Complain About Discrimination
A newly opened Ohio restaurant that offered a Sunday discount to churchgoers for several weeks was forced to end the offer after owners were warned by an atheist organization that the discount could be discriminatory under the law.
Meet Tim Rogers, the Pastor Who Calls Hell a 'Fairytale' and Believes Christians Should Study More
Three weeks ago, Arkansas Pastor Timothy Rogers drew flak after a video of him declaring that Hell is a "fairytale" and no different than Santa Claus became public. In an interview with The Christian Post, Rogers stood by his position and elaborated on his faith journey.
Federal Court to Decide if Church Can Fire Pastor for Not Attracting Members and Spending Too Much Money
A federal appeals court is set to decide this year if a historic black church in Pittsburgh has a First Amendment right to fire its pastor after church expenses doubled and membership plummeted under his leadership.
LDS Church Asks Judge to Dismiss Woman's Lawsuit Alleging Rape at Missionary Training Center
Lawyers for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints have asked a federal judge to dismiss a lawsuit from a woman accusing a former leader of the organization's Missionary Training Center, of sexual assault arguing that it is too late.
Journal Withdraws 'Abortion Reversal' Study 'Pending Technical Corrections'
An abortion reversal study has been temporarily withdrawn from a medical journal after a complaint from a university where part of the study was conducted.
Pastor Under Fire for Purging Members Who Attend Church Poorly
A Kentucky pastor who purged the rolls of his church of members who he says have been attending church poorly, is now coming under fire for how the now fuming ex-members say they were delisted.
Christian Group Pushes for Paid Family Leave as Senate Haggles Over How to Pay for It
A right-of-center Christian group is calling on employers and policy makers to support family leave programs.
Baylor University Settles Title IX Suit With Woman Who Alleged She Was Gang-Raped by Football Players
Baylor University, the world's largest Baptist university in Waco, Texas, announced Friday that it had settled a Title IX lawsuit filed by a former volleyball player who alleged she was drugged and gang-raped in 2012 by four to eight football players.
Pastor E Dewey Smith Apologizes for Church's Refusal to Dedicate Lesbian Parishioner's Baby
E. Dewey Smith Jr., senior pastor of The House of Hope Atlanta church in Decatur, Georgia, publicly apologized Sunday for his church's refusal to bless the child of a female member because she was married to another woman.
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