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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'From a Christian Perspective, We've Confessed Our Sins': Baylor University
Days after a federal judge refused to dismiss a lawsuit filed by 10 women against Baylor University alleging they were sexually assaulted while students at the school, the private Baptist institution said "from a Christian perspective, we've confessed our sins."
Trans Women Aren't Same as Natural Born Women, Feminist Author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie Says
Acclaimed Nigerian novelist, feminist and MacArthur Genius Grant recipient Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie has come under fire for saying trans women and natural born women are not the same and she is refusing to back down from the comments as they spark a global debate about transgender issues.
Beloved Bible Study Teacher Shot in Head on Way Home From Prayer Meeting
A family and community are now grappling with heartbreak after Catherine Kennedy, a beloved Bible study teacher at the Church of St. Timothy in Escondido, California, was fatally shot in the head as she drove home from church during a gang crossfire Tuesday night.
Tim Keller Thinks Evangelical Churches Can Help Skeptics by Doing This One Thing
Listen. Tim Keller, founding pastor of the multi-campus Redeemer Presbyterian Church in New York City thinks evangelical churches don't do this very well.
Pope Francis Willing to Allow Married Men to Become Priests Amid Clergy Shortage
Pope Francis said Thursday that he's open to the idea of ordaining married men to serve as priests in remote areas suffering from priest shortages.
'God Is Transgender,' Says Transgender Pastor Opposing Texas Bathroom Bill
A Texas pastor opposing a controversial transgender bathroom bill that would require individuals to use public restrooms based on "biological sex" protested the bill with hundreds of LGBTQ advocates on Tuesday declaring that "God is transgender."
Christian Counselor Charged With 1994 Murder of Teenage Boy Found Dismembered at Gas Station
Ronnie Leon Hyde, a 60-year-old Christian mental health counselor from Florida who works with Crosswater Community Church in Nocatee has been charged with the murder of 16-year-old Fred Laster, whose dismembered body was found at a Lake City gas station 23 years ago.
'Toni the Tampon' Coloring Book That Teaches Men Get Periods Amounts to Child Abuse, Says Expert
The Adventures of Toni the Tampon: A Period Coloring Book that teaches children men get periods too is causing a stir, with one critic calling it "child abuse."
Tony Romo Tells Pastor He Still Wants to Win Super Bowl as Dallas Cut Looms
After spending more than 14 years with the Dallas Cowboys including a decade as the NFL team's starting quarterback, professed Christian Tony Romo says he still wants to win the elusive Super Bowl championship, as reports swirl that he could be released from his contract with the team as early as Thursday evening.
Conservative Women Counter 'A Day Without a Woman' Protest With #WeShowUp
Conservative women across the country lifted their voices in a counter protest called #WeShowUp to celebrate "hard-working, difference-making women in America" Wednesday as organizers of the "A Day Without a Woman" strike called for women to take the day off.