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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Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker Under Fire for Headlining Christian Cruise to Alaska
Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker and his wife Tonette are under fire from critics for headlining a Christian cruise to Alaska designed to help leaders improve the quality of their leadership by overcoming "spiritual poverty."
Tony Perkins Hails 'Victory' in $225K Settlement for Fired Pastor; Georgia Says He Wasn't Fired for Faith
Tony Perkins, president of the Family Research Council, hailed a $225,000 settlement for Dr. Eric Walsh, a Christian public health expert and lay preacher who lost a job with Georgia's Department of Public Health in 2014 over his faith, as a "victory" for religious freedom Thursday.
UMC Pastor Arrested for Aggravated Sexual Assault of 5-Y-O Girl
David Michael Akin, a veteran fire captain and pastor of the Texarkana First United Methodist Church, has been arrested on a charge of aggravated sexual assault of a 5-year-old girl after she was diagnosed with gonorrhea.
Christian Public Health Expert Fired for Belief Homosexuality Is Sin Settles Suit for Nearly $250K
Dr. Eric Walsh, a Christian public health expert and lay preacher who lost a job with Georgia's Department of Public Health in 2014 because he believes homosexuality is a sin and evolution is a "religion created by Satan," settled a lawsuit Thursday with the state for nearly $250,000.
Tim Scott Responds to Racist Tweets Questioning Blackness for Supporting Sessions
Sen. Tim Scott, 51, the first black Republican congressman from South Carolina since 1897 and currently the only black Republican in the Senate, revealed Wednesday that he has been attacked with racist messages questioning his blackness for supporting President Donald Trump's embattled pick to lead the Department of Justice, Sen. Jeff Sessions.
Faith Healing Law That Allows Religious Parents to Let Children Die Could Be Changed in Idaho
A 1972 Idaho law that allows parents with religious objections to medical treatment the legal right to let their children die from medically preventable illnesses could face changes this year if legislators pushing to amend the law have their way.
Woman With 'Irreversible' Blindness Says Sight Returned After Prayer at Church
Dafne Gutierrez, a 31-year-old Arizona mother of four who went blind more than a year ago is now praising God for blessing her with a miracle when her sight returned after she received prayer at the St. Joseph Maronite Catholic Church in Phoenix.
Pastor, Gospel Musician Ends Life on Camera With Third Suicide Attempt Over Mystery Woman
Richard Nhika, a popular but reportedly troubled pastor and musician with the Apostolic Faith Mission in Zimbabwe, recently ended his life on camera over a mysterious woman identified only as Nomatter. Local media say this was his third attempt at suicide.
Perry Noble Reveals Rehab Was 'Closest to Hell I've Ever Been in My Life' in Comeback Message
In a rousing comeback message of redemption on Saturday, former NewSpring Church Pastor Perry Noble who lost his job last summer due to alcoholism, said rehab was the "closest to Hell I've ever been in my life" and that God told him "I'm not finished with you yet."
Pastor Makes Congregants Drink Deadly Rattex Poison to Show Their Faith
A South African pastor is causing a stir online for encouraging his congregants to drink deadly rat poison to "show forth their faith."
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