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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ISIS Tells Western Brothers to Pretend to Be Christian and Shave to Avoid Detection
An ISIS document circulating online has advises their terrorist brothers in the Western world to pretend to be Christian to avoid detection by intelligence agencies.
Amanda Blackburn's Alleged Killer Murdered Man for $10, Raped Woman at Gunpoint
Just days before he allegedly killed Amanda Blackburn in November, prosecutors say Larry Jo Taylor Jr. shot a Mexican in the head after robbing him of $10 and raped another woman at gunpoint.
David Bowie, Icon Who Experimented With Christianity, Dies After Battle With Cancer
Just three days after the release of his final album, "Blackstar" on his birthday, legendary singer-songwriter David Bowie died Sunday after a private battle with cancer. He was 69.
Study Finds Link Between Higher Intelligence and Longer Life
While epidemiological research has stated for a while now that lifestyle affects lifespan, researchers have also discovered that higher intelligence translates on average to a longer life.
Ted Cruz Says Opposing Same-Sex Marriage Would Not Be Top Priority if Elected President
Despite publicly stating this summer that opposing same-sex marriage would be "front and center" in his 2016 campaign, GOP presidential candidate Ted Cruz told a moderate Republican donor in New York that it won't be a priority if he becomes president.
Albert Mohler Says Christians, Muslims and Some Jews Don't Worship Same God
President of the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, Albert Mohler, has shot down a claim by controversial Wheaton College professor Larycia Hawkins that Christians and Muslims worship the "same God."
Franklin Graham Quits GOP Over Spending Bill, Wants Christians to Revolutionize 'Wicked System'
Evangelist Franklin Graham resigned from the Republican Party and declared himself an independent voter Monday over the "wasteful" GOP-led $1.8 trillion spending bill passed by Congress last week.
Pastor Voted Out of Church by Members Refuses to Leave Because 'God Placed Me Here'
The pastor of a Tennessee church is at odds with members of his congregation after they voted him out of his position but still refuses to leave.
Mother of Christian Footballer Fatally Shot by Pastor Disputes Self-Defense Ruling
The mother of Deante Smith is crying foul after the Wayne County Prosecutor's office in Michigan ruled that a pastor killed her son in self-defense.
Company Will Pay Up to $10K for Your Wedding for Free as Long as You Don't Divorce
If you're planning to get married in the next two years, SwanLuv, a Seattle-based company, is offering to fund your wedding up to $10,000 for free.