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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Marcus Grimmie, brother of budding singer and popular contestant on NBC's "The Voice" Christina Grimmie, revealed at a vigil for his sister who "loved the Lord" that she had her arms wide open to the man who took her life.
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An Oregon judge ruled Friday that 52-year-old Army veteran Jamie Shupe, who does not identify as male or female, can legally choose to be "non-binary" or a "third sex."
Texas Lt. Gov. Blasted for Ill-Timed 'Man Reaps What He Sows' Tweet After Orlando Massacre
Republican Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick was still trying on Monday to put out a blaze of criticism sparked on social media Sunday by a Bible verse he posted a few hours after a deadly shooting spree at a popular gay club in Orlando which left at least 49 people dead.
Orlando Shooter Omar Mateen Was Upset by Gay Couple Kissing in Front of His Family, Father Says
Omar Mateen, the 29-year-old identified as the shooter who massacred at least 49 people at the popular gay Pulse nightclub in Orlando early Sunday, was an ISIS sympathizer upset by two gay men openly kissing and touching in front of his family.
Obama 'Worried' About Republican Party, Says Trump Nomination Not Good for Country
President Barack Obama took aim at the Republican Party and their presumptive presidential nominee, Donald Trump this week, saying he was concerned about current direction of the party and that Trump's nomination isn't good for the country.
Dr. James Dobson: Christian Parents Will Violate Scripture if Daughters Use Trans-Inclusive Bathrooms
Popular Christian psychologist and author Dr. James Dobson, who founded the global Colorado-based Focus on the Family ministry and now heads Family Talk, recently warned Christian parents that they will be in violation of Scripture if they allow their daughters to use transgender-inclusive bathrooms..
USA Swimming Bans Brock Turner for Life, Then Witches Hex Him
A day after USA Swimming banned former Stanford swimmer Brock Turner, 20, who was convicted of sexually assaulting an unconscious woman and sentenced to six months in jail and probation, a group of witches dissatisfied with the sentence gathered online for a mass "hexing" of the swimmer.
Parents Face Lawsuit for Sending Daughter to Christian Camp After She Took Girl to Prom
A Bible-believing couple in Texas who sent their 17-year-old daughter to a Christian camp for therapy after she took a girl to her high school prom are now the targets of a massive campaign backed by her cousin, "Supergirl" actor Jeremy Jordan, seeking to overrule their decision.
Diocese Grieves After 3 Members Killed in Kalamazoo Crash That Left 5 Dead, 4 Injured
The Diocese of Kalamazoo in Michigan is in mourning along with several others in their community after learning that three of the five cyclists killed in a deadly crash that left four others injured were members of churches in the diocese.
Family Batters Man for Shooting Father Inside Church Over Obituary at Brother's Funeral
A 25-year-old man was reportedly thrashed by his family members after he shot his own father in the abdomen at his younger brother's funeral inside a Baltimore City church on Tuesday because his name was left off the obituary.
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