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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What's It Like Being a Pastor's Kid? John Piper's Son Barnabas Tells All in New Book Due This Summer
What's it like being a pastor's kid? Hint: It's not "all hugs and flowers and puppies and rainbows," says Barnabas Piper, son of popular theologian John Piper. He plans to reveal more this summer, in a warts-and-all response to the common question, when his new book simply titled 'The Pastor's Kid' releases.
Deaf Pastor Who Turned Atheist Is 'Vengeful, Pathological Liar' Who Needs to 'Repent;' CNN Article Is 'Full of Lies,' Says Old Church
After claiming in an explosive CNN article Monday that he began losing his faith in God after being overworked and underpaid at a church run by a tyrannical, golf-loving pastor who made $80,000 a year, deaf pastor turned atheist, Justin Vollmar, is being dismissed as a "vengeful, pathological liar," who needs to "repent" of his sins by his old church.
Married Pastor Caught on Video in Affair Repents; Wife, Family Forgive Him While Church Puts Him on Suspension
A married Kenyan pastor with children who was almost killed after he was caught in an explosive video having an affair with the wife of one of his congregants last Wednesday publicly repented with his family by his side this week and is now being praised for taking responsibility for his actions.
Do People Abuse Their Relationship With God When They Pray to Not Get Caught Doing Wrong? Tyrese Gibson Sparks Fiery Debate With Question
"Fast and Furious" actor and R&B singer Tyrese Gibson set off a fiery debate on his Facebook page Tuesday, when he questioned whether people abuse their relationship with God when they pray to not get caught doing wrong.
One of the Biggest Reasons Some Preachers Avoid Preaching Racial Harmony Is They Fear Having Black In-Laws, Says John Piper
Popular Calvinist Baptist preacher and author John Piper says one of the biggest reasons some preachers avoid preaching racial harmony from the pulpit is the fear of having to deal with black in-laws.
Christians 'Still Have More Faith in Sin Than We Do in Our Savior,' Says Pastor Judah Smith
Lead pastor of The City Church in Seattle Judah Smith says Christians "still have more faith in sin than we do in our Savior" but believes Christians can discover freedom from sin by beginning to trust in the power of God's righteousness.
Rev. Michael Maginot Who Performed Exorcism of Latoya Ammons Lands Movie Deal
It's a real life story of demonic possession that captured America's attention like a Hollywood horror movie last week. Now, the Rev. Michael Maginot, the Catholic priest who performed the exorcism of Latoya Ammons has landed a deal to bring that story to the big screen.
35-Y-O Man, Chandre Oraon, With Tail Growing From Back Being Worshipped as a God; Wants to Build Himself a Temple
A 35-year-old tea picker from West Bengal, India, with a tail growing from the base of his spine since birth is now being worshipped as a god by hundreds of followers.
Kenyan Televangelist Thomas Wahome Charges Congregation to Check If Their Names Are in God's Book of Life
A controversial Christian pastor in Kenya, which UNICEF lists as among the 30 poorest countries in the world and where more than 25 percent of the population live on less than $1 a day, has been charging his faithful congregants more than $10 each to tell them if they will be allowed into heaven.
Online Preacher for the Deaf, Justin Vollmar, Comes Out as Atheist; 'God is an Illusion…It Is All Nonsense' He Says
Justin Vollmar, a pastor who has been running the Virtual Deaf Church online for the last four years, made a shocking announcement to his followers Friday declaring he has become an atheist because there is "NO GOD" and Christianity is "all nonsense."
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