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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The NSA Has Nearly Complete Access to Apple iPhones Through Spyware Program Called DROPOUTJEEP
Almost no communication shared by users of Apple's iPhone is sacred or hidden from the U.S. National Security Agency (NSA), thanks to a spyware program called DROPOUTJEEP that allows the agency to intercept SMS messages, access contacts, locate, and even activate the device's camera and microphone.
Pastor John Hagee Tells Atheists 'Leave the Country' If They Don't Like Hearing About Christmas
Texas Pastor John Hagee is pulling no punches with atheists who like to hate on Christmas. The conservative firebrand of Cornerstone Church in San Antonio told them in a recent sermon that if they don't like when people celebrate Christmas, they can always "leave the country."
Ariz. Mom Charged With Killing 13-Y-O Daughter; Attempted to Murder 3 Other Children and Ex-Husband on Christmas Day
An Arizona woman allegedly killed her oldest child on Christmas day and attempted to kill three younger children, herself and her ex-husband who she stabbed repeatedly before he escaped.
Young Pastor and Father of Two Dies From 'Swine Flu' After Rejecting Early Advice From Wife That He Needed to See Doctor
A young pastor from Lafayette, Tenn., who rejected early advice from his wife that he should see a doctor about his illness, reportedly died tragically from the H1N1 flu virus, also known as the "Swine Flu," two Sundays ago.
17-Y-O Charged With Christmas Eve Murder of His Science Teacher Mom
A rocky relationship between a single science teacher mom and her 17-year-old baseball player son took a deadly turn on Christmas Eve when she was found with multiple stab wounds and her throat slit at her home in Gulf Breeze, Fla. Police say her son has confessed to her murder.
Spanish-Speaking Woman Allegedly Batters Florida Mom in Front of Her 9-Y-O Daughter for Crooked Parking
A Florida mom is still reeling after she received a battering allegedly from a Spanish-speaking woman in front of her 9-year-old daughter for the crooked way she parked her car and left it in a parking lot in Lake Mary.
Heartbreaking: Firefighter Responds to Horrific Crash on Christmas Eve; Discovers Dying Woman Is Own Daughter
Heartbreak ruined the holiday of a volunteer firefighter and his family on Christmas Eve when he responded to a horrific car crash and pulled the mangled body of a dying woman from the wreckage only to discover it was his own daughter.
Jesse Jackson Says 'Duck Dynasty's' Phil Robertson Is Worse Than Rosa Parks' Bus Driver; Demands Meeting With A&E and Cracker Barrel
The Rev. Jesse Jackson Sr. has joined LGBT group GLAAD in blasting "Duck Dynasty" patriarch Phil Robertson over his controversial comments about homosexuality, race relations and morality.
Angry Man Allegedly Breaks 4-Week-Old Baby Boy's Leg During Diaper Change Because His X-Box Game Was Interrupted
A 20-year-old man, upset that he had to interrupt his X-Box game to change a 4-week-old baby boy's diaper, allegedly broke the child's leg in protest and has been charged with aggravated child abuse despite saying he didn't mean to do it.
Church Ceiling Collapses While Pastor, Congregation Pray About Angels; Nobody Gets Hurt
A pastor and his congregation in Arlington, Va., are now counting their blessings and thanking God for covering them under the wings of angels after the roof of their historic church building collapsed as they prayed ironically about angels on Sunday and everyone escaped unhurt.
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