
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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Watch Phil Robertson's Preacher Son Alan Joke About A&E's 'Duck Dynasty' Controversy in Church
Alan Robertson, preacher and oldest son of "Duck Dynasty" patriarch Phil Robertson, quipped that things were "kinda slow" for his family after Phil Robertson got suspended from the hit show indefinitely last Wednesday.

Louisiana Lt. Gov. Jay Dardenne Says State Will Help Keep 'Duck Dynasty' Going If A&E Can't Work Things Out With Phil Robertson, Family
If the A&E Network can't work things out with "Duck Dynasty" patriarch Phil Robertson and his family over his controversial comments on homosexuality, Louisiana Lt. Gov. Jay Dardenne said the state would help the family keep the show going if they wanted to do that.

Phil Robertson Breaks Silence at Bible Study: 'I Will Not Give or Back Off From My Path …I am a Lover of Humanity, Not a Hater'
"Duck Dynasty" patriarch Phil Robertson broke his silence for the first time since his indefinite suspension from the hit A&E show Sunday to declare he is "a lover of humanity, not a hater." But to critics of his biblical perspective on human sexuality, he says: "I will not give or back off from my path."

'We Respect All Individuals Right to Express Their Beliefs'; Cracker Barrel Apologizes and Returns Duck Dynasty Items to Stores After Christians Protest
After removing select 'Duck Dynasty' products from their stores out of concern the products might offend some customers Friday, Cracker Barrel Old Country Store backtracked and returned the products to their stores Sunday after Christians peppered them with protest and threats of a boycott.

Cracker Barrel Pulls Select 'Duck Dynasty' Items; Christian Fans React 'Go Ahead and Remove a Bunch of Tables and Chairs' as Well
After announcing Friday that they have removed select "Duck Dynasty" products from their stores out of concern the products might offend some customers, Cracker Barrel Old Country Store is now coming under fire from thousands of the show's Christian fans.

Actor Charlie Sheen Bashes 'Duck Dynasty' Patriarch Phil Robertson as 'Mallard Brained, Shower Dodger' for Calling Homosexuality Sin
In a bile-filled diatribe posted on social network TwitPic, actor Charlie Sheen bashed patriarch of the popular A&E reality series "Duck Dynasty" Phil Robertson as a "mallard brained…shower dodger".

Mother Confronts Woman Who Shot Her in the Face; Shooter Says 'I Asked God to Forgive Me'
Shawna Hunter was just a 17-year-old cashier working to save money for college at Ken's Cardinal Store in 1992 when she got caught in the middle of a robbery and was shot in the face by 14-year-old Jerry Jones. The two women reunited on an episode of Dr. Phil nearly two decades later and it was an intense reunion.

Satan is Leading War on Christmas Through Judges, Pastors and All Sorts of People, Says Megachurch Pastor Robert Jeffress
Pastor Robert Jeffress of the First Baptist Church in Dallas, Texas, says Satan is leading the war on Christmas in the United States through judges, pastors and all sorts of other people.

Lesbian Pastors Violate Methodist Book of Discipline and Wed Each Other; Say They Won't Resign and Will Marry Gays in Church
Two lesbian Methodist pastors in Seattle, Wash., could soon be defrocked after they decided to celebrate their undying love for each other by getting married in defiance of the Methodist Book of Discipline two weeks ago.

Duck Dynasty's Phil Robertson Was Praying For Cancer-Stricken Woman as Controversy Swirled Over Comments Labelling Homosexuality Sin
Phil Robertson, patriarch of the popular A&E hit series "Duck Dynasty" who was recently suspended indefinitely from the show for call homosexuality a sin, was busy praying for a cancer-stricken young woman at his longtime church in Louisiana when the controversy erupted Wednesday.



















