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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Former NSA contractor and whistleblower Edward Snowden has disputed a claim by Democratic Sen. Dianne Feinstein of California, that the government's phone record collection program isn't "surveillance" and is backing a mass rally against the NSA planned for Saturday in Washington, D.C.
Jersey Shore Star DJ Pauly D Wanted Mother of New Daughter to Have Abortion, Now He's Fighting for Custody of Child, Says Report
Popular DJ and Jersey Shore Star Pauly D, who recently announced that he had become a father to a daughter, reportedly asked her mother to abort her when she told him she was pregnant, but now he is fighting for custody of the child.
You Won't Believe What This Christian Woman Did After a Man Stole Her Wallet and Why? (Audio)
A Christian mother of four from Guthrie, Okla., had her wallet stolen by a man while shopping earlier this month and instead of screaming for help and calling the police you would never believe what she did next and why.
Popular Youth Evangelist Matt Pitt Reclaims Original Member of Ministry in Jail; Says God May Release Him Any Day Now (Audio)
In a call from jail to his Alabama-based ministry, The Basement, on Tuesday, popular youth evangelist Matt Pitt revealed how he was able to reclaim a fallen original member of his ministry in jail and described his recent incarceration as God's last challenge.
Man Caught by TV Camera Sleeping at Wheel of Truck on Busy Highway Wakes Up, Causes Massive Crash Then Flees Scene
A man caught on camera sleeping and drooling over the wheel of his pick-up truck in the middle of the busy Buford Connector highway in Atlanta, Ga., awoke from his sleep, caused a massive crash then fled the scene in a bizarre incident on Saturday.
Cop Buys $100 Worth of Food for Desperate Mom Caught Shoplifting Groceries Instead of Arresting Her
A desperate South Florida mother caught shoplifting groceries to feed her family after they hit hard times was saved by a police officer who, instead of arresting her, bought $100 worth of food to help her family.
Militant Atheist Attempts to 'Regain Faith,' Batters Pastor in Church Hallway for Asking Girlfriend 'If She Felt Safe'
A self-described militant atheist allegedly battered an Ohio pastor leaving him with a broken nose and several cuts across his face after he asked the man's girlfriend, who is a congregant, if she felt safe.
Federal Judge OKs Lawsuit Brought by Small Business Owners, Individuals in 6 States That Could Cripple Obamacare
A federal judge on Tuesday gave the green light to a lawsuit challenging a major IRS Obamacare regulation that could cripple the healthcare law after denying the government's motion to dismiss it.
Ex Porn Star Vanessa Belmond Confesses Horrors of Seductive Porn Industry; Brings Porn-Loving Men Close to Tears With Story
Ex porn star Vanessa Belmond, 25, who walked away from the porn industry after seven years in March recently gave a glimpse of the industry's dark side to three porn loving British men on a visit to Los Angeles, Calif., and she almost brought them to tears with her story.
Pastor Calls Girl Scouts 'Wicked' Lesbian Promoting Organization; Urges Christians Not to Buy Their Cookies
Colorado pastor and director at Generations Radio, Kevin Swanson, slammed Girl Scouts of America on Monday as an ungodly, "wicked," lesbian promoting organization and urged Christians not to buy their cookies.
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