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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Paying Pastors Is 'Church Welfare,' Says Christian Historian David Barton
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Fast cars, lavish mansions in swanky neighborhoods, infidelity and angst-filled episodes are on full display in the prosperous lifestyles of six megachurch pastors featured in a trailer for the new reality show, "Preachers of L.A.," slated for the Oxygen network this fall.
Donald Trump, Long List of Companies Show Support for Paula Deen
While celebrity chef and embattled TV personality Paula Deen has lost the support of a few companies since she was accused of racism, a long line of companies and billionaire Donald Trump remain unreservedly and vocally supportive of the famed chef.
Glenn Beck Calls Marco Rubio 'Piece of Garbage' for Defending Senate Immigration Reform Bill
Conservative radio host and political commentator Glenn Beck ripped Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.), calling him a "piece of garbage" for defending his support of the immigration reform bill that passed in the U.S. Senate on Thursday.
Hope for Undocumented Immigrants as US Senate Passes Immigration Reform Bill
Hope sprung for America's more than 11 million undocumented immigrants on Thursday when a supermajority of senators in the United States Senate passed a bipartisan immigration reform bill that would give them immediate legal status and a path to citizenship.
Teen Faces 8 Years in Prison for Making Sarcastic Comment on Facebook
A desperate father from Austin, Texas, is pleading for the release of his teenage son who is now facing eight years in prison for making a sarcastic comment on Facebook.
VeggieTales' Bob the Tomato and Larry the Cucumber, Now Official Face of Operation Christmas Child
Creator of the best-selling VeggieTales® brand, Big Idea Entertainment LLC, a leading studio and producer of children's and family programming, characters and brands, announced on Monday a partnership with international Christian relief organization Samaritan's Purse, to increase awareness of and assistance for needy children worldwide.
Arizona Church Takes Gospel to Bar by Making It a Sanctuary
Since Easter Sunday, 2012, a small group of Christians who later evolved into the Ecclesia Church have been sharing space with patrons of the Buffalo Chip Saloon for their Sunday morning services. Now, Ecclesia, popularly known as Church at the Chip, has become a spiritual home for a number of people including recovering alcoholics.
Band of Nashville Brothers and Sisters, The Vespers, Are a Subtle Shade of Righteousness
Hauntingly ethereal and memorable, a band of Christians made up of a pair of brothers and a pair of sisters called The Vespers seems to have perfected the art of touching souls with an elegant musical ministry that doesn't preach.
The Photo That Finally Killed Texas' Controversial Pro-Life Bill
Even after a 13-hour filibuster and an unruly protest from a crowd of abortion rights advocates in the Texas Senate chamber over one of the toughest anti-abortion bills in America on Tuesday, no one was certain it had passed until someone tweeted a photo that settled everything.
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