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.
Latest
4 Pastors at Virginia's ROC Megachurch Resign Amid Swirling Sexual Assault Allegations
A swirling controversy over the criminal past and alleged sexual proclivities of the founding pastor of Virginia's Richmond Outreach Center (ROC) megachurch, Geronimo Aguilar, came to a head on Wednesday when the church's board announced that it had accepted the resignation of four of its five pastors.
Pastor Resigns From Utah Boys Scouts Board Charging New Membership Policy Endorses Sin
Neal Humphrey, pastor of the Westminster Presbyterian Church in north Utah, recently resigned as a member of the executive board of the Trapper Trails Council, charging that the Boy Scouts' new membership policy excludes evangelical churches and other Christian denominations.
Christian Wife Warns Women on Facebook to Stay Away From Lawmaker Husband After Strippers Show Up at Home
In a preemptive strike against women who have reportedly been propositioning her husband, the Christian wife of Republican Alabama State Senator, Shadrack McGill, 38, fired off a warning missive on Facebook on Monday, ordering the women to stay away from her husband or face public shame.
Church Trip Turns Tragic as Teen Washes Away Over 600-ft Yosemite Waterfall; Brother Urges Prayer
Although they have yet to find his body, officials from California's Yosemite National Park have declared a Sacramento teenager who was reportedly swept away by a nearly 600-ft waterfall in the park on Saturday as most likely dead.
'Loving Mother' Allegedly Dumped Newborn in Trash After Giving Birth in Office Toilet Cubicle
When 27-year-old Shavaughn Robinson returned home at about 6 p.m. last Tuesday her family noticed nothing unusual. She washed some clothes and read books to her 4-year-old son.
Christian Couple Puts Religion on Trial With Death of 2nd Child From Failed Faith-Healing Regimen
Herbert and Catherine Schaible lost two children in four years because they chose to trust God to provide healing rather than seek medical help for their sick children. Now, in a case legal experts have described as "thorny," the couple's special brand of faith is about to put religion on trial.
Could This Kid Make You Stop Eating Meat? He'll Probably Make You Cry First
A precocious Brazilian toddler who made a moral case for not eating his meal of octopus and any other animal has become an impromptu poster child for vegetarianism in a touching video that has gone viral on YouTube.
Gay Advocates Want to Shutter Christian Bakery That Refused to Make Wedding Cake for Lesbians
Months after facing a media storm for their refusal to bake a cake for a lesbian wedding due to their Christian faith, husband and wife owners of the Sweet Cakes by Melissa bakery in Gresham, Ore., are now facing new attacks from gay advocates whom they say are determined to run them out of business.
Man in Pope Francis Exorcism Story Says He's Still Possessed by Demons
The wheelchair-bound man that Pope Francis blessed in a controversial prayer many billed as a public exorcism earlier this month in St. Peter's Square, says the demons are still inside him.
Charles Ramsey Signs With Firm That Represented Every Former President Since Reagan
Former dishwasher turned real-life hero Charles Ramsey could soon start living the lifestyle of the rich and famous after a company that has represented every former president since Ronald Reagan, signed him up to do speaking engagements where he could command fees of $10,000 a gig.
Most Popular
Christian nationalism done right looks like this
Abortion, gay marriage: 4 constitutional amendments approved by Virginia Legislature
5 things to know about Trump's Board of Peace
Dearborn pastor who clashed with Muslim mayor isn't backing down, offers message to Christians
Minn. church rioters, Don Lemon must be prosecuted under this law
MUST READ
5 things to know after the storming of a Minnesota church by Anti-ICE activists
MLK's niece says Don Lemon, ICE protesters should remember uncle's calls to protest peacefully
Understanding Venezuela, Maduro and Trump's big move: Inside the history of US-led regime changes
Anti-ICE activists storm Minnesota church service; DOJ vows to investigate
Trump's week in review: Announces 'great healthcare plan,' freezes funding to sanctuary cities
5 Supreme Court decisions to watch in 2026
Lecrae is no longer worried about pleasing everyone in the room after finding freedom
5 things to know about the late Michael Reagan: 'I was a chosen one'
Jamal Bryant slammed for buying wife flesh-colored gala dress: 'Lowering of standards'
5 things to know about Greenland, why Trump wants to acquire it for the US
Philip Yancey admits extramarital affair, will step away from ministry work to focus on marriage
5 things to know about Venezuela's oil industry, US involvement
US Evangelical leaders react to Trump’s capture of Maduro
Pastor outraged after friend jailed for refusing to apologize over drag queen story hour protest: 'Minions of Satan'
A look at how world’s 5 Communist countries are cracking down on Christians: report
