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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After 4th cancer diagnosis, influencer says he’s holding on to God’s promise of long life
Despite being diagnosed with cancer for the fourth time in the last four years, Christian social media influencer Dylan Mandell says he is holding on to God’s promise of long life.
Texas Supreme Court pauses ruling that dismissed Cindy Clemishire's Gateway Church lawsuit
The Texas Supreme Court has temporarily halted a lower court's dismissal of Cindy Clemishire's defamation lawsuit against Gateway Church, founder Robert Morris and other church leaders, pausing the case while it considers whether to take it up.
Christian actor Alan Ritchson claims studios told him not to talk politics publicly
A month after suggesting President Donald Trump was blocking the release of the Jeffrey Epstein files, Christian actor and “Reacher” star Alan Ritchson said studios have been calling on him to stay quiet on politics.
Jelly Roll says he would quit music industry if God told him to
Outspoken Christian country singer Jelly Roll, whose name is Jason Bradley DeFord, says he would quit the music industry if God told him to do it.
InstaChurch founder, actor Alan Ritchson announces divorce after 20 years of marriage
Hollywood actor Alan Ritchson, who founded the faith-focused video ministry and YouTube channel InstaChurch, has announced that he and his wife, Catherine, are getting a divorce after three children and more than 20 years of marriage.
Male teens now outnumber females in church youth groups: Barna data
Bucking a decades-long trend of disproportionate female participation, male teenagers now outnumber their female counterparts in church youth group attendance among self-identified Christian teens in the U.S., according to a new report from Barna and prominent Christian youth ministry, Christ In Youth.
Gateway founder Robert Morris suffers fall as Cindy Clemishire prepares to fight lawsuit dismissal
A photo of disgraced Gateway Church founder Robert Morris on The Texas Public Sex Offender Website showing him with a black eye and split lip is the result of a recent fall that sent him to the emergency room with three broken bones in his face, according to his attorney.
Arizona couple loses youngest in hot car death while hosting baptism celebration
Hours after watching one of their children get baptized at church on Sunday, the joy of Arizona Christian couple Mihail Sabo and Anca Sabo turned to mourning after they discovered that their 5-year-old son, Theo, had died in their hot family car while they celebrated with friends and family at their Peoria home.
Deion Sanders' public prayer in tongues sparks debate on biblicality
University of Colorado Buffaloes head football coach and NFL legend Deion Sanders offered a 10-second public prayer in tongues at the start of a postgame press conference after a 52-21 blowout win over Weber State University on Saturday, sparking a debate among Christians over whether the prayer was biblical.
Sean Feucht claims vindication as judge dismisses lawsuit over $250K donation
Activist missionary and worship leader Sean Feucht celebrated a “day of vindication” Monday after a California judge dismissed without prejudice a lawsuit filed by Christian philanthropist and businessman Steve Bray, accusing him of misspending a $250,000 donation he made to his ministry more than three years ago.
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