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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2819 Church fires Pastor Kenneth McFarland after arrest for beating son over school suspension
The fast-growing 6,000-member 2819 Church in Atlanta, Georgia, announced Thursday that they have fired Associate Pastor Kenneth McFarland after he was charged with second-degree cruelty to children for allegedly beating his 15-year-old stepson with an extension cord over an in-school suspension.
12 men now accuse ex-Harvest pastor Paul Havsgaard of child sex abuse and trafficking
Six more men have filed federal lawsuits in the last week claiming they were sexually abused and trafficked by Paul Havsgaard, a former Harvest Christian Fellowship pastor, while living in now-defunct church-run children’s homes in Romania.
Gateway Church, elders fight to stop discovery in Cindy Clemishire’s defamation lawsuit
In a bid to avoid producing documents and sit for depositions in child-sex abuse survivor Cindy Clemishire’s defamation lawsuit, Gateway Church in Southlake, Texas, along with its independent elders, are now seeking to overturn a recent court ruling rejecting their motion to dismiss the lawsuit arguing that secular courts lack jurisdiction in matters of religion.matters of religion.
Over half of American women without children have no desire to become mothers: study
More than 50% of American women under the age of 50 who don't have children say they have no desire to become mothers, as the nation’s fertility rate has reached an all-time low, according to the 2025 American Family Survey.
Reformed Baptist Pastor Samuel Renihan resigns after confessing adultery
Prominent Reformed Baptist Pastor Samuel D. Renihan has resigned as the leader of Trinity Reformed Baptist Church in La Mirada, California, after confessing to engaging in an adulterous relationship.
Fewer high school girls want marriage, kids despite steady desire among boys: study
The share of 12th graders who say they plan to get married has declined precipitously among girls, and fewer of them are interested in having children, too, according to a new report from the Pew Research Center.
Florida AG threatens child predators with ‘death penalty’ after announcing rescue of 122 children
Calling it one of the largest child-recovery operations in U.S. history, Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier announced that 122 children were rescued from child predators and abusers in a U.S. Marshals-led statewide operation billed “Operation Home for the Holidays.”
Less than half of American adults say religion is important: study
Despite less than half of Americans ranking religion as an important part of their daily life, America is still more devout when it comes to religion than their economic peers, such as the United Kingdom or Germany, data from a new Gallup poll show.
Judge greenlights Cindy Clemishire’s defamation lawsuit against Gateway Church after she highlights suffering
A Dallas County District Court judge has ruled that Cindy Clemishire's defamation lawsuit filed earlier this summer against Gateway Church in Southlake, Texas, and its embattled founder, Robert Morris, can proceed despite the defendants' efforts to have the case dismissed.
In meeting with Jamaica’s prime minister, Pastor Jamal Bryant offers prayer, aid and pledges to visit
In a remote meeting with Jamaica’s Prime Minister Andrew Holness on Sunday, Pastor Jamal Bryant offered prayer, aid and pledged to visit the storm-ravaged nation.
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