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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Most US adults say religious belief is matter of personal opinion: study
A majority of American adults believe religious belief is a matter of personal opinion according to new data from the 2020 biennial State of Theology survey but fewer people are now expressing that view.
Northside Baptist Pastor Fred Evers dies of cancer
Fred Evers, the longtime pastor of Northside Baptist Church in Tifton, Georgia, passed away Monday after a months-long battle with esophageal cancer. He was 64.
Pastor Sam Boyd launches new ‘simple’ church year after resigning over inappropriate relationships
A year after resigning as senior pastor of Forest Hills Baptist Church in Nashville due to inappropriate relationships, longtime preacher Sam Boyd officially launched a new “simple” church on Wednesday with core beliefs that include “mercy, grace, forgiveness, redemption, reconciliation and restoration.”
Christian college fires prof. over song about human sin colleague found offensive
A longtime professor of religion and philosophy at the Indiana Christian liberal arts institution Taylor University says he was recently fired for refusing to remove a song he wrote about man’s inherently sinful nature titled “Little Hitler” from YouTube following a complaint.
Florida church ‘devastated’ after self-styled prophet shoots wife dead at work
A Florida church is “devastated” after their pastor, who's also a self-styled prophet with thousands of followers, was charged with fatally shooting his wife outside her job at the Navy Federal Credit Union just two days before their fifth wedding anniversary Tuesday.
Mariners Church, one of America’s largest churches, announces reopening for in-person services
Mariners Church, one of the largest churches in America and the second largest in the state of California, announced Tuesday that it will resume in-person worship services this weekend after officials in Orange County lifted some restrictions on businesses and religious organizations.
Record 35% of Americans ages 25 to 50 have never been married, study finds
A record 35% of American adults ages 25 to 50 have never been married according to a new research brief from the Institute for Family Studies that predicts that the economic consequences of the coronavirus pandemic could lead to a further decline.
President Donald Trump nominated for Nobel Peace Prize for historic Middle East deal
President Donald Trump was nominated Wednesday for the Nobel Peace Prize, considered the world's most prestigious prize awarded for the “preservation of peace.”
More than 2K Christians gather in ‘worship protest’ after they are shut out of Seattle park
More than 2,000 Christians gathered in the streets of Seattle in a “worship protest” Monday in defiance of public officials, who shuttered a local park to prevent them from participating in a prayer rally organized by missionary and political activist Sean Feucht.
Church gathers in kayaks, canoes for creative worship on water amid pandemic
A Pennsylvania church is now drawing rave reviews online after their pastor recently allowed them to gather for worship in kayaks and canoes in the reservoir at Bald Eagle State Park.
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