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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Megachurch pastor Jamal Bryant to lead Eddie Long’s New Birth Missionary Baptist Church
Controversial Baltimore megachurch pastor Jamal Bryant will take over as senior pastor of New Birth Missionary Baptist Church in Georgia, once led by former benefactor Eddie Long, church officials announced Monday.
Pastor of Texas town’s only black church charged for shining light off property
Leaders of Manvel, Texas’ only predominantly black church are now claiming harassment and discrimination from city officials after they were charged then exonerated in a trial for shining light too brightly off their property.
Gospel Coalition’s David Powlison battling stage 4 pancreatic cancer
David Powlison, executive director of the Christian Counseling & Educational Foundation and a council member of The Gospel Coalition, has been diagnosed with stage 4 pancreatic cancer.
Gay Christian co-founder of 'Queer Theology' claims Jesus is polyamorous, Bible supports lifestyle
Brian G. Murphy, a gay Christian activist who is also co-founder of theology website Queer Theology, claimed Tuesday that Jesus is polyamorous and it is a biblical relationship model that Christians can pursue.
Pastor John Gray unites with megachurch leaders to push bridging racial divide
After coming under heavy criticism from members of the black community for meeting with President Donald Trump to discuss prison reform and urban job creation, Pastor John Gray continued his push for change Wednesday when he gathered with several high-profile megachurch pastors to see how churches can lead the healing of the nation's racial divide.
ERLC, faith-based coalition urge Congress to repeal parking tax on churches, nonprofits
A coalition of some 32 faith-based organizations joined with the Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission of the Southern Baptist Convention Tuesday in calling on Congress to repeal a provision in the new Tax Cuts and Jobs Act that will force churches and other historically tax-exempt organizations to file federal and likely state income tax returns on parking benefits.
Megachurch pastor Victor Couzens wanted for aggravated harassment, NYPD confirms
Embattled megachurch pastor Victor Couzens, of the 5,000-member Inspirational Bible Church in Cincinnati, Ohio, is wanted for aggravated harassment, the New York City Police Department confirmed Thursday.
Pastor, gospel singer Deitrick Haddon blasted for Christmas song critics say is 'full of lust'
Popular gospel singer Deitrick Haddon, who warned that his new Christmas song is for "married couples only," is drawing flak for what critics say is too sexual and "full of lust."
Liberty University professor charged with attempted murder of wife
Michael Hiskey, Liberty University's senior director of academic planning and operations who also serves as a business professor at the popular evangelical Christian University in Lynchburg, Virginia, remained in jail Wednesday on charges of attempted murder, abduction and kidnapping as well as assault and battery of his wife.
Harvest Bible Chapel's chief information officer allegedly stole $270K
Harvest Bible Chapel in greater Chicago whose founder James MacDonald recently slapped several former members and an independent journalist with a defamation lawsuit, has reported their chief information officer for allegedly stealing approximately $270,000.
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