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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Majority of White Evangelicals Believe Immigrants Threaten American Values, Study Finds
While half of all Americans believe that immigrants strengthen American society, more than half of white evangelical Protestants believe immigrants threaten traditional American customs and values according to a new survey by the Public Religion Research Institute.
Big Hair Baby That Looks Like 'Elvis' Is 'Closer to Jesus,' Family Says
Two weeks after a baby born with an awe-inspiring mess of hair became a viral sensation when a photo of her locks hit the Internet, another baby is now turning heads with hair her family says brings her "closer to Jesus."
EWTN Founder Mother Mary Angelica Dies on Easter Sunday
Mother Mary Angelica of the Annunciation, a celebrated Poor Clare Catholic nun who founded the Eternal World Television Network in 1981, died on Easter Sunday after a 15-year battle with the after-effects of a stroke. She was 92 years old.
ISIS Crucifies Catholic Priest Father Thomas Uzhunnalil on Good Friday, Unconfirmed Report Claims
Father Thomas Uzhunnalil, 56, a Catholic Priest who was kidnapped by ISIS earlier this month was crucified by ISIS militants on Good Friday according to Austrian media.
Key Life Founder Steve Brown: Tullian Tchividjian Confessed Affair to Me But Didn't Take My Advice
Steve Brown, founder of Key Life Network, which preaches the "ministry of Jesus is the radical grace of God," said this week Tullian Tchividjian, former Coral Ridge pastor and grandson to evangelist Billy Graham, confessed his adultery to him and he gave him advice that wasn't followed.
Alabama Gov. Robert Bentley Denies Affair After Explicit Recordings Surface
Alabama Gov. Robert Bentley denied at a news conference Wednesday that he had an affair with one of his top aides, but admitted he had made inappropriate remarks in phone recordings that have been made public.
John Piper on Hearing the Voice of God
John Piper, chancellor of Bethlehem College & Seminary in Minnesota, says he is concerned about what he sees as the elevation of extra-biblical words over the voice of God in Scripture.
Evangelicals Love Donald Trump Because They Are in Love With The World, Pastor Says
Evangelicals love Donald Trump because they are in love with the world and current Church culture is to blame, according to the Rev. Robert Cunningham.
Fewer Americans Now Pray or Believe in God, Study Claims
The number of Americans who pray or say they believe in God hit "an all-time low" in 2014, according to a new study published in the journal Sage Open.
American College of Pediatricians Says Teaching Children Transgenderism Is Normal Is Child Abuse
The American College of Pediatricians warned legislators and educators Monday to reject all policies that condition children to accept transgenderism as normal, adding that attempts to normalize a condition classified as a mental illness is child abuse.
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