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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Hand of God or Hand of Evolution? Journal Pulls Paper for Crediting 'Creator' With Design of Human Hand
PLOS ONE, a popular peer-reviewed open access scientific journal published by the Public Library of Science, decided Thursday that it would retract a paper it published earlier this year that credits the "Creator" with the design of the human hand.
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Robert Jeffress: Christians Not Voting for Donald Trump If He's the Nominee Are Foolish, Prideful
Pastor Robert Jeffress, leader of the influential 12,000-member First Baptist Church in Dallas, Texas, declared Wednesday that Republicans who have vowed never to support Donald Trump if he becomes the Republican presidential nominee are "fools."
ECFA Named as Co-Conspirator in Lawsuit Against Mark Driscoll, Ex Mars Hill Chief Elder
The Evangelical Council for Financial Accountability has been accused of helping former Mars Hill Church Pastor Mark Driscoll, and his chief elder, Sutton Turner, engage in fraud and racketeering concerning donor contributions.
Pastor Killed by Brother at Church Has Long History of Violence
William Schooler, 70, the beloved pastor and community advocate who was shot dead inside his church by his younger brother while the choir sang on Sunday, might have been killed due to a longtime dispute over inheritance money.
#NeverTrump: Republican Ben Sasse Declares He'll Never Vote for Donald Trump
The #NeverTrump hashtag revolt against Republican presidential frontrunner Donald Trump which has been steadily gaining momentum over the weekend, got the endorsement of Sen. Ben Sasse of Nebraska on Sunday making him the first elected Republican to do so.
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