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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Richard Dawkins Said He Was Stressed by Controversy Over Tweet Before Stroke
After spending four days in the hospital in treatment for a hemorrhagic stroke he suffered on Feb. 5, famed atheist Richard Dawkins said he had been under a lot of stress as a result of a controversy which erupted over one of his tweets last month.
Beloved Baptist Pastor Buckner Fanning Who Preached Ecumenism Dies After Suffering Stroke
The Rev. Buckner Fanning, a beloved Baptist preacher from San Antonio, Texas, known for his ecumenism and 30-second television commercials shown across the world died on Sunday night after suffering a stroke last August. He was 89.
Pastor Found Dead, Son Covered in Blood After Someone Screamed I 'Don't Want to Die'
It is unclear who begged for life in the violent fracas but when police got to the San Leandro, California apartment of Bishop Teman L. Bostic Sr. on Friday morning, the pastor was found dead and his son, Isaiah Bostic, 21, was covered in blood.
$188M Powerball Winner Marie Holmes Is Allegedly Being Sued by Local Pastor for $10M
A local North Carolina pastor is allegedly suing controversial Powerball lottery winner, 27-year-old mother of four Marie Holmes, for $10 million for reneging on a verbal promise to give him $1.5 million of her winnings.
Ted Cruz Pulls Ad With Softcore Porn Actress Amy Lindsay
The campaign of Republican presidential candidate Sen. Ted Cruz pulled his most recent ad this week after learning that one of the actors in the production billed "Conservatives Anonymous" was also a softcore porn star.
Was Jesus Just a Charismatic Preacher? Scholars to Debate Christ's Divinity
Was Jesus just a charismatic preacher or is He indeed God?
Gospel for Asia Awaits Papers as 'Tens of Thousands' Could Join Class Action Lawsuit
With more than a million unique donations being made to Gospel for Asia annually, Monday's bombshell class action lawsuit against one of the largest missions agencies based in the U.S. could potentially involve no less than "tens of thousands" of plaintiffs and the agency says it's still waiting to be served.
Richard Dawkins 'The God Delusion' Author, Famed Atheist, Suffers Stroke
Famed atheist and author of "The God Delusion," Richard Dawkins, suffered a "minor stroke" on Saturday forcing him to cancel his planned tour of Australia and New Zealand.
Gospel for Asia Withheld Hundreds of Millions Meant for 'Urgent' Needs, Says ECFA
Shortly before cutting ties with Gospel for Asia last October, the Evangelical Council for Financial Accountability warned the organization's leader, K.P. Yohannan, about a list of concerns it has with its financial accounting including the withholding of hundreds of millions of donor dollars earmarked for "urgent" work overseas.
Church Funds 'In God We Trust' Decals for Vehicles of NC Sheriff's Office
Thanks to a local church, every patrol car operated by the Rutherford County Sheriff's Office in North Carolina, will now proudly sport new decals with the nation's motto "In God We Trust."
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