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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Satanists to Give Prayer at Phoenix City Council Meeting
The Satanic Temple in Phoenix, Arizona has been given the green light to deliver prayers at an upcoming meeting of the Phoenix City Council in the name of religious freedom.
Ohio House Speaker Cuts Off Pastor for Praying Too Long
Republican Ohio House Speaker Cliff Rosenberger said he felt "terrible" after he was forced to abruptly end the opening prayer of a pastor for the House which had gone on for more than five minutes making several references to Jesus and His blood.
Huckabee, Santorum Unite With Donald Trump at Iowa Fundraiser Raising $6M for Veterans
In a rare show of solidarity, Donald Trump's Republican presidential rivals Mike Huckabee and Rick Santorum joined the billionaire frontrunner Thursday night at a benefit event for veterans in Iowa which raised some $6 million for several veteran organizations.
Ted Cruz Admits He Has Not Been a Faithful Tither
Just days after he admitted to not being a faithful tither, a new Monmouth University Poll showed Wednesday that Republican 2016 presidential candidate Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas is now trailing his rival Donald Trump in Iowa.
Jeb Bush Suggests Trump Isn't Christian, Questions Jerry Falwell's Endorsement
Republican 2016 presidential candidate Jeb Bush suggested Tuesday that rival presidential frontrunner Donald Trump is peddling his avowed Christian faith for political gain and wasn't "serious" about having a relationship with God.
How Evangelist Dave Sterrett Would Sway Christians Who Support Abortion
It's a little bit of show and tell if you ask him about his strategy to change the minds of pro-choice Christians, but it also involves asking philosophical questions like, "What does it mean to be human?"
Zika Virus 'Spreading Explosively,' Latin America Discusses Relaxing Abortion Bans
A discussion on relaxing abortion bans in Latin America has been reignited as officials at the World Health Organization rang the alarm Thursday on the Zika virus "spreading explosively" across the Americas with possible links to microcephaly.
Christian School Cries Foul After Football Team's Prayer Is Blocked From Loudspeakers
A private Christian school is crying foul after the Florida High School Athletic Association blocked its football team from offering a pre-game prayer over loudspeakers at the Citrus Bowl in Orlando last month.
Robert Jeffress Thanks God for Trump's Selfless Desire to Be President
Even though Republican 2016 presidential frontrunner Donald Trump didn't know him at the time, he said a year ago when he saw Texas megachurch Pastor Robert Jeffress on TV, he liked him because he was saying things that the real estate mogul "wanted to hear."
Charleston AME Church Names Woman as New Pastor for First Time After Fatal Church Shooting
The Emanuel AME church in Charleston, South Carolina, where nine parishioners attending a Bible study were gunned down by an avowed white racist last June, has named the Rev. Betty Deas Clark as their new pastor.
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