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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Calling it a betrayal of Christ and his core Evangelical audience, outspoken megachurch preacher Mark Driscoll offered a strong rebuke to Christian producer and reality TV star Chip Gaines for defending the inclusion of a gay couple on his new television series "Back to the Frontier."
Pastor's wife, daughter murdered at Richmond Road Baptist Church to be buried Saturday
A pastor's wife and daughter, who were murdered at Richmond Road Baptist Church in Kentucky, will be buried on Saturday.
‘Christian superstar’ pastor, Kenneth Flowers, gets 4-15 years in prison for rape of teen boy
The Rev. Kenneth Flowers, the prominent former leader of the Greater New Mount Moriah Missionary Baptist Church in Detroit, Michigan, once described by a judge as a “Christian superstar,” was sentenced to spend four to 15 years in prison for the sexual assault of a 17-year-old boy in his home.
Advocate warns against teen use of AI companions as study shows heavy use by demographic
Until more safeguards are in place for artificially intelligent companions like Character.AI or Replika to "eliminate relational manipulation and emotional dependency risks," nonprofit media and technology reviewer Common Sense Media recommends that no one under the age of 18 should use them.
Family asks for prayers after former baseball player Chase Childers drowns saving 5 people
The family of Chase Childers, a former professional baseball player and police officer with the Cobb County Police Department in Georgia, is asking for prayers after he drowned Sunday while trying to save five others from drowning on Pawleys Island in South Carolina. He was 38.
Family pastor fired after arrest for leaving child in car to get drunk at bar
Trey Gibson, the fun-loving associate pastor of families at First Baptist Church of Dothan in Alabama, has been fired following his arrest for leaving one of his pre-school children alone in a vehicle while he drank and dined for hours in a bar and restaurant.
Kentucky church shooter was 'caring' rapper 'HonKy Kong' who 'snapped,' family, friends say
Guy House, the 47-year-old gunman who was killed by authorities after he fatally shot a mother and daughter at Richmond Baptist Church in Lexington, Kentucky, on Sunday, was a caring and beloved rapper known as HonKy Kong, who family and friends believe had a mental breakdown because he was not allowed to see his daughter.
Joe Walker named as interim president of Lifeway Christian Resources
Lifeway Christian Resources, the Nashville-based publishing arm of the Southern Baptist Convention, has selected Joe Walker as interim president and CEO.
Bluegrass Community and Technical College mourns student killed in Kentucky church shooting
Bluegrass Community and Technical College in Kentucky is mourning the loss of one of their nursing students, a mother of five, who was shot dead along with her mother in a brazen daylight shooting at the Richmond Baptist Church in Lexington on Sunday.
Deacon who helped prevent mass shooting at church surprised with new truck
Deacon Richard Pryor of CrossPointe Community Church in Wayne, Michigan, has been blessed with a new truck weeks after his vehicle was totaled while helping to stop a man who attempted to carry out a mass shooting during the church's worship service on June 22.
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