
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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New Year's Eve Horror: Father Axed 13-Y-O Son to Death Because He Thought Boy Was Demon Possessed and Wanted to Eat Him
A 51-year-old Phoenix, Ariz., man is now facing first-degree murder charges after he allegedly hacked his 13-year-old son to death with an ax because he thought the boy was demon possessed and wanted to eat him.

Man Smears Excrement on Church Door, Masturbates on Steps in Sacrilegious Act
A 19-year-old who allegedly violated a Bay City, Mich., church by repeatedly smearing feces on the church's door and masturbating on the steps of the building says he was forced to take his lewd behavior to church because there wasn't sufficient privacy in the apartment he shared with his mother and father.

Bride Dies in Horrific Crash Just Hours After Wedding; Groom Who Swerved Vehicle That Landed on Top of Her May Be Charged for Death
A young groom driving toward what should have been marital bliss with his new wife shortly after their wedding reception found himself in the middle of a living nightmare Sunday night when he swerved the vehicle they were traveling in to avoid hitting a dog but ended up killing his wife in a crash instead.

Nuns Celebrate as Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor Blocks Obamacare Contraception Mandate at Their Request
Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor put some temporary brakes on President Barack Obama's controversial Affordable Care Act for a group of Catholic nuns Tuesday night, just hours before it began forcing some religious-affiliated groups to provide health insurance covering birth control and abortion-inducing drugs or face heavy fines on Jan. 1.

Israel Could Soon Start Paying for All Abortions for Women Between 20 and 33 Years Old
In 2014, Israel may start paying for abortions for women between the ages of 20 and 33 years old if the recommendations of a Health Ministry commission in that country are accepted into law.

Children Are Being 'Beheaded and Mutilated' in Fighting Between Christians, Muslims in Central Africa, Says UNICEF
In what is being described as "new levels of viciousness," UNICEF, the UN agency for children, says children are now being attacked in the fighting between Muslim Seleka rebels and Christian militias in the Central African Republic (CAR), which has left 1,000 dead and displaced an estimated 400,000 this month alone.

The NSA Has Nearly Complete Access to Apple iPhones Through Spyware Program Called DROPOUTJEEP
Almost no communication shared by users of Apple's iPhone is sacred or hidden from the U.S. National Security Agency (NSA), thanks to a spyware program called DROPOUTJEEP that allows the agency to intercept SMS messages, access contacts, locate, and even activate the device's camera and microphone.

Pastor John Hagee Tells Atheists 'Leave the Country' If They Don't Like Hearing About Christmas
Texas Pastor John Hagee is pulling no punches with atheists who like to hate on Christmas. The conservative firebrand of Cornerstone Church in San Antonio told them in a recent sermon that if they don't like when people celebrate Christmas, they can always "leave the country."

Ariz. Mom Charged With Killing 13-Y-O Daughter; Attempted to Murder 3 Other Children and Ex-Husband on Christmas Day
An Arizona woman allegedly killed her oldest child on Christmas day and attempted to kill three younger children, herself and her ex-husband who she stabbed repeatedly before he escaped.

Young Pastor and Father of Two Dies From 'Swine Flu' After Rejecting Early Advice From Wife That He Needed to See Doctor
A young pastor from Lafayette, Tenn., who rejected early advice from his wife that he should see a doctor about his illness, reportedly died tragically from the H1N1 flu virus, also known as the "Swine Flu," two Sundays ago.


























