
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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Cracker Barrel Pulls Select 'Duck Dynasty' Items; Christian Fans React 'Go Ahead and Remove a Bunch of Tables and Chairs' as Well
After announcing Friday that they have removed select "Duck Dynasty" products from their stores out of concern the products might offend some customers, Cracker Barrel Old Country Store is now coming under fire from thousands of the show's Christian fans.

Actor Charlie Sheen Bashes 'Duck Dynasty' Patriarch Phil Robertson as 'Mallard Brained, Shower Dodger' for Calling Homosexuality Sin
In a bile-filled diatribe posted on social network TwitPic, actor Charlie Sheen bashed patriarch of the popular A&E reality series "Duck Dynasty" Phil Robertson as a "mallard brained…shower dodger".

Mother Confronts Woman Who Shot Her in the Face; Shooter Says 'I Asked God to Forgive Me'
Shawna Hunter was just a 17-year-old cashier working to save money for college at Ken's Cardinal Store in 1992 when she got caught in the middle of a robbery and was shot in the face by 14-year-old Jerry Jones. The two women reunited on an episode of Dr. Phil nearly two decades later and it was an intense reunion.

Satan is Leading War on Christmas Through Judges, Pastors and All Sorts of People, Says Megachurch Pastor Robert Jeffress
Pastor Robert Jeffress of the First Baptist Church in Dallas, Texas, says Satan is leading the war on Christmas in the United States through judges, pastors and all sorts of other people.

Lesbian Pastors Violate Methodist Book of Discipline and Wed Each Other; Say They Won't Resign and Will Marry Gays in Church
Two lesbian Methodist pastors in Seattle, Wash., could soon be defrocked after they decided to celebrate their undying love for each other by getting married in defiance of the Methodist Book of Discipline two weeks ago.

Duck Dynasty's Phil Robertson Was Praying For Cancer-Stricken Woman as Controversy Swirled Over Comments Labelling Homosexuality Sin
Phil Robertson, patriarch of the popular A&E hit series "Duck Dynasty" who was recently suspended indefinitely from the show for call homosexuality a sin, was busy praying for a cancer-stricken young woman at his longtime church in Louisiana when the controversy erupted Wednesday.

Is Facebook Deliberately Trying to Censor Support for Duck Dynasty's Phil Robertson? Mike Huckabee Says 'Yes'
The administrator of a fast growing Facebook page supporting Duck Dynasty's Phil Robertson, which attracted more than half a million supporters in less than 24 hours on Thursday, says Facebook banned him from accessing the page for eight hours then told him it was an "accident."

Uproar After Phil Robertson Suspension; Hundreds of Thousands Threaten to Boycott A&E if 'Duck Dynasty' Star Isn't Returned to Show
A rapidly growing Facebook fan page which has attracted nearly half a million supporters in less than 24 hours as well as thousands more across social media platforms like Twitter are now threatening to boycott the A&E television channel if Phil Robertson, popular patriarch of the hit show "Duck Dynasty" isn't returned to the show.

Feminists Outraged After Female Author Writes Book Encouraging Women to 'Get Married and Be Submissive' Based on Bible Becomes a Hit in Europe
A self-help book based on Old Testament principles of the Bible written by a 43-year-old married Italian journalist and mother of four advising women to be submissive to their husbands in marriage is now causing an international uproar from feminists around the world.

Merry Christmas From the Holderness Family: The Viral Video Newsletter That Will Inspire You to Follow Your Dreams, Even If You Have Young Kids
Penn Holderness, a news anchor with WNCN 17 in Raleigh, N.C., decided to quit his job this month and start a new business with his wife in the New Year, and he demonstrated why he is bound to succeed with a riotous YouTube video of his family rapping in Christmas-themed pajamas. Now, millions of people are cheering him on.


























