
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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Syrian Jihadist Slits Throat of Christian Man Refusing to Deny Christ, Then Taunts Fiancée, 'Jesus Didn't Come to Save Him'
Ghastly attacks on Christians mocked as "Crusaders" in Syria continued unabated as Jihadists reportedly forced one man to convert to Islam at gunpoint and slit the throat of another Christian woman's fiancé and then told her, "Jesus didn't come to save him."

Atheist Comedian Jamie Kilstein Says If God Exists He's a 'Sociopath'
In a lighthearted debate about whether or not God exists, atheist comedian Jamie Kilstein concluded on W. Kamau Bell's late-night FX talk show "Totally Biased," that if God exists he must be a "sociopath".

Trayvon Martin Medical Examiner, Dr. Shiping Bao, Says Prosecutors Intentionally Lost Case, Preparing $100 Million Lawsuit
After being fired from his job with Volusia County, Fla., last week, Trayvon Martin's medical examiner Dr. Shiping Bao, who offered conflicting testimony in the George Zimmerman trial, is now preparing a $100 million lawsuit claiming prosecutors intentionally lost the case.

Man Arrested for Murder of 74-Year-Old Pentecostal Preacher Who Was Taking Food to Daughter
Massachusetts authorities announced on Wednesday that they have charged a man with the murder of a 74-year-old Pentecostal pastor who was beaten to death with a hammer while on his way to deliver food to his daughter and her cat, one day after his birthday.

Drinking to the Gospel: Presbyterian Church in New Zealand Embraces Alcohol to Evangelize, Attract Members, Make Money
With promotional events like "Wine and theology evenings" and "Beer and barbeque" church services, congregants of New Zealand's dying Presbyterian Church are now embracing alcohol as an evangelism tool to attract more members and increase their bottom line according to a new study coming out of that country.

Florida Man Arrested, Charged and Tried for Walking on Wrong Side of Street, Resisting Arrest Without Violence
A Florida man who claims he was assaulted by a local police officer and arrested for walking on the wrong side of the road is getting ready to file a civil lawsuit after a judge threw out the case midway through a trial for the charge.

Pastor Serving as Mayor, Police Chief of Small Town Asked to Resign Because Deputies Used Church Bus in Drug Bust
The congregation of a small-town church in Hamlin, W.Va., recently asked their pastor, who also serves as the town's mayor and chief of police, to resign because he allowed his deputies to use the church's bus as a cover in a drug bust.

Two-Timing Man Escapes Life Sentence for Tricking Ex-Girlfriend Into Taking Abortion Pills
John Welden, 29, escaped a possible life sentence on Monday when he pleaded guilty in a Florida court to tricking his ex-girlfriend into taking abortion pills to prevent another girlfriend he intended to marry from discovering their relationship.

Teen Returns Money His Father Allegedly Stole From Grieving Widow in Graveyard
A 15-year-old Oklahoma teenager who found out that the money his father gave him to pay for his band trip might have been stolen, returned the money to a grieving widow who his father allegedly mugged on a recent visit to her husband's grave.

Was Howard Stern's Heartbreaking Rejection of 7-Y-O Rapper Too Harsh?
Seven-year-old rapper Mir Money marched unto the stage of America's Got Talent with a megawatt smile and every intention to "kill the stage." A blunt rejection from the show's shock jock judge Howard stern, however, soon left him in tears and many debating was Stern too harsh?


























