
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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Study: With Diminishing Wealth, Americans Under 40 Face Bleak Future
Unless something happens soon to shift the trend, stagnant wages, shrinking job opportunities and depreciating home values could morph into a monstrous future for Americans under 40, according to a recent brief issued by the Urban Institute.

Southern Evangelical Seminary Picks Dr. Richard Land as New President
Former president of The Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission (ERLC) of the Southern Baptist Convention, Dr. Richard D. Land, has been appointed president of the Southern Evangelical Seminary (SES) in Charlotte, N.C.

White Americans Most Unhappy With President Obama's Performance
A majority of white Americans are unhappy with President Barack Obama's job performance, suggest recent Gallup polling data, and it's not just because of his race, say political scientists from two of the nation's top universities.

Ben Carson Steps Down as Johns Hopkins Commencement Speaker
Citing the recent controversy over his comments on same-sex marriage, neurosurgeon and rising conservative star Dr. Benjamin Carson has voluntarily stepped down as commencement speaker at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine.

Paula White's Son Comes to Her Defense After Callout in 'Fal$e Teacher$' Song
Brad Knight, manager and son of popular televangelist Paula White, shot back in defense of his mother on Wednesday at controversial rapper Shai Linne who called out White and several other popular televangelists as frauds in his new song "Fal$e Teacher$."

Lust Is as Powerful as Drunkenness, Says John Piper
Lust is like a state of "psycho-erotic euphoria" and one good way for Christian men … and women to win the battle against it is to treat it like drunkenness, says noted pastor John Piper.

'Adopt a Liberal' Campaign Pushes Film on Andrew Breitbart
If you've ever wanted to save America from liberalism but never had a clue how, now's your chance. The "Adopt a Liberal" campaign is encouraging people to send their favorite liberal personality a haunting DVD on the life of late conservative gadfly Andrew Breitbart.

Bipartisan Deal Reached on Background Checks for Firearms Purchases
A bipartisan deal on expanding background checks to more firearms purchases has been reached between two senators, according to a Senate aide and lobbyist.

GOP Congressman's Gay Son: CNN, MSNBC Nixed Interviews Because I Won't Bash Dad
The homosexual son of GOP Congressman Matt Salmon of Arizona, says CNN and MSNBC nixed interviews with him after he refused to bash his father on their shows.

John Piper Praises Rapper of Controversial 'Fal$E Teacher$' Song
Retired pastor John Piper of Bethlehem Baptist Church in Minneapolis, Minn., had high praises for Christian rapper Shai Linne for his defense of his new song "Fal$E Teacher$" in which he gives a withering criticism of the "prosperity gospel" and an explicit list of some of its more popular preachers like Joel Osteen, T.D. Jakes and Benny Hinn.


























