Leonardo Blair

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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  • Heresy in Catholic Theology? John Piper Clarifies Controversial Comments

    Heresy in Catholic Theology? John Piper Clarifies Controversial Comments

    As Pope Francis began his first full day as leader of the Roman Catholic Church on Thursday, Desiring God founder, John Piper, attempted to clarify a controversial statement he made in 2009 about heresy in Roman Catholic theology.

  • Hispanic Community Conflicted Over Gay Rights in Immigration Reform

    Hispanic Community Conflicted Over Gay Rights in Immigration Reform

    Prominent Hispanic organizations such as the League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC) and the National Council of La Raza (NCLR) are backing provisions for gay couples in immigration reform talks – but Hispanic evangelicals want to keep immigration reform and gay rights as separate issues.

  • RNC Chairman Courts Black Voters at Brooklyn Megachurch

    RNC Chairman Courts Black Voters at Brooklyn Megachurch

    Republican National Convention (RNC) Chairman Reince Priebus joined some influential black voters and community leaders at the Christian Cultural Center megachurch in Brooklyn, N.Y. on Monday to learn how the Republican Party can win their trust and perhaps even their vote the next time around.

  • Court Rules Fifth Grader Can Invite Classmates to Church Party

    A U.S. Appeals Court ruled on Tuesday that a then-fifth-grade student should have been allowed to pass out fliers to her classmates to invite them to a Christmas party at her church as it wouldn't cause "substantial disruption."

  • Missouri Church Receives Bill for $666; Offers to Pay More

    Missouri Church Receives Bill for $666; Offers to Pay More

    A Kearney, Mo., church offered to pay more for a building permit after the city sent them an ominous bill for $666.

  • Pastor Who Helped Ex-Lesbian, Her Child Escape Gets 27-Month Sentence

    Pastor Who Helped Ex-Lesbian, Her Child Escape Gets 27-Month Sentence

    A Mennonite pastor from Virginia who helped a woman flee the United States with her daughter to prevent the woman's former lesbian partner from getting custody of the child, was sentenced to 21 to 27 months in prison by a federal judge in Vermont last Monday.

  • Pastor Arrests and Prays for Alleged Burglar Until Cops Arrive

    Pastor Arrests and Prays for Alleged Burglar Until Cops Arrive

    In what the man of God now describes as a "miracle," a Suffolk County, N.Y., pastor who was four days into a week-long fast with his church found the strength to arrest an alleged drug-addled burglar who surprised him at his office when he showed up to prepare for an early morning prayer meeting last Thursday.

  • Live Tweeting the Gospel: Churches Tap Into Social Media Market

    When the Rev. Jim Liberatore gave his young congregation carte blanche to use social media during his sermon two weeks ago, about 25 percent of his 700-member church jumped at the offer. But now, even his older congregants want to talk about Jesus on social media.

  • After Fasting 10 Days, Former Pastor Meets Funding Goal to Finish Movie

    After Fasting 10 Days, Former Pastor Meets Funding Goal to Finish Movie

    After only 10 days of fulfilling a vow to fast up to 40 days to raise $12,200 to finish a film God inspired him to make, a former pastor-turned-filmmaker, Eric "Doc" Benson, managed to raise more than enough money to finish his project, and he is thanking God for showing up.

  • Hillsong Church's Zion Album Debuts at #5 on Billboard 200

    Hillsong Church's Zion Album Debuts at #5 on Billboard 200

    Zion, the latest and third album from contemporary Christian and alternative rock band Hillsong United, is also now the group's most commercially successful album after striking gold with a mainstream audience and debuting at the number five spot on Billboard's 200 chart on Friday. It is also number one on Billboard's Christian Album chart.

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