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Sex Abuse Task Force working on ‘toolbox’ for churches

Sex Abuse Task Force working on ‘toolbox’ for churches

May 9, 2023

ATLANTA (BP and local reports) — A subcommittee of the Southern Baptist Convention (SBC) Abuse Reform Implementation Task Force (ARITF) met May 8 to focus…

‘Dirty Dozen’ criticized for dangers geared to children

‘Dirty Dozen’ criticized for dangers geared to children

May 5, 2023

SBC Executive Committee turns down president nominee

SBC Executive Committee, Nashville

SBC Executive Committee turns down president nominee

May 4, 2023

Miss. Baptist appointed vice chair of SBC Committee on Committees

Miss. Baptist appointed vice chair of SBC Committee on Committees

May 4, 2023

SBC to convene June 13 in New Orleans

April 26, 2023

Final claim dismissed
in Johnny Hunt lawsuit
NASHVILLE (BP) — A U.S. district court has once again sided with the Southern Baptist Convention and other defendants in a suit brought by former SBC President Johnny Hunt. Chief District Judge William L. Campbell Jr., of the Middle District of Tennessee issued today (August 12) a final summary judgment on the only remaining claim in the case. Hunt filed the suit against the SBC, its Executive Committee and Guidepost Solutions in March 2023, claiming defamation after he was named in a 2022 report from Guidepost that was based on an investigation into alleged mishandling of sexual abuse claims by the SBC EC. Campbell had dismissed all other claims in the suit on March 31, 2025. The lone remaining claim regarded a 2022 tweet by then-SBC President Bart Barber that mentioned Hunt, who considered the post defamatory. The court’s determination today hinged on whether Hunt was a public figure and whether the tweet was made with actual malice. Campbell decided Hunt was a public figure “during the relevant time” and that there was no evidence of malice.