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Black leadership conference ‘powerful and personal’

PRAISING THE LORD — The Whosoever Will Choir consisting of members of several music ministries perform under the leadership of the music ministry of Colonial Church in Randallstown, Md., at the 2022 Black Church Leadership and Family Conference at Ridgecrest Conference Center in North Carolina. (Photo credit: Aaron Earls)

Black leadership conference ‘powerful and personal’

July 26, 2022

RIDGECREST, N.C. (BP) – African American ministers from across the Southern Baptist Convention (SBC) met July 18-22 at Ridgecrest Conference Center in North Carolina for…

U.S. House of Representatives moves to codify abortion

SWORN IN – Members of the 117th session of the U.S. House of Representatives stand for the oath of office on January 3, 2021. The House voted July 15 to pass two bills designed to protect abortion. (Photo credit: house.gov)

U.S. House of Representatives moves to codify abortion

July 18, 2022

First Webb telescope pictures producing ‘complete awe’

MILLION MILES AWAY – The James Webb Space Telescope has taken up its position one million miles from Earth and begun transmitting the farthest and clearest-ever images of the universe utilizing precision positioning, gold-coated mirrors, and multiple forms of advanced infrared technology. (Photo credit: nasa.gov)

First Webb telescope pictures producing ‘complete awe’

July 15, 2022

Americans believe religious liberty in decline

Americans believe religious liberty in decline

July 12, 2022

Abortion appeal scheduled; floating clinic coming?

Jackson Women’s Health Organization

Abortion appeal scheduled; floating clinic coming?

July 12, 2022

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.