The Baptist Record - Journal of the Mississippi Baptist Convention since 1877 September 7, 2022

Water distribution by Miss. Baptists in full swing

PRECIOUS WATER — Volunteers load bottled water for a Jackson resident August 31 at the Walmart Supercenter on Highway 18 in Jackson. Mississippi Baptist Disaster Relief and the churches of Metro Association in the Jackson area are mobilizing to join the effort to provide drinking water to Jackson residents affected by the collapse of the municipal water system. (Photo credit: Tony Martin)

Water distribution by Miss. Baptists in full swing

September 7, 2022

By Hubert YatesCorrespondent In response to the Jackson water crisis, supplemental pumps installed at the O. B. Curtis Water Plant and repairs to several existing…

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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.