The Baptist Record - Journal of the Mississippi Baptist Convention since 1877 September 2, 2022

Explore the Bible: September 4

September 2, 2022

Listen to God • Amos 2:4-16 By Don Hicks Amos opens his book with, “The words of Amos, one of the shepherds of Tekoa” (Amos…

Miss. Baptists map response to Jackson water crisis

Miss. Baptists map response to Jackson water crisis

August 31, 2022

Jackson churches should be alert to water system crisis during State of Emergency

Jackson churches should be alert to water system crisis during State of Emergency

August 30, 2022

ADF seeks signatures opposing ‘Respect for Marriage Act’

ADF seeks signatures opposing ‘Respect for Marriage Act’

August 30, 2022

MAGNOLIA MINDS: United we stand

MAGNOLIA MINDS: United we stand

August 26, 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.