The Baptist Record - Journal of the Mississippi Baptist Convention since 1877 May 3, 2022 - Page 293

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Monticello Church engages young students

GETTING INVOLVED — At Monticello Church, Monticello, movie days and other activities are a reward for local elementary school students as part of a positive behavior promotion program at their school. (Photo: Monticello Church)

Monticello Church engages young students

May 3, 2022

MONTICELLO, Miss. (BP) – Pastor Sam Taylor of Monticello Church, Monticello, heard about the challenges of being a teacher from several in the profession –…

Bible Drill Selection Tournament Winners

Bible Drill Selection Tournament Winners

May 3, 2022

Wall Street Journal calls for overturning Roe v. Wade in Mississippi case before U.S. Supreme Court

DECISION COMING — The U. S. Supreme Court, shown here in a file photo that does not include the latest appointment of Ketanji Brown Jackson by U.S. President Joe Biden (D) to replace the retiring Stephen Breyer (front row, second from right), is expected to rule on Mississippi’s Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization appeal by this summer. Because the Brown Jackson appointment came after oral arguments in the case were made on Dec. 1 of last year, she will not participate in the court’s ruling. (Photo credit: Fred Schilling, Collection of the Supreme Court of the United States)

Wall Street Journal calls for overturning Roe v. Wade in Mississippi case before U.S. Supreme Court

April 28, 2022

Nominees sought for Mississippi Baptist Convention posts

Nominees sought for Mississippi Baptist Convention posts

April 27, 2022

Sex abuse investigation on track; cost tops $1.7M

Sex abuse investigation on track; cost tops $1.7M

April 27, 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.