The Baptist Record - Journal of the Mississippi Baptist Convention since 1877 April 18, 2022

Baptists settling in for long stay at refugee camps

WAR’S COST — Ukrainian women and children gaze longingly at the country they are leaving behind as they evacuate their homes for refugee camps in Poland. Most families are separated as adult men are staying behind to battle Russian invaders sweeping across the independent nation. (Photo credit: International Mission Board)

Baptists settling in for long stay at refugee camps

April 18, 2022

WARSAW, Poland (BP and local reports) – For years after Russia’s bombs stop exploding and loved ones are eulogized, displaced Ukrainian refugees may still need…

Pastors detail areas they believe most need improvement

Pastors detail areas they believe most need improvement

April 18, 2022

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: First Church, Picayune, embarks on ‘unified mobilization’ to reach out to influencers, expand Gospel message

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: First Church, Picayune, embarks on ‘unified mobilization’ to reach out to influencers, expand Gospel message

April 14, 2022

2022 Mississippi Baptist State Speaker’s Tournament Results

2022 Mississippi Baptist State Speaker’s Tournament Results

April 14, 2022

Explore the Bible: April 17

April 14, 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.