Two months ago, former Southern Baptist Theological Seminary professor David Sills filed a lawsuit against the SBC and several other high- profile personalities, thirteen in all, including current SBC President Bart Barber, former president Ed Litton, Albert Mohler, Jennifer Lyell, Guidepost Solutions, and others. Sills alleged conspiracy, defamation, and intentional infliction of emotional distress after they and Guidepost Solutions branded him as a sexual predator. The thirteen defendants argue that this is a religious question that the courts can’t judge, so the case should be dismissed. Sills, in turn, claims it’s a secular problem, which they very well can. Years ago, Sills admitted to having an inappropriate and sexual relationship with a woman named Jennifer Lyell, which quickly became the face of the #churchtoo movement within the SBC. Sills denied abusing, grooming, or forcing himself upon her in any way. He claims that their encounters were completely consensual and did not include intercourse (she, too, has admitted the latter) and intended to make many Southern Baptists pay for any suggestion to the contrary. (See end notes for more context)
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