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Ecclesiastical abstention doctrine not applied to defamation claim against Southern Baptist Convention.

Day on Torts

While the TPPA did apply to the case, the plaintiff employee met his burden of showing a prima facie case of defamation and the related torts alleged. 8, 2025), the plaintiff was a worship pastor at a church affiliated with defendant Southern Baptist Convention (SBC). In Garner v.