it’s not really that valuable as someone said above – they have lots more money to do this kind of thing than the critics do to defend themselves against them.

exactly.

True, that. One attempted S.L.A.P.P that didn’t silence.

The Elephants Debt responds to the dropping of the lawsuit with an open letter and are asking for public repentance. They don’t hesitate to outline what those public steps would look like.

https://theelephantsdebt.com/2019/01/08/an-open-letter-to-james-macdonald-and-the-elders-of-harvest-bible-chapel/

“But barring these public acts of contrition, please understand that your words will not be received as anything other than another cynical ploy to manage your public image.”

Today, Julie Roys didn’t hesitate to tackle allegations in the lawsuit about her, and she states that more information will be forthcoming.
http://julieroys.com/response-harvests-lawsuit-time-confess-repent-resign/

“Also obtained through subpoena was a text from James MacDonald concerning the validity of claims that Harvest Bible Chapel knowingly misspent funds from Harvest Bible Fellowship, the church’s former church planting network that MacDonald dissolved in 2017. (I’ll be publishing more on that soon.)”

Sadly true, I suspect.

I doubt they have learned anything other than having their dirty laundry aired in public wouldn’t go well for them.