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Lawmaker told in ’07 not to take sacrament

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EAST PROVIDENCE, R.I. — The Roman Catholic bishop of Rhode Island says he asked Rep. Patrick Kennedy to stop receiving the sacrament of Holy Communion in 2007 because of the lawmaker’s support for abortion rights.

Pastor Billy Joe Daugherty ‘graduates to heaven’

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TULSA — The Rev. Billy Joe Daugherty, Victory Christian Center pastor whose bible ministry spanned the globe, died Sunday of non-Hodgkins lymphoma. He was 57.
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Lawmaker defends Rep Kennedy in Communion flap Yesterday | Add a comment PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island (AP) — A lawmaker defended Rep. Patrick Kennedy on Monday against a bishop who has acknowledged asking the Rhode Island congressman not to receive Holy Communion...

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