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	Law Prof Denied Communion for Supporting Obama By Debra Cassens Weiss ABA Journal June 6, 2008 http://www.abajournal.com/news/law_prof_denied_communion_for_supporting_obama/ Pepperdine law professor Douglas Kmiec says he was denied communion because he supports Barack Obama, a candidate who backs abortion rights. Kmiec, the former dean at Catholic University law school, told National Public Radio that he was asked to speak at a church about why he supported the candidate. Before the speech, the priest denounced Kmiec, saying those who support pro-choice candidates were "participating in a grave moral evil," Kmiec said. The priest held a mass and when Kmiec presented himself for communion, the priest shook his head from left to right. "I said to him, 'I think you're making a serious mistake, Father,' and he said, 'I don't think I've made any mistake,' " Kmiec told NPR. Kmiec said his wife left the church in tears. Kmiec said communion means community, but in this case it was used as a form of anti-community. "Faith isn't a weapon," he said in the radio interview.
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