Kilmarnock finally threatened in the 27th minute as playmaker Alexei Eremenko played in William Gros with a one-two on the right edge of the box but the French youngster's drive across the target was pushed away by Saints keeper Peter Enckleman.

BBC: Sport - Football - St Johnstone 0-0 Kilmarnock

After Terrors striker David Goodwillie had dinked the ball under Saints' Peter Enckelman for the opening goal after an hour of play, St Johnstone's chances of restoring parity were hampered by the frequency of stoppages for injuries in the final quarter of the match.

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Cairney's game was quickly brought to an end when he was replaced with veteran Simon Donnelly just before Samuel made way for Saints team-mate Peter MacDonald.

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Saints pressed for a third as Peter Houston's men rocked but the Terrors reduced the deficit after the break.

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"We cannot be in fellowship with them when they violate the explicit scripture that the Anglican Church subscribes to, " said the Very Reverend Peter Karanja, provost of All Saints' Cathedral in Nairobi, Kenya.

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Peter Harvey, who worked at All Saints Roman Catholic School, in Mansfield, admitted grievous bodily harm after the attack in July 2009.

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The United striker had stung the palms of Peter Enckelman in the first half with a fierce shot, but the Saints goalie was beaten on the hour mark.

BBC: Sport - Football - Dundee United 1-0 St Johnstone

Peter Blake is a former church warden and a leading figure in the Friends of All Saints in Maerdy, which protested at the closure of their local church in Rhondda and is considering taking up the building's lease.

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