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A party favoring vigorous law-and-order measures, including restoration of the death penalty, placed fourth in Poland's September parliamentary election. The election resulted in a landslide for the Democratic Left Alliance (SLD), which is dominated by ex-communists, and the elimination from parliament of Poland's governing Solidarity Election Action (AWS) party.

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Survey points to 'growing concern' about violence against British clergy | Clergy homes are often clearly marked making them targets for violence. (Oct. 9, 2001)

Your Church, a Christianity Today sister publication, offers tips for making churches safer.

The Big Issue in the North, an English periodical, offers this story on church crimes. Stateside, the New York Daily News and Associated Press looked at the topic in the wake of incidents in St. Lucia and New York.

A church in New Mexico is taking a different approach to crime prevention: prayer. Read more from Christianity Todayhere.

Previous Christianity Today articles on church violence:

Church Attacks Increasing in the U.K. | Insurance figures show attacks on church workers and property are growing. (Jan. 29, 2001)

Rising from the Ashes | Congregations rebuild after Satanist arsons. (Nov. 7, 1997)

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