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Article: British clergy warned to leave collars at home.(News)(Brief article)
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- The Christian Century
- Article date:
- October 30, 2007
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A British church safety group is advising clergy--from the archbishop of Canterbury on down--to reduce the risk of being attacked by taking off their clerical collars when they go out while off duty.
A new report issued by National Churchwatch says clergy are in danger from assailants who believe that they have money or who bear some sort of "grudge against God." Clergy may also be viewed as people unlikely to fight back, said the independent group.
In Britain, five vicars have been murdered in the past decade, and in a survey of 90 members of the clergy that Churchwatch president Nick Tolson ...