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Police act to stop clergy attacks
Threats against members of the clergy and vandalism of church property have prompted police in South Lanarkshire to launch a faith safety campaign.Faith Watch is believed to be the first scheme in Scotland to educate religious leaders on how to protect themselves and places of worship.
Pc John Waters, community safety officer for East Kilbride, launched the Faith Watch scheme after hearing about vandalism to churches in the area.
He said: "I started to talk to local priests and ministers and began to think that this would be a good idea.
"A lot of them had had incidents where they have been subject to violence or threatening behaviour, but they have not reported it. They seem to think it's part of the job."
Full story at BBC Scotland.
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