11.   In many parts of the country, churches become health care sanctuaries as doctors and nurses reach out to people at risk.

12.   Loftus said churches sometimes become sanctuaries for sex offenders.

13.   Opinion surveys have indicated for several years that Poles believe that the church has become too powerful since the fall of communism.

14.   Some churches have become bilingual, with Hispanic members making up about half the congregations.

15.   The church became a major stop on the Underground Railroad.

16.   The church has also become a major employer in Queens, running a dizzying array of social programs.

17.   The church became very quiet.

18.   The churches have even become alternative employers.

19.   The church would soon become a central meeting station for victims, relief agencies, government officials and the news media.

20.   The Norwegian church became a branch of Lutheranism during the Reformation.