Karen Peake

• CofE gets tough on supermarkets profiting from cheap booze

  The Church of England is to pull investment from supermarkets that fail to meet its standards on the responsible sale of alcohol.

• Mixed feelings about industrial strike action

  A poll has revealed a split among workers as to whether Thursday's industrial strike should go ahead and whether or not it will be effective.

• Christians welcome delay of Scotland’s anti-sectarianism Bill

  Christians have responded positively to the Scottish Government’s U-turn on an anti-sectarianism Bill.

• Church seeks assurance of religious freedom on civil partnerships issue

  The Church of England told the Government yesterday that it should have “unfettered freedom” to decide whether to permit civil partnerships on church premises.

• Evangelicals see secularism as greater threat to Christianity than Islam

  The greatest threat to evangelical Christianity is not Islam, but rather secularism, consumerism and pop culture, a new study has found.

• Bishop fears genocide in Sudan

  Bishop appeals to Christians to pray and fast ahead of South Sudan’s secession next month.

• Evangelicals blast Trevor Phillips' Christian comments

  Evangelical Alliance hits out at claims that Christians are "militant" when it comes to complaining about discrimination

• Parents and friends influence young people’s drinking – report

  A new report has found a close link between parents and friends and the drinking behaviour of young people.

• Archbishop ‘deplores’ violence in Sudan

  The Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr Rowan Williams, has voiced concern over increasing violence in South Kordofan in Sudan.

• BBC under fire for showing assisted suicide

  Christians are among critics condemning the BBC after it broadcast the dying moments of a man committing assisted suicide.

• Bishop supports Bill to restrict Sharia law

  Bishop Michael Nazir-Ali has lent his support to a Bill tabled in the House of Lords this week to scale back the influence of Sharia law.

• Coalition rejects Archbishop's criticisms

  The Coalition has hit back at claims by the Archbishop of Canterbury of pushing through policies that “no one voted for”.