Scotland

"Conservative Scottish Christians are calling for a boycott of a talk by well-known U.K. atheist Richard Dawkins, scheduled for a book festival in late October that explores belief" — Highland Christians oppose atheist’s book festival talk (Trevor Grundy, Eninews, Anglican Journal)

USA

"An American Sikh is scheduled to speak Wednesday at the Republican National Convention in Tampa, Fla., the first time the party has invited a Sikh to speak at a national convention" — Republican National Convention Enlists First Sikh Speaker (Heather Timmons, The New York Times)

USA

"Mitt Romney, candidat du parti républicain à l’élection présidentielle américaine, a annoncé qu’il avait invité le cardinal Timothy Dolan, archevêque de New York et président de la conférence épiscopale américaine, à donner la bénédiction de clôture de la Convention républicaine" — L’invitation du cardinal Dolan à la Convention républicaine suscite des remous (Céline Hoyeau, La Croix)

"Sixteen members of a breakaway Amish group accused of hair-cutting attacks against members of their own faith in Ohio are set to go on trial this week in Cleveland" — Breakaway Amish group accused of beard-cutting attacks (AP, The Guardian)

USA

"Not renowned for openly discussing his religious beliefs, President Obama has taken the opportunity in an interview with the Washington National Cathedral magazine to declare that at the end of the day, 'God is in control.' Used to a skeptical public doubting the strength of his Christian faith, the president reaffirmed his belief in God just as the election campaign enters its most critical months" — 'God is in control': Obama gets really religious in new interview (James Nye, The Daily Mail)

Patrimoine

"La rénovation ratée d'une peinture du Christ dans une église provoque un buzz dans toute l'Espagne allant de l'outrage à la franche rigolade" — Un Christ restauré en chimpanzé (Sandrine Perroud, 24Heures)