Centrafrique

Future Of Central African Republic Muslims Imperiled. Muslims make up about 15 percent of Central African Republic's 4.6 million people. Thousands of Muslims left Bangui in a massive convoy Friday that was jeered by crowds of Christians. One Muslim who fell off a truck was quickly was quickly killed by the mob. Muslim women who could not get on the trucks tried to hand their children to strangers aboard the vehicles. Whole neighborhoods are abandoned and Muslims who cannot leave are hiding inside mosques that have not already been set ablaze or destroyed by angry crowds (Krista Larson, Associated Press/Huffington Post)

Arabie Saoudite

En Arabie Saoudite, la mort d'une jeune étudiante, victime d'un malaise cardiaque à l'université pour filles de Riyad, non secourue à temps, suscite la controverse sur les réseaux sociaux. Les gardiens de l'université sont accusés d'avoir empêché l'ambulance de pénétrer dans l'enceinte de l'université — Arabie Saoudite: la mort d'une étudiante met en lumière le poids de la religion (RFI)

USA

Republican Offical Says Gays Should Be Purged From GOP, Blames Homosexuality On Satan. Mary Helen Sears of Houghton County in the state's Upper Peninsula, elected vice chair of the Michigan Republican Party's 1st District last year, posted a rant in April on the Schoolcraft County GOP website, claiming that homosexuals prey on children, that "Satan uses homosexuality to attack the living space of the Holy Spirit", and advocating that Republicans "as a party should be purging this perversion" (Ashley Woods, Huffington Post)

Hongrie

En 2011, Csanád Szegedi, vice-président du Jobbik, parti raciste d’extrême droite, découvre que sa famille a été déportée à Auschwitz. Depuis, il a quitté son parti et a rejoint une communauté juive ultra-orthodoxe — Hongrie. L’antisémite devenu loubavitch (Florence La Buyère, Libération)

Liberté religieuse

Le président américain Barack Obama a estimé jeudi que la liberté de religion dans le monde était un élément vital pour la sécurité des Etats-Unis, appelant la Chine et la Birmanie à faire preuve de plus de tolérance à cet égard — Liberté de culte. Obama épingle la Chine et la Birmanie (Cameroon Voice)

Roman Catholic Church

‘Can We Save The Catholic Church ?’ Asks Hang Küng. Famous Roman Catholic theologian Hans Küng wrote a new book. The Huffington Post publishes an excerpt, where Küng explains his perception of Pope Francis (Hans Küng, Huffington Post)

Paganism

Paganism : An Overview Of One Of Least Understood Modern Religions. With evil witches and flying wizards dominating entertainment media, it's no wonder there is such confusion about paganism and Wicca. These real, live religions are practiced by people like anyone else. And their community-focused, eco-centric faith is worth knowing a thing or two about. The Huffington Post gives an overview (Antonia Blumberg, Huffington Post)