When Nevada high school valedictorian Brittany McComb began talking about the virtues of her Christian faith during her graduation speech, the school turned off her microphone.  Tom Krattenmaker wonders where we should draw the line in such situations.

John L. Esposito analyzes the misapplication of Samuel Huntington's clash of civilizations in Book Forum.

At his Articles of Faith blog, Michael Paulson rounds up initial reactions to that fact that Sonia Sotomayor, President Obama's Supreme Court nominee, would be a Catholic justice.

In Scientific American, Michael Shermer describes why humans may believe in supernatural powers.

In the Boston Globe Sunday Magazine, Liz O'Donnell writes about consecrated virgins in the Catholic Church, betrothed to Jesus Christ.

At the Wall Street Journal's Law Blog, Suzanne Sataline asks Doug Kmiec, "How has [Judge Sotomayor's] faith shaped her legal decisions and what can we expect from her?"

As some celebrate Shavuot and Pentecost, Rabbi Arthur Waskow reflects on the biblical story of Ruth, and how she might be treated in America today.