Judilee King

Judilee King is an author at Religion News Service.

All Stories by Judilee King

COMMENTARY: My parents arranged my marriage, and I’m cool with that

By Judilee King — February 7, 2014
(RNS) I was going to say no. But I realized if I was ever going to do this, I needed to try. I felt like I might be blocking a blessing God could be offering me if I wasn't open to it. I decided I was willing to start the process.

NEWS STORY: Panel Looks at the Intersection of Religion and Politics

By Judilee King — September 1, 2004
c. 2004 Religion News Service NEW YORK _ Only a few blocks from the Republican Convention in Manhattan, journalists gathered for the second installment of “Red God, Blue God,” a symposium aimed at educating journalists on how to cover the relationship between religion and politics. A panel of three experts on religion and politics, moderated […]

NEWS FEATURE: Hindus Wage Legal Battle for Control of Temple

By Judilee King — August 18, 2004
c. 2004 Religion News Service (UNDATED) The next chapter of an entrenched legal battle for control of one of the largest Hindu temples in North America will be written in federal court. The twisting tale of the Hindu Temple Society of North America in Flushing, N.Y., is one of disputed bylaws, an authoritarian board of […]

NEWS FEATURE: Sociologist Looks at Family Violence Among Evangelical Men

By Judilee King — August 3, 2004
c. 2004 Religion News Service WASHINGTON _ The less they attend church, the more likely evangelical husbands and fathers will physically abuse their spouses and children, says author and University of Virginia sociologist W. Bradford Wilcox. In a new book, “Soft Patriarchs, New Men: How Christianity Shapes Fathers and Husbands” (University of Chicago Press, $20 […]

NEWS STORY: Tibetan Rights Group: China Seeking to Repress Buddhism

By Judilee King — July 20, 2004
c. 2004 Religion News Service WASHINGTON _ The Chinese government is waging an organized war on Buddhism in Tibet, says a U.S.-based Tibetan interest group. A report released earlier this month by the nonprofit International Campaign for Tibet contains translated documents the group said prove Chinese policy is aimed at undermining the free practice of […]

NEWS STORY: Poll Suggests Muslim Disfavor for Bush Could Swing Election

By Judilee King — June 30, 2004
c. 2004 Religion News Service WASHINGTON _ A new poll by a prominent civil rights group suggests that support for President Bush among Muslim voters has eroded so swiftly that Muslim votes for Sen. John Kerry could swing the presidential election in key battleground states. Of the nearly 1,200 Muslim voters surveyed in June by […]
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