Williams Bay woman at peace with choice to become a Buddhist nun. From: Janesville Gazette (Janesville, WI) | Date: September 9, 2007 | COPYRIGHT 2007 The Janesville Gazette. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

Byline: Chris Schultz

Sep. 9--WILLIAMS BAY

Judy Franklin was raised in a fundamentalist church in Houston.

And now she's clergy in a fundamentalist faith in Williams Bay.

Just not the same religion.

Franklin, 58-year-old mother of two, is the first woman in the Midwest to be ordained a nun in the Theravada Buddhist faith. Her ordination was Aug. 25 in Woodstock, Ill., by Sujatha Peradeniye, founder of the Blue Lotus Temple. ...

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