Controversy has arisen over various sexual interpretations made regarding the content of Batman comics in the early decades.

Controversy in matters of theology has traditionally been particularly heated, giving rise to the phrase odium theologicum.

Generally, when a case has successfully overcome the hurdles of standing, Case or Controversy and State Action, it will be heard by a trial court.

Controversy has arisen over whether the usage of the term jihad without further explanation refers to military combat, and whether some have used confusion over the definition of the term to their advantage.

Controversy erupted when Bengt, who has said he has " no interest in art and his grandfather's works ", terminated the standing agreement between the family and the Marlborough Gallery.

Edwin Schur and Hugo Bedau state in their book Victimless Crimes: Two sides of a Controversy “ some of these laws produce secondary crime, and all create new ‘ criminals ’ many of whom are otherwise law abiding citizens and people in authority .” This is an issue in the United States where prison rates keep increasing even though it already has the highest prison population out of any country.

Controversy has arisen at times when teams have made decisions that could threaten a players long-term health for short term gain.

Controversy arose over both the adoption and Depp's portrayal of a Native American character, as Depp was not raised in, nor has confirmable ancestry from, a Native American community, though he has said he " guesses " he may have some distant Cherokee or Creek ancestry.

Controversy has arisen over many aspects of the Hall's voting procedures, including voter anonymity.

Controversy has arisen over the timing and adequacy of the warnings and the reasons why the hotel was not evacuated.

Controversy has arisen over certain items put up for bid.

Controversy has also come from other directions, including a Culture Minister ( Kim Howells ) criticising exhibits, a guest of honour ( Madonna ) swearing, a prize judge ( Lynn Barber ) writing in the press, and a speech by Sir Nicholas Serota ( about the purchase of a trustee's work ).

Controversy has arisen because this licensing allows publication of standards requiring licensing fee payments to patent holders, the use of which would effectively eliminate the possibility of free / open source implementations of these standards.

Controversy has continued to surround the similarity between the two systems.

The introduction of these imposing media towers and their brightly illuminated advertising billboards has been too great a sacrifice for some area residents, who feel a loss of the neighbourhood's identity and character ( see " Controversy ", below ).

Controversy over the Fragments ’ authenticity has focused on the letter ’ s style and content.

This is usually considered the beginning of what has become to be known as the Antinomian Controversy, but has more recently been called the " Free Grace Controversy ".

Controversy has continued over the size of the audience and whether outlets are diluting content with too much " soft " news.

Controversy continues over the effects both positive and negative of the dam, which has also been antagonized in many literary works.

Controversy existed as to whether Larimer County ended at the Medicine Bow Range or at the Continental Divide thirty miles farther west.

The theory they developed was expressed by Walsby himself in his 1947 book The Domain of Ideologies and those involved in the group set up an organisation to propagate their views called the Social Science Association, which existed from 1944 until 1956, attracting a number of new recruits during the ‘ Turner Controversy ’.

Controversy has existed for some time that D ' Amato — who was repeatedly blacklisted in Europe — created Ator as an attempt to make money from the success of the Conan films.

Controversy has long existed over the classification and circumscription of Zamia in the southeastern United States and West Indies.

Controversy has long existed over the classification of Zamia in Florida ; at one extreme all the American populations have been included in a broadly defined Zamia pumila ( Eckenwalder 1980 ), and at the other several species have been recognized under various names ( e. g., Z. augustifolia, Z. floridana, Z. silvicola, and Z. umbrosa ).

Controversy continued during his tenure including: a case of suspected missing classified disks ( which turned out never existed, but were thought to be missing due to a flawed LANL procedure for tracking the bar codes affixed to classified media ), improper charges on lab credit cards, and a student injuring her eye with a laser ( PDF ).

Its simple and radical solution of the Investiture Controversy between the prerogatives of regnum and sacredoium proposed that German churchmen would surrender their lands and secular offices to the emperor and constitute a purely spiritual church.

Controversy over the licensing agreement between the patent holder, Unisys, and CompuServe in 1994 spurred the development of the Portable Network Graphics ( PNG ) standard.

In the Investiture Controversy which began between Henry IV and Pope Gregory VII over appointments to ecclesiastical offices, the emperor was compelled to submit to the Pope at Canossa in 1077, after having been excommunicated.

Controversy, heresy, and schism within the Church paralleled the warfare between states, the civil war, and peasant revolts occurring in the kingdoms.

* Great Controversy ( fundamental belief 8 )— Humanity is involved in a " great controversy " between Jesus Christ and Satan.

* The Concordat of Worms resolves the Investiture Controversy, thus bringing to an end the first phase of the power struggle between the Papacy and the Holy Roman Emperors.

The best-known and bitterest conflict was that known as the Investiture Controversy, fought during the 11th century between Henry IV and Pope Gregory VII.

During his tenure as bishop, Bamberg rose to great prominence, while Otto achieved fame as a missionary and as a diplomat and politician, notably during the Investiture Controversy between Emperor Henry IV and the papacy during which he remained loyal to the emperor.

Controversy over the California Mexico border and California Proposition 187 had strained the relationship between the two parties.

Albert Barnes held a prominent place in the New School branch of the Presbyterians during the Old School-New School Controversy, to which he adhered on the division of the denomination in 1837 ; he had been tried ( but not convicted ) for heresy in 1836, mostly due to the views he expressed in Notes on Romans ( 1835 ) of the imputation of the sin of Adam, original sin and the atonement ; the bitterness stirred up by this trial contributed towards widening the breach between the conservative and the progressive elements in the church.

Controversy still surrounded the relationship between the Church of Scotland's independence and the civil law of Scotland.

The Investiture Controversy or Investiture Contest was the most significant conflict between Church and state in medieval Europe.

However, the lack of defined boundaries led to a series of border disputes between Spanish West Florida and the fledgling United States known as the West Florida Controversy.

Among other things, it ended the first phase of the West Florida Controversy, a dispute between the two nations over the boundaries of the Spanish colony of West Florida.

In Italy the breakaway from their feudal overlords occurred in the late 12th century and 13th century, during the Investiture Controversy between the Pope and the Holy Roman Emperor: Milan led the Lombard cities against the Holy Roman Emperors and defeated them, gaining independence ( battles of Legnano, 1176, and Parma, 1248 ; see Lombard League ).

Controversy between the picturesque school and proponents of the more manicured garden raged well into the 19th century.

It was also partly a response to the Investiture Controversy, which was the most significant conflict between secular and religious powers in medieval Europe.

This affair is sometimes read as an early groundswell of the conflicts between Popes and the new kings of France that came to a head later in the Investiture Controversy, so it is worth relating in some detail.

He authored two books —" Controversy between Connecticut and Pennsylvania " ( Philadelphia, 1879 ) and " Protection vs. Free Trade " ( New York, 1885 ).

First among these was the Iconoclastic Controversy which caused a schism between the Western Eastern churches and ultimately the hostility of Rome to those parts of Christendom not under papal authority.

In the 11th and 12th centuries it was then often cited in the conflicts between the papacy and the secular powers in the West ( see Investiture Controversy ).

In the Investiture Controversy between the king and the papacy over the right to appoint bishops, Gerard worked on reconciling the claims of the two parties ; the controversy was finally resolved in 1107.