Challenges In The News 10/29/08

Gay Muslims are up against the same challenges as gay Christians and Jews in regard to those who insist on literal interpretations of holy texts and to ecclesiastical resistance to scholarship that suggests their actual meanings are not intended to be homophobic.

The Inland Empire is loaded with talent. Centennial’s rise last season into the Division I bowl game was no fluke. The new Big VIII League will challenge the Trinity League as best in Southern California.

“I’ve accepted a challenge to become a better leader, and I haven’t been afraid to lead these guys.”

Anti-doping officials are optimistic that the blood test for HGH, which was administered on a limited basis in Athens but detected no cheaters, can withstand legal challenges.

Democratic candidate Barack Obama on Saturday backed away from rival John McCain's challenge for a series of joint appearances, agreeing only to the standard three debates in the fall.

Madison County is a divided community and not just by race. As a community, we are constantly challenged by change. It is how we manage change that's critical to our future.

Cabinet ministers circled their wagons around Gordon Brown's beleaguered premiership yesterday as the Prime Minister faced an open challenge to call a leadership contest.

BELGRADE (AFP)--Serbia will seek the U.N. general assembly's support to challenge Kosovo's unilateral declaration of independence before the International Court of Justice, President Boris Tadic said Sunday.

In the complex internet-dominated world of instant communication, getting your message out and having it really resonate is more challenging than ever. We are bombarded with information and communication we don't need or want.

One of the candidates running for the IVGID Board of Trustees recently wrote a letter to the Bonanza editor in which he challenged the other candidates to refrain from using political signs until the end of the summer.

Democratic candidate Barack Obama agreed only to three debates in the fall, backing away from a challenge issued by Republican rival John McCain for a series of joint town hall meetings.