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Christian democracy is a political ideology which emerged in nineteenth-century Europe under the influence of conservatism and Catholic social teaching. It was originally conceived as a combination of traditional Catholic beliefs and modern democratic ideas, but over time it grew to incorporate a variety of views from different Christian denominations and from different political thinkers. Christian democracy continues to be influential in Europe and Latin America, though throughout Europe the movement has been weakened by growing secularism.
In practice, Christian democracy is often considered centre-right on cultural, social, and moral issues (and is thus a supporter of social conservatism), while advocating a social market economy. In Europe, where Christian democrats defined their views as an alternative to the more leftist ideology of social democracy, Christian democratic parties are moderately conservative and center-right overall, whereas in the very different cultural and political environment of South America they tend to lean to the left in economical issues, and to the right in social issues.
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Angela Dorothea Merkel (née Kasner; born 17 July 1954) is a German politician and former research scientist who has been the Chancellor of Germany since 2005 and the Leader of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) since 2000.
Having earned a doctorate as a physical chemist, Merkel entered politics in the wake of the Revolutions of 1989, briefly serving as a deputy spokesperson for the first democratically elected East German Government in 1990. Following German reunification in 1990, she was elected to the Bundestag for Stralsund-Nordvorpommern-Rügen in the state of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, a seat she has held ever since. She was later appointed as the Minister for Women and Youth in 1991 under Chancellor Helmut Kohl, later becoming the Minister for the Environment in 1994. After Kohl was defeated in 1998, she was elected Secretary-General of the CDU before becoming the party's first female leader two years later in the aftermath of a donations scandal that toppled Wolfgang Schäuble.
A Christian ( pronunciation ) is a person who adheres to Christianity, an Abrahamic, monotheistic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus Christ. "Christian" derives from the Koine Greek word Christós (Χριστός), a translation of the Biblical Hebrew term mashiach.
There are diverse interpretations of Christianity which sometimes conflict. However, "Whatever else they might disagree about, Christians are at least united in believing that Jesus has a unique significance." The term "Christian" is also used adjectivally to describe anything associated with Christianity, or in a proverbial sense "all that is noble, and good, and Christ-like." It is also used as a label to identify people who associate with the cultural aspects of Christianity, irrespective of personal religious beliefs or practices.
According to a 2011 Pew Research Center survey, there were 2.2 billion Christians around the world in 2010, up from about 600 million in 1910. By 2050, the Christian population is expected to exceed 3 billion. According to a 2012 Pew Research Center survey Christianity will remain the world's largest religion in 2050, if current trends continue.
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German Chancellor Angela Merkel is more popular than her Christian Democratic party with German voters. In major cities, in particular, the conservative vote is on the decline. Why are so many voters abandoning the CDU? For more go to: http://www.dw.de/people-and-politics-the-political-magazine-2012-11-01/e-16298752-9798
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What is CHRISTIAN DEMOCRACY? What does CHRISTIAN DEMOCRACY mean? CHRISTIAN DEMOCRACY meaning - CHRISTIAN DEMOCRACY definition -CHRISTIAN DEMOCRACY explanation. Source: Wikipedia.org article, adapted under https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/ license. Christian democracy is a political ideology which emerged in nineteenth-century Europe under the influence of conservatism and Catholic social teaching, as well as Neo-Calvinism. It was originally conceived as a combination of traditional Catholic beliefs and modern democratic ideas, and it grew to incorporate the social teaching of other Christian denominations, such as the Lutheran Church and the Reformed Church. After World War II, the Protestant and Catholic movements of the Social Gospel and Neo-Thomism, respectively, played ...
Germany’s ruling Christian Democrat party suffered a setback in the Berlin state election on Sunday, garnering just under 18% of the vote. The anti-immigrant Alternative for Germany party made gains, taking around 14% of the vote. Subscribe to the WSJ channel here: http://bit.ly/14Q81Xy More from the Wall Street Journal: Visit WSJ.com: http://www.wsj.com Follow WSJ on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/wsjvideo Follow WSJ on Google+: https://plus.google.com/+wsj/posts Follow WSJ on Twitter: https://twitter.com/WSJvideo Follow WSJ on Instagram: http://instagram.com/wsj Follow WSJ on Pinterest: http://www.pinterest.com/wsj/
(14 May 2017) German Chancellor Angela Merkel's conservative Christian Democratic Union (CDU) party has beaten its centre-left rivals in a state election in Germany's most populous region, according to projections. Sunday's result in the western state of North Rhine-Westphalia strikes a major blow to Merkel's challengers in the national election in September. The state, which includes Cologne, Duesseldorf and the Ruhr industrial region, has been led by the centre-left Social Democrats for all but five years since 1966. It is home to 17.9 million people - nearly a quarter of Germany's population - and is also the home state of Merkel's Social Democratic challenger in the national election, former European Parliament President Martin Schulz. Projections for ARD and ZDF public television,...
Dozens of members from the satirical political party Die Partei disrupted German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s speech at a local election campaign event for the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) in Bremen, Thursday. The protesters shouted at the German leader and held placards with messages such as 'Merkel is fat', 'We are the people' and 'Merkel is stupid'. Video ID: 20150507-076 Video on Demand: http://www.ruptly.tv Contact: cd@ruptly.tv Twitter: http://twitter.com/Ruptly Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/Ruptly LiveLeak: http://www.liveleak.com/c/Ruptly Vine: https://vine.co/Ruptly Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/Ruptly YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/user/RuptlyTV DailyMotion: http://www.dailymotion.com/ruptly
Angela Merkel will run for a fourth term as chancellor next year, says Norbert Roettgen, a politician in her Christian Democratic Union Party.
German Chancellor Angela Merkel's Christian Democrats have won a regional election in the western state of Saarland, dealing a setback to their Social Democrat rivals and boosting her prospects of winning a fourth term in September's national election. Preliminary official figures put Merkel's Christian Democrats at just over 40.7 percent of the vote, up from 35.2 percent in 2012. The center-left Social Democrats slipped to 29.6 percent, down from 30.6. The Social Democrats had hoped to receive a boost from having chosen a new national leader, Martin Schulz. Subscribe to us on YouTube: https://goo.gl/lP12gA Watch CGTN Live: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L2-Aq7f_BwE Download our APP on Apple Store (iOS): https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/cctvnews-app/id922456579?l=zh&ls;=1&mt;=8 Download ...
(28 Aug 2005) SHOTLIST 1. Pan of interior of auditorium 2. Singers performing "We are the champions" on stage 3. Christian Democratic Union party leader Angela Merkel walking through crowd 4. Wide of crowd 5. Merkel on stage 6. Supporters in audience wearing orange t-shirts 7. SOUNDBITE (German) Bavarian governor Edmund Stoiber "We all want a better future for all the people in Germany. And Angela Merkel will be the first female chancellor of Germany!" 8. Cutaway of cameraman 9. SOUNDBITE (German) Angela Merkel, Christian Democratic Union: "Germany needs a better and new government under the CDU (Christian Democratic Union), CSU (Christian Social Union) and FDP (Free Democrats). Red/Green (the current government of Socialists and Greens) has failed. Germany needs to change now."...
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Angela Merkel's Christian Democratic Union (CDU) fell to third place, while the anti-immigrant Alternative für Deutschland (AfD) came in second. CNN's Atika Shubert reports.
German Chancellor Angela Merkel is more popular than her Christian Democratic party with German voters. In major cities, in particular, the conservative vote is on the decline. Why are so many voters abandoning the CDU? For more go to: http://www.dw.de/people-and-politics-the-political-magazine-2012-11-01/e-16298752-9798
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The right-wing, anti-immigrant Alternative for Germany party (AfD) has placed second in state elections, ahead of Chancellor Angela Merkel’s Christian Democratic Union (CDU) in her home state, exit polls say. READ MORE: http://on.rt.com/7oes RT LIVE http://rt.com/on-air Subscribe to RT! http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=RussiaToday Like us on Facebook http://www.facebook.com/RTnews Follow us on Twitter http://twitter.com/RT_com Follow us on Instagram http://instagram.com/rt Follow us on Google+ http://plus.google.com/+RT Listen to us on Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/rttv RT (Russia Today) is a global news network broadcasting from Moscow and Washington studios. RT is the first news channel to break the 1 billion YouTube views benchmark.
What is CHRISTIAN DEMOCRACY? What does CHRISTIAN DEMOCRACY mean? CHRISTIAN DEMOCRACY meaning - CHRISTIAN DEMOCRACY definition -CHRISTIAN DEMOCRACY explanation. Source: Wikipedia.org article, adapted under https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/ license. Christian democracy is a political ideology which emerged in nineteenth-century Europe under the influence of conservatism and Catholic social teaching, as well as Neo-Calvinism. It was originally conceived as a combination of traditional Catholic beliefs and modern democratic ideas, and it grew to incorporate the social teaching of other Christian denominations, such as the Lutheran Church and the Reformed Church. After World War II, the Protestant and Catholic movements of the Social Gospel and Neo-Thomism, respectively, played ...
Germany’s ruling Christian Democrat party suffered a setback in the Berlin state election on Sunday, garnering just under 18% of the vote. The anti-immigrant Alternative for Germany party made gains, taking around 14% of the vote. Subscribe to the WSJ channel here: http://bit.ly/14Q81Xy More from the Wall Street Journal: Visit WSJ.com: http://www.wsj.com Follow WSJ on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/wsjvideo Follow WSJ on Google+: https://plus.google.com/+wsj/posts Follow WSJ on Twitter: https://twitter.com/WSJvideo Follow WSJ on Instagram: http://instagram.com/wsj Follow WSJ on Pinterest: http://www.pinterest.com/wsj/
(14 May 2017) German Chancellor Angela Merkel's conservative Christian Democratic Union (CDU) party has beaten its centre-left rivals in a state election in Germany's most populous region, according to projections. Sunday's result in the western state of North Rhine-Westphalia strikes a major blow to Merkel's challengers in the national election in September. The state, which includes Cologne, Duesseldorf and the Ruhr industrial region, has been led by the centre-left Social Democrats for all but five years since 1966. It is home to 17.9 million people - nearly a quarter of Germany's population - and is also the home state of Merkel's Social Democratic challenger in the national election, former European Parliament President Martin Schulz. Projections for ARD and ZDF public television,...
Dozens of members from the satirical political party Die Partei disrupted German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s speech at a local election campaign event for the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) in Bremen, Thursday. The protesters shouted at the German leader and held placards with messages such as 'Merkel is fat', 'We are the people' and 'Merkel is stupid'. Video ID: 20150507-076 Video on Demand: http://www.ruptly.tv Contact: cd@ruptly.tv Twitter: http://twitter.com/Ruptly Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/Ruptly LiveLeak: http://www.liveleak.com/c/Ruptly Vine: https://vine.co/Ruptly Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/Ruptly YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/user/RuptlyTV DailyMotion: http://www.dailymotion.com/ruptly
Angela Merkel will run for a fourth term as chancellor next year, says Norbert Roettgen, a politician in her Christian Democratic Union Party.
German Chancellor Angela Merkel's Christian Democrats have won a regional election in the western state of Saarland, dealing a setback to their Social Democrat rivals and boosting her prospects of winning a fourth term in September's national election. Preliminary official figures put Merkel's Christian Democrats at just over 40.7 percent of the vote, up from 35.2 percent in 2012. The center-left Social Democrats slipped to 29.6 percent, down from 30.6. The Social Democrats had hoped to receive a boost from having chosen a new national leader, Martin Schulz. Subscribe to us on YouTube: https://goo.gl/lP12gA Watch CGTN Live: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L2-Aq7f_BwE Download our APP on Apple Store (iOS): https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/cctvnews-app/id922456579?l=zh&ls;=1&mt;=8 Download ...
(28 Aug 2005) SHOTLIST 1. Pan of interior of auditorium 2. Singers performing "We are the champions" on stage 3. Christian Democratic Union party leader Angela Merkel walking through crowd 4. Wide of crowd 5. Merkel on stage 6. Supporters in audience wearing orange t-shirts 7. SOUNDBITE (German) Bavarian governor Edmund Stoiber "We all want a better future for all the people in Germany. And Angela Merkel will be the first female chancellor of Germany!" 8. Cutaway of cameraman 9. SOUNDBITE (German) Angela Merkel, Christian Democratic Union: "Germany needs a better and new government under the CDU (Christian Democratic Union), CSU (Christian Social Union) and FDP (Free Democrats). Red/Green (the current government of Socialists and Greens) has failed. Germany needs to change now."...
Minister-President of Bavaria and chairman of the Christian Social Union (CSU) in Bavaria Horst Seehofer will hold a joint press conference with German Chancellor and Christian Democratic Union (CDU) chairwoman Angela Merkel, following their meeting in Potsdam on June 25. During their meeting both parties are expected to discuss a wide range of issues including the refugee crises, the fight against international terrorism and the Brexit referendum result and its consequences for the European Union. Video on Demand: http://www.ruptly.tv Contact: cd@ruptly.tv Twitter: http://twitter.com/Ruptly Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/Ruptly
With Martin Schulz and Angela Merkel neck-and-neck in the polls, we talk to senior CDU MP and German deputy finance minister Jens Spahn. Does he think Merkel can win a fourth term in what she expects to be her toughest election yet? Conflict Zone is Deutsche Welle's top political interview. Every week, our hosts Tim Sebastian and Michel Friedman are face-to-face with global decision-makers, seeking straight answers to straight questions, putting the spotlight on controversial issues and calling the powerful to account. Twitter: https://twitter.com/dw_conflictzone Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/dw.conflictz... More about Tim Sebastian: http://www.dw.com/p/1G7K9 More about Michel Friedman: http://www.dw.com/p/1IMJx For more go to http://www.dw.com/conflictzone
German Chancellor and leader of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) Angela Merkel is due to hold a press conference in Berlin on Sunday, November 20, following a meeting with the CDU’s Bureau and Governing Board, as the party prepares for the CDU’s party congress on December 6 to 7. Video on Demand: http://www.ruptly.tv Contact: cd@ruptly.tv Twitter: http://twitter.com/Ruptly Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/Ruptly
Hey guys, in my second video on Angela Merkel I want to relate how she managed to rise from a simple researcher in the GDR to the leader of the mighty Christian Democratic Union in the unified German Federal Republic. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angela_Merkel https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/East_German_general_election,_1990 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Democratic_Awakening https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wolfgang_Schnur http://www.tagesspiegel.de/politik/angela-merkel-ueberholt-konrad-adenauer-die-fluechtlingskanzlerin-hat-sich-eine-neue-partei-geschaffen/12311466.html http://www.spiegel.de/politik/deutschland/merkel-in-der-faz-kohl-hat-der-partei-schaden-zugefuegt-a-57495.html http://www.balsi.de/3Reich/Kirche/Evang-Kirche.htm https://www.welt.de/print-welt/article475230/Er-definierte-di...
Angela Dorothea Merkel (née Kasner; born 17 July 1954) is a German politician who is currently Chancellor of Germany. She is also the leader of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU). A former research scientist with a doctorate in physical chemistry, Merkel entered politics in the wake of the Revolutions of 1989, and briefly served as a deputy spokesperson for the first democratically elected East German Government headed by Lothar de Maizière in 1990. Following German reunification in 1990, Merkel was elected to the Bundestag for the state of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, and has been reelected ever since. Merkel was appointed as the Minister for Women and Youth in the federal government under Chancellor Helmut Kohl in 1991, and became the Minister for the Environment in 1994. After her party l...
Angela Merkel will run for reelection as German Chancellor this fall – but she has tough competition. Martin Schulz, a Social Democrat, also wants the top spot. The two go head to head on September 24. Schulz’s ratings are remarkably high – and so are his party’s, since he was chosen to run as candidate for the German chancellorship. But who is the man all over front pages in Germany? And why are the Christian Democrats so nervous about him? A portrait of SPD candidate Martin Schulz; the former Member of European Parliament reveals details of his life story - including his private setbacks, his ambitions of becoming a professional soccer player, and his career in politics. He speaks candidly about the experiences that shaped the man he is today, as well as his political views and persona...
Franz Beckenbauer, best known by the title “The Emperor”, is a German football manager and former player who gave football a host of remarkable goals. The “Der Kaiser” has been an inspiration to millions of soccer fans and players across the globe and #Fame World presents this fantastic documentary to honour the legend for his outstanding contribution. Also take a look at what Pelé, retired Brazilian professional footballer; Angela Merkel, German politician and a former research scientist along with being the leader of the Christian Democratic Union since 2000 and the Chancellor of Germany since 2005 as well as Wolfgang Schäuble, German politician of the Christian Democratic Union and Germany's Federal Minister of Finance in the second and third Merkel cabinets. Click To Share The Video o...
The EU and Germany: lecture by Wolfgang Schäuble LSESU German Society and LSE European Institute lecture Date: Thursday 3 March 2016 Time: 5.30-6.30pm Venue: LSE campus, venue TBC to ticketholders Speaker: Dr Wolfgang Schäuble Chair: Professor Kevin Featherstone Wolfgang Schäuble is a German politician of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) who has served as Germany’s Federal Minister of Finance in the second and third Merkel cabinets since 2009. Involved at the centre of the crisis management efforts to save the euro, the Wall Street Journal called Schäuble “Germany’s second most powerful person after Chancellor Merkel”. Between 1998 to 2000 he was CDU party chairman, and served again as Federal Minister of the Interior in the first Merkel cabinet from 2005 to 2009. Kevin Featherston...
The chairperson of Alternative for Germany (AfD) Frauke Petry will give a statement in Berlin on Monday, after the party came second in the Mecklenburg-Vorpommern elections, beating Angela Merkel’s Christian Democratic Union (CDU). According to the polls, the Social Democratic Party (SPD) won the Mecklenburg-Vorpommern state parliament election with around 30 percent followed by AfD with above 20 percent.