again, there christian commision -- the christian commision saw this as saving souls, but also as christian charity. this was a big part of it. this certainly crossed the color barrier. final thought, the christian commision actually thought about keeping its doors open and continuing to do the work after the war ended. they looked back to their article of incorporation, they decided to let other groups take up the call to minister to perhaps the freed men. some did. they became very active in trying to educate the freed men. other delegates and officials became active members of these other groups. the christian commision folded because they thought their mission was concluded. thank you all for your kind attention, as always. you of course have your marching orders for freddie. your reading assignments. please have those done by then. without further ado, i will plan to see you back here on friday. think you all -- thank you all. >>> american history tv is in prime time all week starting at 8 pm eastern. coming up tuesday, more on the civil war from our lectures in history program. wednes

the question is what does it look like to be at christians-- christian witness in the political realm when many powerbrokers and many citizens on the left and right reject the start christian teaching. their actions and words show it's really and truly then rejected. how do we give witness in the political realm when many citizens may be most if they are completely honest find historic christian teaching implausible, unimaginable? have any really believe that stuff. are you just really ignorant? are you an evil person? full of hate and a bigot? we are tempted to lose heart, i think it a secular age. we are tempted-- i want to remind us again that christianity was custom-built to flourish amidst opposition. jesus in his ministry. in john 2021 he gathered his disciples and says to them as the father sent me so i sent to you. i want you to know when he said that to them he showed them the holes in his hands and his side as if to say to them as the father sent me to be opposed and to minister and be a faithful christian witness in a social, cultural and political arena where the military

question --dash make christian -- christian organizations in the u.s.thin churches and organizations. you see it in medium industries. on td jakes. that diversity is real and it has been increasing. but since 2016 i think we also see a kind of resurgence or unveiling of the racial tensions. to think through this a little bit i want to draw on the notion of that folk theology of race. the infamous theology that they are condemned to serve it. they would say we want to respect god's wisdom in giving us a lot of different races. or we can have intermarriage or mix people up. i think it is also what they have. in the is because people live their religion in ways that are comp located. with seminaries and professors. and so today i think we see something similar in a photo theology about race. and about the notion of community. the idea that it is under siege. and i'm going to talk about the most specific thing of one article. a lot of what i see in my own research. it can in a briefly give us some great examples of how people think about things. the stances

or christianitys? i would suggest that scholars and analysts ought to pay close attention to how the forces of the alt-right diagnose this so-called crisis of the west in its social, economic, political and spiritual dimensions and what when propose as its cure. i would suspect that we will continue to find a rift between those who see the movement as a call to restoration of a past golden age, think of the rhetorical power of trump's slogan make america great again and those who call for westerners to revive their pagan pre-christian souls. in preparation for an overcoming of christian civilization that has deformed them. that is, they are both christian and anti-christian dimensions of the phenomenon, and scholars and interpreters need to be attentive to both, and how they play off of one another. given the election of trump here and the growth and the electoral success of far right movements in parties in europe and around the globe, i think it is essential that defend efrs liberal mod ternless ity,

we think evangelical christians should be part of that. yourss about this tour of -- host: tell us about this tour of yours. what is your message? are you dealing with specific races? we are traveling the country and 31 cities around the country, starting in pennsylvania. now we are in kansas and moving down to wichita and then we will be in texas and out to california. all the districts we are going to have an incumbent republican in that seat. we want to introduce the voters to an agenda we think would help to restrain the tom price -- presidency. as a christian, my commitment is not to be a democrat. it is to love god, love my neighbor. the conditions on the ground colors to put that faith in action because as christians are famous for saying, faith without works is useless so the work we have to do is make sure public policy represents, good for all. we are not saying become a democrat. we are saying restrain a trump administration that would become to both separating families at the border, damaging our economy and environment. butre

and before he rejected christianity, he was championing a traditionalist form of christianity. then members of the the new american right following the lead of the french new right started making these overtures toward a radical traditionalism as well. so this is a discourse for many of them is about recovering a history that was stolen or lost. part of that is a historical narrative to make a future with and they are very conscious about that. >> i think if there is one stringer link it's that it's fabricating or advising specifically in framing out whiteness. and it's very interesting that -- i can talk a little bit about my own personal situation at times with having been a target. and the ways that frames out as one figure is the defender of the right and white catholic church, though she is a recent convert and i'm the infidel, even though i am catholic and my family has been catholic since the 18th snch ri. because i'm korean and because if you look at the statistics, global ka loath schism is a thing. not to mention, the largest in the united states, that is not a white

well there were double digit drops in the polls for both the christian democratic union and the social democratic party of germany as well those votes went to a mixture the green party again doing very well in local elections they picked up around twenty percent of the vote a great night out for them they the big successes along with alternative for germany they picked up throughout thirteen percent of the vote they entered the parliament in for the first time they won't be for part of any coalition in parliament the every other party said they won't work with them there but this is the first one invented in has it now means that they are represented in all sixteen german state parliaments as well as being represented in the ponder stack their leadership ecstatic with the results on sunday evening. with the people's party the f.t. is now represented in every german region after the great success it has. well the big news going through angle of merkel the german chancellor saying that she won't run for reelection as the chairperson of the christian democratic union saying she will remai

i was evident evangelical christian. i gave that up. i went back to be a true christian who follows the teachings of jesus. evangelicals have become paranoid, white christians losing their country to minorities. they have only one goal, and that is to keep america white and christian. that is exactly the opposite of what christianity is. love andity is about helping others and taking care of others. what has happened is the paranoid white christians have become worshipers of donald trump. they follow all these false prophets out there living in 16 million-dollar houses flying in $10 million jets. they need to wake up. jesus is love, not hate. thank you. host: stephen in north carolina. guest: interesting. i will say this, i cannot disagree more with the caller. a few years ago, i wrote a book with a friend of mine who happens to be african-american, bishop harry jackson. it was about our faith. personal faith, public policy. he is a democrat. i am a republican. it is about how we use the guidance as evangelicals. we reached a consensus

parliaments it's yet another election in a medical report to be planning to quit as leader of the christian democrats off to eighteen. nato will get a stroll protests in norway has troops conduct the biggest thrill since the cold war. will say that a passenger jet crashes into the sea shortly after takeoff from the indonesian capital killing all two hundred eighty nine on board divers and now searching among the dead three. families retentive fukushima is accused of violating human rights but the u.n. contends people are being forced to live in areas where radiation levels remain safe. i've spoken to several mothers in particular who feel that they are being compelled to return because of financial hardship. live from moscow we're watching international welcome to the program. the german media is reporting that america is stepping down as the leader of the christian democrats this has not been officially confirmed the news comes hard on the hail poor performance in germany's has a region on sunday those still in the lead mikkel c.d.u. party is down by eleven percentage points compared to tw

the christians are not christian.st: it is open phones until 10:00 eastern on "washington journal." secretary cocktail with crown prince mohammad bin salman. he told saudi officials that u.s. concern about the khashoggi case and they want a thorough and transparent and timely investigation. joined on the phone by matt lee, associated press diplomatic reporter, covers the state department for the ap. from failed state with mohammad bin salman this morning. what has been the effort on this? guest: we have heard very little from the saudi's so far. we have heard from the video and photographs that secretary cocktail hat with the crown prince that they were cordial. they were smiling and trying to front that suggests that the u.s. saudi partnership is in jeering and will remain. or not they are able to follow through on that, particularly given the rather harsh note that there seems to be on capitol hill right now about this whole situation, i am not sure that it is really feasible to say that this relationship is going t

dresses across the globe and for the pakistani christian community back in the homeland. is technically now a free woman can she realistically stay in pakistan or would that be too dangerous for her it's impossible it's untenable there is no way this woman can remain in pakistan you're seeing images of the right of the protests these will soon become major riots and we've seen it before peace in the country brought to a standstill and it was over the change in the earth from a to a little mike you middle make it this is much more serious that the animosity towards a c b b is so intense two politicians were shot dead in twenty eleven in the space of three months. it's it's cannot if the countries in the west germany britain america they have to open their doors they there's no need for an assessment it's very apparent that she is at the lead asylum seeker and do you i mean that's a grim assessment of the situation in pakistan do do you see any chance of pakistan's blasphemy laws being changed as a result of what has happen today. absolutely not but the very fact that b.b.

today, friedrich merz launched his bid to lead germany's christian democrats. he was once sidelined by chancellor merkel. now he is back and hotly tipped to take her job. also coming up, uw heads to honduras to find out why so many people fear for their lives and are now walking to the united states, knowing that president trump has vowed not to let t them in. and pakistan's top court frees a christian woman sentenced to death for blasphemy. but islamists are determined to get her back in jail and what the judges who freed her to be executed. ♪ brent: i'm brent goff. it's good to have you with us. tonight, we are getting a clearer picture of who could possibly try to become the next chancellor of germany. it has been barely two days since angela merkel announced that she will step down as leader of her party and not seek reelection as the country's chancellor. today one of her long-standing critics launched his campaign to take her place. his name is friedrich merz, and he says he has what it takes to unite a divided party. reporter: meet chancellor merkel's ol

in his bid to lead to germany's christian democrats he was once sidelined by chancellor now he's. also coming. to find out why so many people fear for their lives walking to the united states knowing that president as. a christian woman sentenced to death for blasphemy. and they want the judges. to be executed. it's good to have you with us tonight we are getting a clearer picture of who could possibly try to become the next chancellor of germany it's been barely two days since that she will step down as a leader of her party and not seek reelection as the country's chancellor today one of her longstanding critics launched his campaign to take her place. says he is the to unite a divided party meet chancellor. the man she once ousted is back to challenge her. it's good to see you needs a fresh start and renewal. needs a forward thinking political discussion and i believe that means the scene you has to be clear about its core values i'm going to america had taken over fleet his position as parliamentary leader of the conservatives sixteen years ago many say he's never forgiven her

we are a christian country we feel responsible for the for the christian people and says there are no other no other targeted program for the christians we do it so what we do is the following we have rebuilt religious for the christians their day used to be a living for centuries and they were forced to leave. villages where they can return we are building schools there are covering expenditures of hospitals are building cultural institutions we are giving hundred scholarships every year fully finest by the hungry and state to be able to get more to be able to be more competent more competitive how can you say that we don't take the fair share what about corruption transparency international puts you below montenegro on its list of corruption montenegro can't get into the e.u. because it's too corrupt what do you make of some allegations for example the your prime minister has used public funds and channel e.u. funds to lake palatal to two areas where he has close friends and relatives with properties that's as being a ridiculous number and ridiculous through are to accuse the prime

i'm christiane amanpour. it's official, the u.s. treasury secretary, steven mnuchin, is backing out of a high-profile investor conference in saudi arabia, the so-called dabos in the desert. as the trump administration wants to give the kingdom a little more time to come up with its story on jamal khashoggi. the journalist and insider who became a prominent critic of the day, and it's a haunting umn dispatch, a plea for freedom of expression in the arab world, delivered to the paper by khashoggi's translator the very day after he was reported missing in istanbul. khashoggi writes that hopes for a more open and transparent society were raised by the arab spring and then quickly shattered. now he writes from the grave, arabs living in these countries are either uninformed or misinformed. they are unable to adequately address, much less publicly discuss, matters that affect the region and their day-to-day lives. a state-run narrative dominates the public psyche. while many do not believe it, a large majority of the population falls vict

this is day eight of the news live from berlin pakistan's top court frees a christian woman sentenced to death for blasphemy islam as protesters take to the streets calling for mother of to be to be returned to jail while others called for the deaths of the judges who freed her also on the program. sidelined by chance of american in the past now tips to take over her job friedrich matt sun launches his bid to become leader of germany's christian democrats. nato stages joint military exercises in northern europe involving troops on hardware from all twenty nine member states moscow just scraps the war games as a russian exercise so is the alliance ready for twenty first century conflict. welcome to the program a court in pakistan has freed a christian woman sentenced to death for blasphemy well the baby was condemned to hang in twenty ten for insulting islam prophet mohammad since today's ruling thousands of islamist activists have blocked roads and ransacked government property in protest with one group even calling for the deaths of the judges overturn the sentence. she has spent mos

i'm christiane amanpour in london. an estimated 7,500 migrants are heading north through mexico fleeing violence and poverty in guatemala and honduras and hoping to reach the united states where they plan to seek asylum. reporters on the ground say the migrant caravan consists of thousands of families including many mothers and children facing starvation and attacks on the long march north. reporters and aid agencies see a full-blown humanitarian crisis developing, but president dronad trump lashed out in now-familiar terms especially ahead of midterm elections. >> going to the middle of the caravan, take your cameras and search. you're going to find ms-13, you're going to find middle eastern, you're going to find everything. >> but a senior counterterrorism official contradicted trump's insinuation saying we do not see any evidence isis or other sunni terrorist groups are trying to infiltrate the southern u.s. border. correspondent bill weir has been following the caravan. he's joining me now from mexico. bill, thank

berlin the race to succeed i'm going to replace frederick madsen launches his bed something germany's christian democrats sidelined by chance a macro he's now hotly tipped to take over her job also on the program nato stages joint military exercises in northern europe involving troops and hardware from all twenty nine member states moscow describes the event as an anti russian exercise so is the alliance ready for a twenty first century conflict. pakistan's top court frees a christian woman sentenced to death for blasphemy but islamists want assy have been returned to jail and the judges who freed her dad. i'm still gail welcome to the program. has been badly today since anglo-american and she would stand down as leader of her party and not seek a further was germany's chancellor the race to succeed a heated up today as one of her longstanding critics launched his leadership campaign frederick metz says he can't unite a divided party. meet chancellor merkel's old rival the man she once ousted is back to challenge her it's evolved to get the c.d.u. needs a fresh start and renewal. c.d.u. needs a

the christian social union. they are bracing for disastrous results the c.s.u. has never been as low in opinion polls as it is now. does a lot an alarm bell we have to make efforts to strengthen the traditional parties again we have to work on getting the core of society excited about politics again. those most excited about politics are outside that core the far right a fifty party might enter the bavarian parliament. and i'm going to good mood of course we expected to get forty percent of the vote and the greens are also expected to do well the general trend sees smaller parties gaining from the larger party's losses the social democrats are also using voters. the blame game will almost certainly begin after the poor results the two big centrist parties are projected to get and many will point in this direction and hold chancellor america responsible for the decline of their. america's current government was formed just seven months ago the toughest period might lie your head following the bavarian election. c

i don't know who the virtues of the christian were. good was she like. could weather food fester for years. then she mother of two not of course you would sing for mother for she loved it of to thank you for that correction what do you think the court ruling means for pakistan minorities the edge you think there's any indication that for example this blasphemy role could be changed to clean. it all right to. warn them of evidence must be very very strong for police which are ok so awful my loka the lawyer for ozzy a baby a joining us on the phone from islam about thank you very much brooke. that of some other stories making headlines around the world officials in indonesia say they have detected pings believed to be from the black box of the ill fated lion airplane divers in the java sea are searching for the device which contains both the voice cockpit recorder and flight data recorder the aircraft crashed just minutes after takeoff on monday all one hundred eighty nine people onboard are presumed dead. thousands took to the streets across brazil to pro

or moves afoot in the christian democratic you. perhaps in the chancellor's office itself but while the christian democratic union the social democrats took a pounding and it was the greens who how it came out as one of the biggest successes they took twenty percent they romping forward out of nowhere if you think that just last year they looked almost out of it limping across the line into the the bundestag now they've they've made great gains in bavaria now in hessen and also. election if you take as a big success for the alternative for germany party they received thirteen percent of the vote there into the parliament in hester for the first time that means that they now represented in all sixteen of the state parliaments of germany as well as of course be represented in the bundestag so a good night for them their leadership clearly very happy with the result. with the people's party the f.t. is now represented in every german region after the great success it has. well just go back through the latest news off the back of that

we're back out here live at valley christian high school. we are getting ready for the second half of the jv game with a big matchup tonight, taking on valley christian, two teams, two of the best teams in the south bay in the peninsula. that is your forecast, we will be right back. >> coming up, at least 13 dead, live reports where the hurricane hit the hardest, plus the archbishop resigns. coming up in the news with jeff glor. a city street in san francisco. workers.. they are now getting arrested at 4th street in san francisco. an update. >> let's get another check on the striking hotel workers, they are getting arrested at fourth street in san francisco. andrea here with a quick update. >> reporter: take a look behind me right now, about 50 protesters are staging a sit in on fourth street and right now san francisco police are coming in, one by one, pulling these protesters off the ground, putting them in zip ties and loading them into wagons. they are calling this an act of civil disobedience, this is on fourth street. in front of the m

this was a plate to sew up and inspire the votes of christian evangelicals of conservative christians who who did vote for trump in very high numbers and twenty sixteen and who have stuck with him because what this demonstrates to them and present from claim this all day today is that he delivers they voted for him he may not be their idea of a perfect christian and they said one of them said just today i wouldn't want him to be a sunday school teacher but he does the liver and he said i can't tell you how much i love this man that's why a lot of conservative christians feel he has delivered on judicial appointments which is their number one priority he's delivered with the opening of israel in the moving of the american embassy to jerusalem he's delivered on a lot of religious liberty initiatives that have been taken he has supported school choice in private schools all of those things are very high on the agenda of conservative christians so he expects them to show up and they probably will show up in very large numbers in the midterm election you know play well with that constituen

exemplifying christian values loyalty to our homeland. and friendship. and these marksmen think that really only works in bavaria they have a skeptical view of the red. asked of germany. the farther north you go the harder it becomes obvious to most really go. why is that. the mentality perhaps that it may have been got us marksman. in the game. here it's about safeguarding bavarian traditions in all its forms but the marksman's card is more than just a mere clamp. they see themselves as a kind of social foreign team has almost everyone takes part that holds villages and communities together and provides a sense of security and trust fund greater than any government in munich faraway land could ever hope to. they've been doing it for centuries. off the phone. and do it for posterity. was my will something like this be around in fifty years. you if you're. absolutely were even though everything's changing. funded not much changes around here. itself do you serve pizza or gear us. we're not right not likely you need to ask the owner why is that up folks ar

this was a play to sew up and inspire the votes of christian evangelicals of conservative christians who who did vote for trump in very high numbers in twenty sixteen and who have stuck with him because what this demonstrates to them present from claim this all day today is that he delivers they voted for him he may not be their idea of a perfect christian and they said one of them said just today i wouldn't want him to be a sunday school teacher but he does the liver and he said i can't tell you how much i love this man that's why a lot of conservative christians feel he has delivered on judicial appointments which is their number one priority he's delivered with the opening of israel in the moving of the american embassy to jerusalem he's delivered on a lot of religious liberty initiatives that have been taken he has supported school choice in private schools all of those things are very high on the agenda of conservative christians so he expects them to show up and they probably will show up in very large numbers in the midterm election you know play well with that constituency th

she lies buried in a christian cemetery in karachi. how work at the memory adelaide not proceed continues a wish she had repeated to get shortly before her death. even if all staff and patients mourn she had predicted. the work will continue with the same dedication. that they're given heidi when welcoming met but. there is a void of what they were built up on never was get out the mother with pleading didn't matter where you think. she was like a mother and when you're with your mother you don't think about what comes afterwards. but that it there was a federal level i take it there would be a war with governor the governor a gun maybe a b.b. it out but now as i walked through old rooms i feel emptiness everywhere. what is the name he had or or about those for the. small apartments now serves as a museum. and her memory remain a presence here. too now i think of all. i want to go back to some time and sit. back and still be on even though by the francis school may i look up he might do us out so good a storm gugu for you if you want t

she lies buried in a christian cemetery in karachi. and . how worked at the marie adelaide leprosy center continues a wish she had repeated again shortly before her death. even if all staff and patients mourn she had predicted. the work will continue with the same dedication. the thing they're given when working women but. there is a void of what miracle drug don't never was get out the mother reading it didn't matter what you think. she was like a mother and when you're with your mother you don't think about what comes afterwards. but that it there are food remarkable i take it there would be a war was governor the governor a guy maybe a baby it out but now as i walked through her old rooms i feel emptiness everywhere . what she's doing in the hood over or about those four. small apartments now serves as a museum. and her memory remain a presence here. already now i think of all. i want to go back to sometime i sit. back and still be on even though by the francisco may i line up he might do us out soon this to google for you if you want to

parliament is yet another election the chance of a medical reportedly planning to quit as leader of the christian democrats off to eighteen year is. nato war games straw protests in norway as troops conduct that biggest thrill since the cold war. also this hour a passenger jet crashes into the sea shortly after takeoff from the intonation capsule killing all one hundred eighty nine on board divers are now searching among the dead bury. his family's return to fukushima ship pounds accused of violating human rights with the u.n. consensus people are being forced to live in areas where radiation levels remain unsafe i've spoken to several mothers in particular who feel that they are being compelled to return because of financial hardships. is just ten two pm here in moscow you're watching international welcome to the program. the german media has reporting that angela merkel is stepping down as the leader of the christian democrats this is not spin officially confirm say the news comes hard on the hailstone have power. poor performance and germany's half of region on sunday they still in the lead me

christian architecture has displaced the buildings of the in cuz the inca chieftains each had a palace of their own but of them no trace remains. the cathedral stands on the site of one such palace where once the inca rulers held sway a new power declared itself. as elsewhere the church compromised with the new and forced converts in trivial matters thus the christian artist depicts christ and the apostles eating inca food at the last supper roast guinea pig and local fruit. and all the. good the. the virgin mary said is portrayed with indian features. world. all on. the black jesus on the side altar is almost as the city's patron the faithful believe he rescued the city from total destruction during the seventeenth century when an earthquake devastated large parts of the city. in half. took the black jesus from his altar and stood him for three days in front of the cathedral there were no further trammels and no more damage and deliverance which is still commemorated by an annual procession. of. the people who have preserved the indian aspects of their village all city alongside the c

we are a christian country we feel responsible for the for the christian people and says there are no other no other targeted program for the christians we do it so what we do is the following we have rebuilt religious for the christians their day used to be a living for centuries and they were forced to leave. villages where they can return we are building schools there are covering expenditures of hospitals are building cultural institutions we are giving hundred scholarships every year fully finest by the hungry and state to be able to get more to be able to be more competent more competitive how can you say that we don't take the fair share what about corruption transparency international puts you below montenegro on its list of corruption montenegro can't get into the e.u. because it's too corrupt what do you make of some allegations for example that the your prime minister has used public funds and channel e.u. funds to lake palatal to two areas where he has close friends and relatives with properties that as being a ridiculous number and ridiculous through are to accuse the pri

she lies buried in the christian cemetery in karachi. and. how work at the memory adelaide leprosy essential continues a wish she had repeated again shortly before her death. even if all staff and patients mourn she had predicted. the work will continue with the same dedication. they're given when working men met but. there is a void of what they were built up on never was get out the mother with feeding the big mother with years. she was like a mother and when you're with your mother you don't think about what comes afterwards. but that it there or if it were my little take that there would be a war was governor to come break a maybe a baby it out but now as i walk through old rooms i feel emptiness everywhere. what is the name he had over or about those four. small apartments now serves as a museum. and her memory remain a present. for you now i think of all. i want to go back to sometime as it will move back and stand down even though father francisco may allaah not he might do us all through this storm who for you if you want to come back

she lies buried in a christian cemetery in karachi. how work at the very adelaide leprosy center continues a wish she had repeated to gig shortly before her death. even if all staff. patience more she had predicted the work will continue with the same dedication. mile they give me one welcoming that but. there is a void of what they were going to work on that i was get out the mother love it with feeling that it didn't matter what you think. she was like a mother and when you're with your mother you don't think about what comes afterwards. but that it there was a federal level i take that there would be a war was governor to come break a maybe a b. b. it out but now as i walk through her old rooms i feel emptiness everywhere. what she's doing and they ignore her or about the other for the. small apartments now serves as a museum. and her memory remain a present. for you now i think of or. i want to go back until sometime i sit. back and still be on even though by the francis book may i learn he might do us out some good is to google fo

the cdu has been the party that has had the strongest performance, and it would seem that the christian democrats and the green party have been confirmed at least to some extent in their work. intoll be entering discussions quickly to form a coalition. on the national level, after the elections in bavaria, hesse, the trouble we had in the csu and cdu in the summer, the longtime it took for us to form a partyion after the green failed, i think we will take a moment to think and policy for thought. -- pause for though. t. we are going to think about everything from the beginning, look at everything again. if we have a break like this, i see this as an opportunity for to stop andrties think through what serves cohesion in this country and what does not serve it. the way i understand myself as chancellor and the chair of cdu germany, i believe democracy lives from agreement supported by majorities, and those of us that are serving the state must do all we can for the cohesion of the country, and we have to look again at what we can do best to do justice to this system. as the result of my t

pakistan's top court frees a christian woman sentenced to death for blasphemy but islamists want asir people returned to jail and the judges who freed her dead. d.w. heads to honduras to find out why so many people fear for their lives that i'm going out walking to the united states despite president trump tightening america's southern border. i'm still going to welcome to the program one of the german chancellor i'm going to medicals old political rivals has just launched his campaign to succeed as leader of the christian democratic union party frederick metz is one of three high profile candidates vying to lead the center right c.d.u. after the chancellor announced on monday that she would end eighteen year stint as party leader in december the remaining as chancellor sixty two year old metz left politics ten years ago after losing the c.d.u. power struggle with machall today he dismissed concerns about new tensions with the chancellor if his leadership bid was successful launching his campaign today he said the c.d.u. which has suffered badly in recent polls needed an overhaul. it'