After weeks of debate, SPD leaders struck a coalition deal with Ms Merkel's Christian Democratic Union and its Bavarian sister party, the Christian Social Union, last month.
Still, others argue that reverence for the fourth finger began as an early Christian ritual.
Claes Bang plays Christian, a Stockholm art curator committed to the idea of presenting an exhibition that will be a social good.
Observers of the Christian holiday Candlemas, for example, received candles blessed by clergymen.
Some high profile skaters even call upon the talents of celebrated fashion designers to help them craft their perfect look - Vera Wang has designed for US champions Nancy Kerrigan and Evan Lysacek, and French skater Surya Bonaly has worn outfits designed by Christian Lacroix.
The site's spokesperson, Christian Grant, says: "It's well-known that an only child can experience the feeling of immense loneliness in their childhood, and that comes back to haunt them in their future relationships.
Tanen, Longoria and Spector executive produce alongside Oliver Bachert and Christian Gockel of Beta Film, which distributing the original series.
Princess Mako and Kei Komuro met in 2012 when they studied at the International Christian University in Tokyo.
"The first impression I have of tai chi is that it's something old people do in parks," Yin Haolong, a 29-year-old graphic designer from Beijing, told The Christian Science Monitor.
The New Testament consists of early Christian literature.
Christian theologians developed the doctrine of original sin based on the story of their transGREssion; in contrast, the Quran teaches that Adam's sin was his alone and did not make all people sinners.
In Christian belief, the ascent of Jesus into heaven 40 days after the Resurrection.
He has also crossed the Alps in a barrel and last year spent a week on top of a 20-metre pole outside a Paris train station like the stylite saints of the early Christian church.
The work of Cambridge-born designer Christian Cowan - who has designed outfits for some of the world's biggest names, including Lady Gaga and Miley Cyrus - the jeans are designed to match the new phone.
According to journalist Brian Christian and cognitive scientist Tom Griffiths, coauthors of "Algorithms to Live By: The Computer Science of Human Decisions," that rule could help you save time looking for a spouse.
The Complete Fairy Tales by Hans Christian Andersen 《》 Any reader of fairy tales knows Andersen's responsible for the oppressively snowy scenes in "The Snow Queen", the story of children Kai and Gerda, who must confront the goddess-like woman who controls all snowflakes after Kai is kidnapped.
" Other commentators drew attention to the neutral expressions of actors Naomie Harris and Christian Slater during Hiddleston's address.
Hans Christian Andersen (1838) "'Yes, of course,' said the matches, 'let us talk about those who are the highest born.
By Hans Christian Andersen (1838) THERE was once a merchant who was so rich that he could have paved the whole street with gold, and would even then have had enough for a small alley.
According to Christian theology, the Christmas holiday commemorates the birth of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, whose teachings form the basis of the Christian faith.
