{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"Biblical Evidence for Catholicism","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/davearmstrong","author_name":"Dave Armstrong","author_url":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/davearmstrong\/author\/davearmstrong","title":"Do Petitions to Departed Saints Offend God? Do Petitions to Departed Saints Offend God?","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"t6Xs3LOaGE\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/davearmstrong\/2023\/03\/do-petitions-to-departed-saints-offend-god.html\">Do Petitions to Departed Saints Offend God?<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/davearmstrong\/2023\/03\/do-petitions-to-departed-saints-offend-god.html\/embed#?secret=t6Xs3LOaGE\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Do Petitions to Departed Saints Offend God?&#8221; &#8212; Biblical Evidence for Catholicism\" data-secret=\"t6Xs3LOaGE\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\/* <![CDATA[ *\/\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/* ]]> *\/\n<\/script>\n","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/wp-media.patheos.com\/blogs\/sites\/572\/2023\/03\/AbrahamDives.jpg","thumbnail_width":534,"thumbnail_height":768,"description":"Dan Delzell, the pastor of Redeemer Lutheran Church in Papillion, Nebraska, wrote the article, \"Why offering petitions to departed saints offends God\" Garden variety arguments against petitions to departed saints are offered by Lutheran pastor Dan Delzell. I counter with the infallible teachings of Jesus in Luke 16."}