{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"Freelance Christianity","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/freelancechristianity","author_name":"Vance Morgan","author_url":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/freelancechristianity\/author\/vancemorgan\/","title":"A Memorial Day Question: Is Democracy Overrated?","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"skpyswsxUU\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/freelancechristianity\/a-memorial-day-question-is-democracy-overrated\/\">A Memorial Day Question: Is Democracy Overrated?<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/freelancechristianity\/a-memorial-day-question-is-democracy-overrated\/embed\/#?secret=skpyswsxUU\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;A Memorial Day Question: Is Democracy Overrated?&#8221; &#8212; Freelance Christianity\" data-secret=\"skpyswsxUU\" 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\/766\/2018\/05\/Jefferson1.jpg","thumbnail_width":206,"thumbnail_height":245,"description":"It is fine once\u00a0or twice per year on Memorial Day or Independence Day\u00a0to celebrate our continuing American experiment in democracy with flag waving and parades. But real patriotism requires spending the other days of the year on the hard work of actually trying to make this experiment work."}