{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"Cranach","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/geneveith","author_name":"Gene Veith","author_url":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/geneveith\/author\/geneveith\/","title":"Abortion and the Theologians","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"4LGwieQV7m\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/geneveith\/2021\/02\/abortion-and-the-theologians\/\">Abortion and the Theologians<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/geneveith\/2021\/02\/abortion-and-the-theologians\/embed\/#?secret=4LGwieQV7m\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Abortion and the Theologians&#8221; &#8212; Cranach\" data-secret=\"4LGwieQV7m\" 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\/305\/2021\/01\/1024px-Master_of_the_Spes_Nostra_001.jpg","thumbnail_width":768,"thumbnail_height":646,"description":"St. Augustine condemned abortion for its cruelty and as an offense against God Himself. But, like St. Thomas Aquinas, he associated \"ensoulment,\" the point at which the baby acquires his or her immortal soul, with \"quickening,\" when the mother can first feel the baby move. This accords with the primitive science of his day, and yet some modern theologians seize on his mistake to justify abortion!"}