{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"Public Religion","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/publicreligion","author_name":"Amelia","author_url":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/publicreligion\/author\/amelia\/","title":"The Slow Decline of America\u2019s Pastime","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"or5aV2t6Dt\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/publicreligion\/2013\/04\/the-slow-decline-of-americas-pastime\/\">The Slow Decline of America\u2019s Pastime<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/publicreligion\/2013\/04\/the-slow-decline-of-americas-pastime\/embed\/#?secret=or5aV2t6Dt\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;The Slow Decline of America\u2019s Pastime&#8221; &#8212; Public Religion\" data-secret=\"or5aV2t6Dt\" 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","description":"This week in cities across North America another baseball season is commencing. Known as \u201cAmerica\u2019s pastime,\u201d baseball has, in reality, seen its cultural influence decline with the rise of other professional sports, including football.","thumbnail_url":"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/PublicReligionResearchInstitute?d=yIl2AUoC8zA"}