{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"Public Theology","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/publictheology","author_name":"Ted Peters","author_url":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/publictheology\/author\/tpeters\/","title":"Do scapegoats purify America?","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"Rb1KN4Hfb3\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/publictheology\/2025\/04\/scapegoats-purify-america\/\">Do Scapegoats Purify America?<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/publictheology\/2025\/04\/scapegoats-purify-america\/embed\/#?secret=Rb1KN4Hfb3\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Do Scapegoats Purify America?&#8221; &#8212; Public Theology\" data-secret=\"Rb1KN4Hfb3\" 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\/1442\/2025\/03\/Scapegoat-1.webp","thumbnail_width":1024,"thumbnail_height":1024,"description":"In order to make America great again, the White House tries to fire civil servants who are allegedly lunatics, impeach judges who are allegedly progressives, and deport immigrants who are allegedly criminals. In order to purify the nation, certain groups are being scapegoated. Will this actually purify America or turn the nation into a pitiless mob?"}