{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"About Religion, Doubt and Why They Matter","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/religionmatters","author_name":"Tricia Gates Brown","author_url":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/religionmatters\/author\/tgatesbrown\/","title":"We Are Now in Autocracy","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"r6tpK2IKBy\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/religionmatters\/2025\/03\/we-are-now-in-autocracy\/\">We Are Now in Autocracy\u2014What Will Bring The Turning?<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/religionmatters\/2025\/03\/we-are-now-in-autocracy\/embed\/#?secret=r6tpK2IKBy\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;We Are Now in Autocracy\u2014What Will Bring The Turning?&#8221; &#8212; About Religion, Doubt and Why They Matter\" data-secret=\"r6tpK2IKBy\" 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\/1494\/2022\/11\/Photo-by-Andrej-Mitin-for-Scopio.jpg","thumbnail_width":600,"thumbnail_height":400,"description":"We are now in autocracy. How do we survive the wait? I\u2019m reminded of the old protest sign \u201cPeace is the way.\u201d Peace is not just the goal; peace is the way. Similarly, nourishing spirituality and working to live more for others and less for ourselves is not just the way to get to the end goal. It is living as if the goal is already here, and it is the means by which we will reach it."}