{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"Faith Church Blog","provider_url":"https:\/\/blogs.faithlafayette.org\/church","author_name":"Steve Viars","author_url":"https:\/\/blogs.faithlafayette.org\/church\/author\/sviars\/","title":"Lessons from the Political Circus - Faith Church Blog","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"oNRiaFqBfj\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.faithlafayette.org\/church\/lessons-from-the-political-circus\/\">Lessons from the Political Circus<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.faithlafayette.org\/church\/lessons-from-the-political-circus\/embed\/#?secret=oNRiaFqBfj\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Lessons from the Political Circus&#8221; &#8212; Faith Church Blog\" data-secret=\"oNRiaFqBfj\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script>\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\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/blogs.faithlafayette.org\/church\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n<\/script>\n","description":"Oh my. We live in a representative democracy.\u00a0 The\u00a0underlying premise is that free and fair elections will allow us to choose the wisest and most mature citizens\u00a0to provide seasoned and productive political leadership.\u00a0 That notion is being significantly tested today as a group of our elected officials\u00a0have literally fled the state instead of facing the... read more","thumbnail_url":"http:\/\/blogs.faithlafayette.org\/church\/files\/2011\/02\/Tug_of_War.jpg"}