{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"Casting Stones","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/castingstones","author_name":"Michele McGinty","author_url":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/castingstones\/author\/mmcginty","title":"Is the defeat of the Oregon ballot initiative a harbinger of 2008? - Casting Stones","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"qAzrsq6cHw\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/castingstones\/2007\/11\/is-the-defeat-of-the-oregon-ba.html\">Is the defeat of the Oregon ballot initiative a harbinger of 2008?<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/castingstones\/2007\/11\/is-the-defeat-of-the-oregon-ba.html\/embed#?secret=qAzrsq6cHw\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Is the defeat of the Oregon ballot initiative a harbinger of 2008?&#8221; &#8212; Casting Stones\" data-secret=\"qAzrsq6cHw\" 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":"I was stunned when I heard that the ballot initiative to provide healthcare for children by imposing a cigarette tax had been defeated. We hear all the time how important it is to provide healthcare for the kids and smokers are evil, right? But Oregon, of all places, decided not to tax one group to&hellip;"}