{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"Chattering Mind","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/chatteringmind","author_name":"chattering mind","author_url":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/chatteringmind\/author\/chattering-mind","title":"Do We Need Altars for Spiritual Practice? - Chattering Mind","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"9B7lHPvCpF\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/chatteringmind\/2006\/08\/do-we-need-altars-for-spiritua.html\">Do We Need Altars for Spiritual Practice?<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/chatteringmind\/2006\/08\/do-we-need-altars-for-spiritua.html\/embed#?secret=9B7lHPvCpF\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Do We Need Altars for Spiritual Practice?&#8221; &#8212; Chattering Mind\" data-secret=\"9B7lHPvCpF\" 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":"Lots of fabulous mail on my recent post about prayer beads and home altars. Basically, most readers contentedly catch sacred moments when they can. Krista White meditates and prays in the &#8220;woods, washing dishes, waiting in line at the school to pick up my daughter,&#8221; she says, adding: &#8220;This doesn&#8217;t feel wrong to me as&hellip;","thumbnail_url":"http:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/imgs\/tout\/story\/washpostaltar.jpg"}