{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"December Dilemma Watch 2007","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/decemberdilemma","author_name":"hrossi","author_url":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/decemberdilemma\/author\/hrossi","title":"A Short History of Removing the \"Christ\" from \"Christmas\" - December Dilemma Watch 2007","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"WwtBfFcXj1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/decemberdilemma\/2007\/12\/a-short-history-of-removing-th.html\">A Short History of Removing the &#8220;Christ&#8221; from &#8220;Christmas&#8221;<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/decemberdilemma\/2007\/12\/a-short-history-of-removing-th.html\/embed#?secret=WwtBfFcXj1\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;A Short History of Removing the &#8220;Christ&#8221; from &#8220;Christmas&#8221;&#8221; &#8212; December Dilemma Watch 2007\" data-secret=\"WwtBfFcXj1\" 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":"A new article by Austin Cline, a regional director for the Council for Secular Humanism, attempts to dismiss the idea that Christmas is being stripped of its religious meaning in modern times by proving that such secularization began ages ago. Cline, who published &#8220;Secularizing Christmas Holidays&#8221; on About.com, argues that a number of holidays, from&hellip;"}