{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"A Fear of Whales","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/fearofwhales","author_name":"rgaffney","author_url":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/fearofwhales\/author\/rgaffney","title":"Excommunicated - A Fear of Whales","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"fnZS5R1lfC\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/fearofwhales\/2009\/05\/excommunicated.html\">Excommunicated<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/fearofwhales\/2009\/05\/excommunicated.html\/embed#?secret=fnZS5R1lfC\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Excommunicated&#8221; &#8212; A Fear of Whales\" data-secret=\"fnZS5R1lfC\" 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\u2019ve been kicked out of my church. I\u2019m a protestant and we don\u2019t use the word excommunication, but we do unfortunately have vindictive congregants who start malicious rumors which persuade leaders to ask other congregants not to return. And that\u2019s what happened\u2026 A couple weeks ago. For those of you following my story you will&hellip;","thumbnail_url":"http:\/\/fearofwhales.typepad.com\/.a\/6a014e87f1cb84970d01538dfeaccf970b-pi"}