{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"God&#039;s Politics","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/godspolitics","author_name":"God's Politics","author_url":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/godspolitics\/author\/rrodrickbeiler","title":"Duane Shank: Politicizing Ford's Passing? - God&#039;s Politics","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"SYlFY97lXo\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/godspolitics\/2006\/12\/duane-shank-politicizing-fords.html\">Duane Shank: Politicizing Ford&#8217;s Passing?<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/godspolitics\/2006\/12\/duane-shank-politicizing-fords.html\/embed#?secret=SYlFY97lXo\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Duane Shank: Politicizing Ford&#8217;s Passing?&#8221; &#8212; God&#039;s Politics\" data-secret=\"SYlFY97lXo\" 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":"Judging from your comments, my piece on the passing of former president Gerald Ford seems to have rubbed some people on both sides the wrong way. Some think that by contrasting his decency and honesty to the current administration I don&#8217;t realize &#8220;how rude it is to politicize someone&#8217;s passing.&#8221; And, comparing one Republican president&hellip;","thumbnail_url":"http:\/\/www.wkrn.com\/files\/images\/ap\/us\/2006\/11\/oldest_president.jpg"}