{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"J Walking","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/jwalking","author_name":"J-Walking","author_url":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/jwalking\/author\/jwalking","title":"Want more Jesus? Churches should serve the poor - J Walking","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"MAnmu9nxzr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/jwalking\/2007\/02\/want-more-jesus-churches-should-serve.html\">Want more Jesus? Churches should serve the poor<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/jwalking\/2007\/02\/want-more-jesus-churches-should-serve.html\/embed#?secret=MAnmu9nxzr\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Want more Jesus? Churches should serve the poor&#8221; &#8212; J Walking\" data-secret=\"MAnmu9nxzr\" 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":"Andrew Sullivan points the way to a discussion of whether government welfare spending reduces the church&#8217;s impact on culture. One of the old conservative arguments has been that too much government displaces the positive, powerful, private societal institutions. While that may may be true, there is also the reality that the government rarely goes where&hellip;"}