{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"Red Letters","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/redletters","author_name":"Tom Davis","author_url":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/redletters\/author\/tdavis","title":"Day 1. Merry Christmas Ethiopia! - Red Letters","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"YnUKQY7bFl\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/redletters\/2007\/12\/day-1-merry-chr.html\">Day 1. Merry Christmas Ethiopia!<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/redletters\/2007\/12\/day-1-merry-chr.html\/embed#?secret=YnUKQY7bFl\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Day 1. Merry Christmas Ethiopia!&#8221; &#8212; Red Letters\" data-secret=\"YnUKQY7bFl\" 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":"The twelve days of Christmas is here. Our first stop is Ethiopia, one of the oldest countries on the planet. It is unique in that it has never been colonized by outside powers (except a short attempt by the Italians). Ethiopians trace their heritage back to Menelik&#8211;the son of the Queen of Sheba and King&hellip;","thumbnail_url":"http:\/\/tomdavis.typepad.com\/tom_daviss_blog\/images\/2007\/12\/04\/ethio_ryan_1_3.jpg"}