{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"A Simple Life, a Childlike Faith","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/simplelife","author_name":"Linda G. Howard","author_url":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/simplelife\/author\/lhoward","title":"Not for sale-The Salvation Army - A Simple Life, a Childlike Faith","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"0ehNABar2B\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/simplelife\/2011\/08\/not-for-sale-the-salvation-army.html\">Not for sale&#8211;The Salvation Army<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/simplelife\/2011\/08\/not-for-sale-the-salvation-army.html\/embed#?secret=0ehNABar2B\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Not for sale&#8211;The Salvation Army&#8221; &#8212; A Simple Life, a Childlike Faith\" data-secret=\"0ehNABar2B\" 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":"\u00a0Again and again the population of of the US votes with their pocketbook in favor of the good works done by organizations such as the Salvation Army.\u00a0 Each Christmas generous shoppers plunk coins, bills and checks into the Salvation Army kettles. During that season they also solicit through mail appeals.\u00a0 In Brevard County, Florida, alone,\u00a0as&hellip;","thumbnail_url":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/simplelife\/files\/2011\/08\/christmas-trivia-3411-300x225.jpg"}