{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"Steven Waldman","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/stevenwaldman","author_name":"swaldman","author_url":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/stevenwaldman\/author\/swaldman","title":"Proving Ground for the Religious Left: Health Care - Steven Waldman","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"zFeVnjsavo\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/stevenwaldman\/2009\/07\/proving-ground-for-the-religio.html\">Proving Ground for the Religious Left: Health Care<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/stevenwaldman\/2009\/07\/proving-ground-for-the-religio.html\/embed#?secret=zFeVnjsavo\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Proving Ground for the Religious Left: Health Care&#8221; &#8212; Steven Waldman\" data-secret=\"zFeVnjsavo\" 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":"During Republican administrations, the religious right flexed its muscle around issues like abortion and judicial appointments. As the religious left grew in importance during the election, it was unclear how they would attempt to exert their influence. It looks like the first big test is health care. They were non-existent players in 1993; this time,&hellip;","thumbnail_url":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/stevenwaldman\/files\/import\/assets_c\/2009\/07\/JesusHealing-thumb-250x400-6661.jpg"}