{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"In The NEWS Blog","provider_url":"https:\/\/uitac.com\/inthenewsblog","author_name":"Jai Dayal","author_url":"https:\/\/uitac.com\/inthenewsblog\/author\/jaidayal\/","title":"Religion as a Weapon and a Shield - In The NEWS Blog","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"94BoFdFVry\"><a href=\"https:\/\/uitac.com\/inthenewsblog\/religion-as-a-weapon-and-a-shield\/\">Religion as a Weapon and a Shield<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/uitac.com\/inthenewsblog\/religion-as-a-weapon-and-a-shield\/embed\/#?secret=94BoFdFVry\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Religion as a Weapon and a Shield&#8221; &#8212; In The NEWS Blog\" data-secret=\"94BoFdFVry\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script>\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\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/uitac.com\/inthenewsblog\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n<\/script>\n","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/uitac.com\/inthenewsblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/11\/washington-state-2212102_1280.jpg","thumbnail_width":853,"thumbnail_height":1280,"description":"Religion has been a big part of many Americans\u2019 lives since the first Europeans\u2019 arrival in the New World. This is evident in the Pledge of Allegiance, many of us grew up repeating daily in school, \u201c&#8230;one nation, under God\u2026\u201d and seeing \u201cIn god we trust\u201d on our currency. From a sociological perspective, religion can [&hellip;]"}