© 2025 Blaze Media LLC. All rights reserved.
Melissa Dougherty
Melissa Dougherty is author of "Happy Lies" (Zondervan, January 2025) and is a Christian apologist best known for her YouTube channel with over 285,000 subscribers and counting. Her videos, which primarily cover New Age and New Thought, have been viewed over 18 million times.
Melissa Dougherty is author of "Happy Lies" (Zondervan, January 2025) and is a Christian apologist best known for her YouTube channel with over 285,000 subscribers and counting. Her videos, which primarily cover New Age and New Thought, have been viewed over 18 million times.
{'user_google_analytics_id': 'UA-77303533-1', 'user_chartbeat_id': '12704', 'user_comscore_id': '6036262', 'id': 27138124, 'title': 'Melissa Dougherty', 'name': 'melissa-dougherty', 'logo': 'default:runner', 'display_logo': 'https://www.theblaze.com/res/avatars/default', 'owner_id': 25188030, 'about_html': 'Melissa Dougherty is author of "Happy Lies" (Zondervan, January 2025) and is a Christian apologist best known for her YouTube channel with over 285,000 subscribers and counting. Her videos, which primarily cover New Age and New Thought, have been viewed over 18 million times.', 'status': 0, 'head_custom_js': '', 'head_custom_meta_tags': '', 'parent_id': 19257436, 'rating': 0, 'created': datetime.datetime(2025, 3, 19, 17, 16, 48), 'job_details': None, 'paid_features': {'allow_custom_theme_on_roar_layout': False, 'enable_bad_words': False, 'enable_twitter_mention_stats': False, 'twitter_share_template': False}, 'is_deactivated': False, 'is_vip': False, 'offset': None, 'owner_data': {'id': 25188030, 'email': 'melissa_dougherty@blazemedia.com', 'first_name': 'Melissa', 'last_name': 'Dougherty', 'is_active': True, 'providers': {}, 'twitter_id': None, 'twitter_name': ''}, 'is_roar': False, 'is_roar_subsite': True, 'settings': {'can_apply': False, 'direct_publish': False, 'favorites_to_drafts': False, 'favorites_to_drafts_instagram': True, 'section_post_date_ranging': False, 'site_ids_using_deprecated_edit_custom_html_feature': False, 'edit_custom_html': False}, 'sharing_texts': {'site_id': 27138124, 'customized': False, 'twitter_text_template': "You've got to see {{Site_Title}}'s front page on @RebelMouse", 'facebook_title_template': '{{Site_Title}}', 'facebook_desc_template': '{{Site_Bio}}', 'email_title_template': "You've got to see {{Site_Title}}'s front page", 'email_text_template': "\nCheck out {{Site_Title}}'s awesome social front page: {{Site_Link}}\n{{Signed_in_User}}", 'twitter_subpage_text_template': "{{Subpage_Title}} on {{Site_Title}}'s site", 'facebook_subpage_title_template': "{{Subpage_Title}} on {{Site_Title}}'s site", 'facebook_subpage_desc_template': '{{Site_Bio}}', 'email_subpage_title_template': "You've got to see {{Site_Title}}'s Front Page", 'email_subpage_text_template': "\nCheck out the {{Subpage_Title}} page on {{Site_Title}}'s awesome site:\n{{Subpage_Link}}\n{{Signed_in_User}}", 'og_image_source': 0, 'image_id': 0, 'default_subpage_twitter_text_template': "{{Subpage_Title}} on {{Site_Title}}'s site", 'og_image_uploaded': '', 'facebook_title': 'Melissa Dougherty | Blaze Media', 'facebook_desc': 'Melissa Dougherty is author of "Happy Lies" (Zondervan, January 2025) and is a Christian apologist best known for her YouTube channel with over 285,000 subscribers and counting. Her videos, which primarily cover New Age and New Thought, have been viewed over 18 million times.', 'variables': {'Site_Link': 'https://www.theblaze.com/community/melissa-dougherty/', 'Site_Title': 'Melissa Dougherty', 'Site_Twitter_Username': '@', 'Site_Bio': 'Melissa Dougherty is author of "Happy Lies" (Zondervan, January 2025) and is a Christian apologist best known for her YouTube channel with over 285,000 subscribers and counting. Her videos, which primarily cover New Age and New Thought, have been viewed over 18 million times.', 'Signed_in_User': '', 'Subpage_Title': '', 'Subpage_Link': '', 'Embed_Url': ''}, 'facebook_site_name': 'Blaze Media'}, 'twitter_share_template': '', 'is_banned': False, 'is_owner_logged_in': False, 'post_image_settings': {'crop_required': True, 'tw_image_format': '1200x600', 'ratios': {'9x16': {'hidden': False, 'title': 'Tall', 'order': 7, 'sizes': ['700x1245']}, '600x300': {'hidden': True, 'title': 'Slide', 'order': 9, 'sizes': ['600x300']}, '3x1': {'hidden': False, 'title': 'Super Wide', 'order': 1, 'sizes': ['1200x400', '600x200']}, '3x2': {'hidden': False, 'title': 'Medium', 'order': 3, 'sizes': ['1200x800', '600x400']}, '1x1': {'hidden': False, 'title': 'Square', 'order': 6, 'sizes': ['600x600', '300x300', '60x60']}, '3x4': {'hidden': False, 'title': 'MediumTall', 'order': 5, 'sizes': ['1500x2000', '750x1000']}, '16x9': {'hidden': False, 'title': 'Widescreen', 'order': 8, 'sizes': ['1245x700', '400x225']}, '4x3': {'hidden': False, 'title': 'MediumWide', 'order': 4, 'sizes': ['2000x1500', '1000x750']}, '2x1': {'hidden': False, 'title': 'Wide', 'order': 0, 'sizes': ['1200x600', '600x300']}}, 'origin_file_size': '2000x5000', 'facebook_image_format': '1200x600', 'font_name': 'DejaVu-Sans-Bold'}, 'whitelabel_settings': {'site_id': None, 'iden': 'runner', 'post_api': '', 'stage': 'prod', 'main_menu': [{'id': 'overview', 'url': '/core/r_dashboard/posts', 'title': 'Dashboard', 'default': True, 'order': 1, 'history': True, 'visibility': True, 'login_required': True, 'type': 0, 'permission_required': [{'permission': 'edit_site', 'on': 'parent_site'}, {'permission': 'publish_post', 'on': 'community_site'}]}, {'id': 'addPostIcon', 'url': '/core/community/add_post', 'title': 'Add Post', 'order': 0, 'visibility': True, 'type': 0, 'ico': 'main-content', 'login_required': True}, {'id': 'posts', 'section': True, 'url': '#', 'title': 'Posts', 'order': 2, 'visibility': True, 'login_required': True, 'type': 0, 'expand': True, 'submenu': [{'id': 'addPost', 'url': '/core/community/add_post', 'title': 'Add Post', 'order': 0, 'visibility': True, 'type': 0, 'ico': 'main-content', 'login_required': True}, {'id': 'drafts', 'url': '/core/r_dashboard/posts?status=5', 'title': 'Edit Drafts', 'order': 1, 'visibility': True, 'type': 0, 'history': True, 'login_required': True, 'permission_required': [{'permission': 'create_draft', 'on': 'parent_site'}, {'permission': 'create_draft', 'on': 'user_site'}, {'permission': 'create_draft', 'on': 'community_site'}], 'ico': 'draft-post'}, {'id': 'scheduled_posts', 'url': '/core/r_dashboard/posts?status=5&period=future', 'title': 'Scheduled Posts', 'order': 2, 'visibility': True, 'type': 0, 'login_required': True, 'ico': 'draft-post'}, {'id': 'posts_to_review', 'url': '/core/dashboard/content_feeds/review?site=', 'title': 'For Review', 'order': 3, 'visibility': True, 'login_required': True, 'history': True, 'type': 0, 'permission_required': {'permission': 'edit_site', 'on': 'parent_site'}, 'ico': 'draft-post'}, {'id': 'distribution_errors', 'url': '/r/dashboard/distribution_errors', 'title': 'Distribution Errors', 'order': 4, 'visibility': True, 'login_required': True, 'history': True, 'type': 0, 'permission_required': {'permission': 'edit_site', 'on': 'parent_site'}, 'ico': 'draft-post'}]}, {'id': 'designer_editor', 'url': '/core/dashboard/designer', 'title': 'Layout & Design', 'order': 3, 'section': True, 'visibility': True, 'login_required': True, 'type': 0, 'permission_required': {'permission': 'manage_design', 'on': 'parent_site'}}, {'id': 'smart_links', 'url': '/r/dashboard/smart_links', 'title': 'Smart Links', 'visibility': True, 'login_required': True, 'history': True, 'type': 0, 'permission_required': {'permission': 'manage_smart_links', 'on': 'parent_site'}}, {'id': 'popular_keywords', 'url': '/r/dashboard/popular_keywords', 'title': 'SEO Dashboard', 'visibility': True, 'login_required': True, 'history': True, 'type': 0, 'permission_required': {'permission': 'manage_smart_links', 'on': 'parent_site'}}, {'id': 'stats', 'section': True, 'url': '/core/dashboard/stats/insights/?site=', 'title': 'Stats', 'order': 4, 'visibility': True, 'login_required': True, 'type': 0, 'permission_required': {'permission': 'publish_post', 'on': 'parent_site'}, 'expand': True, 'submenu': [{'id': 'stats_overview', 'url': '/core/dashboard/stats#overview', 'title': 'Overview', 'order': 0, 'visibility': True, 'type': 0, 'ico': 'stats', 'history': True}, {'id': 'stats_social', 'url': '/core/dashboard/stats#social', 'title': 'Social Report', 'order': 1, 'visibility': True, 'type': 0, 'ico': 'stats', 'history': True}, {'id': 'stats_top_content', 'url': '/core/dashboard/stats#top-content', 'title': 'Top Content', 'order': 2, 'visibility': True, 'type': 0, 'ico': 'stats', 'history': True}, {'id': 'stats_contributors', 'url': '/core/dashboard/stats#contributors', 'title': 'Contributors', 'order': 3, 'visibility': True, 'type': 0, 'ico': 'stats', 'history': True}, {'id': 'stats_seo', 'url': '/core/dashboard/stats/seo?site=', 'title': 'SEO Report', 'order': 4, 'visibility': True, 'type': 0, 'ico': 'stats', 'history': True}, {'id': 'stats_rpm', 'url': '/r/rpm/', 'title': 'Performance Monitoring', 'order': 5, 'visibility': True, 'type': 0, 'ico': 'stats', 'history': True}]}, {'id': 'private_comments', 'url': '/core/r_dashboard/comments/{{parent_id}}/', 'title': 'Comments', 'order': 5, 'visibility': True, 'login_required': True, 'type': 0, 'permission_required': {'permission': 'publish_post', 'on': 'parent_site'}, 'expand': True}, {'id': 'sources', 'url': '/core/dashboard/content_feeds/feeds', 'title': 'Content Feeds', 'order': 101, 'visibility': True, 'login_required': True, 'history': True, 'type': 0, 'permission_required': {'permission': 'edit_site', 'on': 'parent_site'}}, {'id': 'river', 'url': '/core/dashboard/river/', 'title': 'River', 'type': 0, 'order': 103, 'visibility': False, 'login_required': True, 'history': True}, {'id': 'library', 'url': '/r/dashboard/library/', 'title': 'Library', 'type': 0, 'order': 104, 'login_required': True, 'visibility': True, 'permission_required': {'on': 'parent_site', 'permission': 'publish_post'}}, {'id': 'my_page', 'url': '/community/{{site_name}}', 'title': 'My Page', 'history': True, 'visibility': True, 'order': 105, 'login_required': True, 'type': 0}, {'id': 'account', 'section': True, 'url': '/core/dashboard/sites/?site=', 'title': 'Account', 'visibility': True, 'order': 107, 'login_required': True, 'history': True, 'type': 0, 'permission_required': {'permission': 'edit_site', 'on': 'parent_site'}, 'expand': True, 'submenu': [{'id': 'users', 'url': '/core/r_dashboard/users', 'title': 'Users', 'order': 0, 'visibility': True, 'type': 0, 'ico': 'settings', 'history': True, 'permission_required': {'permission': 'manage_users', 'on': 'parent_site'}}]}, {'id': 'sections', 'url': '/core/r_dashboard/sections/', 'title': 'Sections', 'order': 108, 'visibility': True, 'login_required': True, 'history': True, 'type': 0, 'permission_required': {'permission': 'edit_site', 'on': 'parent_site'}}, {'id': 'optimization', 'section': True, 'url': '/core/r_dashboard/404_report?site=', 'title': 'Lost and Found', 'order': 109, 'visibility': True, 'login_required': True, 'type': 0, 'permission_required': {'permission': 'delete_all_drafts', 'on': 'parent_site'}, 'expand': True, 'submenu': [{'id': 'optimization_404_report', 'url': '/core/r_dashboard/404_report?site=', 'title': '404 Report', 'order': 1, 'visibility': True, 'type': 0, 'history': True}, {'id': 'optimization_404_redirects', 'url': '/core/r_dashboard/404_redirects?site=', 'title': '404 Redirects', 'order': 2, 'visibility': True, 'type': 0, 'history': True}]}, {'id': 'a_manager', 'url': '/core/dashboard/a_manager/?site={{right_site}}', 'title': 'Ad manager', 'order': 115, 'visibility': True, 'login_required': True, 'history': True, 'type': 0, 'permission_required': {'permission': 'manage_ads_manager', 'on': 'parent_site'}}, {'id': 'shortcodes', 'url': '/core/r_dashboard/shortcodes/', 'title': 'Shortcodes', 'order': 117, 'visibility': True, 'login_required': True, 'history': True, 'type': 0, 'permission_required': {'permission': 'manage_shortcodes', 'on': 'parent_site'}}, {'id': 'learning_portal', 'url': 'http://learning.rebelmouse.com', 'title': 'Learning Portal', 'order': 119, 'visibility': True, 'history': True, 'type': 0, 'login_required': True}, {'id': 'newsletter', 'url': '/core/r_dashboard/newsletter/', 'show_divider': True, 'title': 'Newsletter', 'order': 997, 'visibility': True, 'login_required': True, 'history': True, 'type': 0, 'permission_required': {'permission': 'edit_site', 'on': 'parent_site'}}, {'id': 'badges', 'url': '/core/dashboard/badges?site={{parent_id}}', 'title': 'Badges', 'order': 998, 'visibility': True, 'permission_required': {'permission': 'edit_site', 'on': 'parent_site'}, 'login_required': True, 'type': 0}, {'id': 'bookmarklet', 'url': '/core/dashboard/bookmarklet', 'title': 'Bookmarklet', 'order': 999, 'visibility': True, 'login_required': True, 'type': 0}, {'id': 'help', 'url': 'http://learning.rebelmouse.com/category/rebelmouse-dcms', 'title': 'Help', 'order': 1000, 'visibility': True, 'login_required': True, 'type': 0}, {'id': 'logout', 'url': '/core/users/logout', 'title': 'Log out', 'order': 1001, 'visibility': True, 'login_required': True, 'type': 0}], 'sources': [], 'zones': [], 'show_discovery_button': True, 'front_page_type': 'dynamic', 'post_image_settings': {'crop_required': True, 'tw_image_format': '1200x600', 'ratios': {'9x16': {'hidden': False, 'title': 'Tall', 'order': 7, 'sizes': ['700x1245']}, '600x300': {'hidden': True, 'title': 'Slide', 'order': 9, 'sizes': ['600x300']}, '3x1': {'hidden': False, 'title': 'Super Wide', 'order': 1, 'sizes': ['1200x400', '600x200']}, '3x2': {'hidden': False, 'title': 'Medium', 'order': 3, 'sizes': ['1200x800', '600x400']}, '1x1': {'hidden': False, 'title': 'Square', 'order': 6, 'sizes': ['600x600', '300x300', '60x60']}, '3x4': {'hidden': False, 'title': 'MediumTall', 'order': 5, 'sizes': ['1500x2000', '750x1000']}, '16x9': {'hidden': False, 'title': 'Widescreen', 'order': 8, 'sizes': ['1245x700', '400x225']}, '4x3': {'hidden': False, 'title': 'MediumWide', 'order': 4, 'sizes': ['2000x1500', '1000x750']}, '2x1': {'hidden': False, 'title': 'Wide', 'order': 0, 'sizes': ['1200x600', '600x300']}}, 'origin_file_size': '2000x5000', 'facebook_image_format': '1200x600', 'font_name': 'DejaVu-Sans-Bold'}, 'cta_theme': 'sidebar', 'renderer': 'roar', 'server_templates': 'whitelabel/', 'front_templates': 'whitelabel/', 'css_path': 'runner/', 'template_vars': {'additional_signup_info': '', 'name': 'Blaze Media', 'sitename': 'Blaze Media', 'twitter': '', 'title_patterns': {'simplepage': '{simple_name} | {site_title}', 'postpage': '{headline} | {site_title}', 'subpage': '{subpage_title} | {site_title}', 'frontpage': '{site_title}', 'tagpage': '{tag_name} | {site_title}'}, 'login_form': {'width': 224, 'logo_url': '', 'height': 77}, 'signup_name': 'Sign Up to RebelMouse Runner', 'users_slug': '{first_name}-{last_name}'}, 'petition_advanced_options': False, 'use_posthistory': True, 'use_posthistory_fe': False, 'use_river': False, 'use_submissions_workflow': False, 'use_fly_share_buttons': True, 'use_selection_sharer': True, 'use_expand_link_plugin': False, 'sailthru_create_external_user_on_signup': False, 'subscribe_to_newsletter_checkbox_signup': False, 'enable_community_sections': False, 'enable_community_publish': False, 'terms_of_service_requiment': '', 'email_verification_required': False, 'use_river_vip_queue': False, 'use_editor_buffer_buttons': {'undo': True, 'redo': True}, 'use_cover_image': True, 'use_applenews_article': True, 'applenews_channel_id': '7a57fc6c-7211-4006-9b6f-b0d30a546b70', 'applenews_article_by_default': False, 'use_google_amp': None, 'use_native_ga4_on_amp': False, 'redirect_mobile_traffic_to_amp': False, 'ga_custom_dimensions': {'postTags': 8, 'authorName': 2, 'sections': 7, 'postDate': 10, 'layoutId': 9, 'primaryTag': 11}, 'google_amp_structured_data': False, 'skip_river_emails': True, 'show_river_widget': False, 'river_email_time_frame': 7200, 'river_email_events_gathering_time_frame': 600, 'use_roar_posts_api': True, 'enable_image_library': True, 'edit_mode_convert_links': True, 'post_headline_scrap_links': False, 'post_headline_scrap_images': False, 'add_tags_from_source': True, 'use_workflow': True, 'use_badging': True, 'use_teaser_default': False, 'mail_settings': {'from': 'No Reply <early@rebelmouse.com>', 'mail_logo': '/static/img/email/welcome/logo.gif?2', 'small_logo': '/static/img/email/site_newsletter/rebelmouse-logo.png?2', 'gif_logo': '/static/img/email/welcome/logo.gif'}, 'signup_settings': {'quick_signup': False, 'create_feeds': False, 'redirect_after_signup': True}, 'custom_pages': {}, 'personalization_module': False, 'use_subheadline': True, 'notifications': {'disabled_alerts_confirmation_email': False, 'disable_velocity_alerts': False}, 'use_editor_tracking': True, 'engine_folder': False, 'resources_base_href': '', 'settings_for_js': {}, 'post_settings': {'og_title_order': ('listicle_item_title', 'ssqi_item_title', 'og_title', 'headline', 'subheadline'), 'og_desc_order': ('listicle_item_description', 'ssqi_item_description', 'og_description', 'subheadline', 'sharing_texts__description', 'brief')}, 'use_post_publish_confirm': False, 'use_ee_validation_config': {}, 'use_primary_section': True, 'session_cookie_age': 31104000, 'use_amazon_assets': True, 'skip_html_sanitizer': False, 'sailthru_settings': {}, 'use_instance_for_internal_tracking': False, 'use_shortcodes_manager': True, 'use_lazy_loading': True, 'lazy_load_shortcode_images': True, 'use_default_sections': [545193419], 'rebel_lt_pagination_order': '', 'rebel_lt_ads_order': '', 'rebel_lt_use_numeration': False, 'rebel_lt_numeration_sort': -1, 'rebel_lt_items_as_posts': False, 'rebel_lt_body_text_above': False, 'rebel_lt_up_down_voting': False, 'rebel_lt_prevent_last_break_repetition': False, 'listicle_wizard_slide_settings_hide_on': [], 'ads_fullscreen_slideshow': {'desktop': {'topbar': '', 'sidebar': ''}}, 'use_async_listicle_page': True, 'use_listicle_wizard_with_slides': True, 'use_listicle_for_teaser': False, 'use_search_by_post': True, 'use_inline_add_media_bar': True, 'enable_newsletter_tab_in_ee': True, 'use_ee_runner_layout_tab': True, 'use_crop_in_listicle_item': True, 'newsletter_subscription_message': None, 'newsletter_enable_segments': False, 'use_face_crop_in_ee': True, 'release_channel': 'prod', 'enable_apikeys_management': True, 'use_ee_open_preview_in_new_tab': False, 'use_search_by_review': True, 'entry_editor_community_tabs_hide_on': [], 'use_ee_pdf_upload': False, 'use_ee_video_upload_template': False, 'use_ee_add_leading_media_options': [], 'use_ee_lw_update_url_on_scroll': False, 'use_ee_lw_update_page_views_on_scroll': False, 'use_ee_translation_workflow': False, 'use_discovery_project': False, 'discovery_enable_auto_likes': True, 'discovery_enable_auto_follow': True, 'enable_suspicious_articles_check': False, 'use_dashboard_community_driven': True, 'use_simplified_community_publishing_workflow': False, 'maximum_upload_file_size': 15, 'google_sa_enabled': True, 'default_video_player': '', 'use_jwplayer': True, 'use_rumble': False, 'theoplayer_library_location': '', 'use_youtube_upload': False, 'gettyimages_key': None, 'entry_editor_custom_tabs': [], 'language': None, 'facebook_app_id': '1446069888755293', 'discovery_email': None, 'company_name': 'TheBlaze', 'facebook_page_id': '140738092630206', 'gav4_id': 'G-16ZB39H9KF', 'post_types_supported': {}, 'same_site_cookies': 'None', 'enable_ld_editor_in_microservice': True, 'enable_powered_by_comment': True, 'dashboard_release_channel': 'prod', 'layout_and_design_tool_channel': 'prod', 'enable_archives_page': False, 'msg_bus_url': 'wss://messages.rebelmouse.io', 'use_google_cse': False, 'access_limitation_date': '', 'use_uplynk': False, 'use_next_page_article': True, 'use_social_names_in_post_dashboard': False, 'use_dashboard_post_ratings': False, 'use_device_detection_in_ee': False, 'use_ee_annotations': True, 'use_ee_feature_client': '', 'use_ee_highlight_paragraph': 0, 'use_ee_redirect_after_publish': '', 'use_ee_custom_expandable_tabs': False, 'use_ee_open_link_in_new_window_default': True, 'use_ee_copypaste_allowed_tags_extended': False, 'use_authors_api_for_autocomplete': False, 'editor_permalink': True, 'enable_entry_editor_in_microservice': True, 'enable_social_scheduling': True, 'back_button_go_to_page': True, 'use_login_server': False, 'use_secure_runner_domain': False, 'use_unsecure_connections': False, 'post_layout_abtests_limit': 0, 'non_post_layout_abtests_limit': 0, 'post_autofollow': False, 'public_api_minute_limit': 300, 'posts_api': None, 'sections_handler': 'topnav', 'image_crop_sizes': {}, 'skeletons': 'TODO', 'copy_post': False, 'use_captions': True, 'use_pin_it_button_on_post_images': True, 'pinterest_follow_button_url': False, 'image_share_options': ['facebook', 'twitter', 'pinterest', 'tumblr', 'email'], 'use_device_preview': False, 'lazy_loading': True, 'lazy_loading_post_body': False, 'infinite_scroll': False, 'fb_app_version': 'v2.5', 'date_formats': {'posts': 'DD MMMM YYYY', 'posts_us': 'MMMM DD, YYYY', 'stats': 'MM/DD/YYYY hh:MMA', 'node': 'D MMM YYYY', 'river': 'MM/DD/YY'}, 'request_environment_builder': 'engine.core.request_environment.RequestEnvironmentBuilder', 'fonts': [{'group': 'Default Fonts', 'name': 'Helvetica', 'value': '"Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif'}, {'group': 'Default Fonts', 'name': 'Garamond', 'value': 'Garamond, "Times New Roman", serif'}, {'group': 'Default Fonts', 'name': 'Arial', 'value': 'Arial, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, sans-serif;'}, {'group': 'Default Fonts', 'name': 'Roboto', 'value': '"Roboto", sans-serif'}, {'group': 'Default Fonts', 'name': 'Source Sans Pro', 'value': '"Source Sans Pro", sans-serif'}], 'bootstrap_blacklist': ['body', 'brief', 'brief_full', 'media_brief', 'description', 'continue_reading', 'image_info', 'manual_image_crops'], 'listicle_headlines_custom_tag': 'h3', 'topbar_last_post_published': False, 'use_logged_in_light_social_ux_app': True, 'timezone': 'US/Central', 'runner_regions_enabled': False, 'ee_faq_enabled': False, 'use_smart_link': True, 'use_open_ai': [], 'enable_rpm': True, 'enable_stability_ai': False, 'enable_twitter_api': False, 'force_custom_editor_usage': False, 'override_device_pixel_ratio': None, 'enable_inp_zilla': False, 'enable_user_contracts': False, 'use_new_sections_ui': False, 'boost_settings': {}, 'enable_logged_out_user_tracking': False, 'enable_threads_accounts': False, 'use_smart_links_2': False, 'url_to_promote': 'no_url_to_promote_in_engine_settings', 'template_set': 'runner', 'skeleton_path': 'runner/', 'users_notifications_customized': {1: {'enabled': True, 'subject': 'Confirm your email', 'template_path': 'email/users/whitelabel/confirmation_{}.html', 'context_variables': ('confirm_email_link',), 'transform_urls_to_roar_urls': ('confirm_email_link',), 'roar_template_path': 'email/users/whitelabel/confirmation_{}.html'}, 2: {'subject': 'Join {{site_title}} as {{type_text}}', 'template_path': 'email/admin_roar_{}.html', 'enabled': True, 'context_variables': ('inviter', 'type', 'link', 'sitename', 'roar_title'), 'transform_urls_to_roar_urls': ('link', 'login_url'), 'force_mail_settings': True, 'from': 'noreply@rebelmouse.com', 'roar_template_path': 'email/roar/{}/admin_roar.html'}, 3: {'subject': '{{site_title}} just joined {{roar_title}}', 'template_path': 'email/community_user_signup.html', 'enabled': True, 'context_variables': ('site_title', 'roar_title', 'link'), 'from': 'noreply@rebelmouse.com'}}, 'post_types': [], 'share_media_panel_events_disabled': True, 'use_bricks': True, 'material_ui': ['sections', 'overview', 'river', 'who_is_river', 'newsletter'], 'petition_settings': {'petition_placeholders': [{'label': 'Sidebar', 'name': 'sidebar', 'selector': '.cta-placeholder'}], 'petition_overrides': {'placeholder': 'sidebar', 'mobileplaceholder': '.cta-placeholder'}, 'petition_textfill_settings': {'widthOnly': True, 'maxFontPixels': 60}, 'petition_non_full_splash': True}, 'poll_settings': {'placeholders': [{'label': 'Sidebar', 'name': 'sidebar', 'selector': '.cta-placeholder'}], 'overrides': {'placeholder': 'sidebar', 'mobileplaceholder': '.cta-placeholder'}, 'non_full_splash': True}, 'urlconf': 'engine.runner.urls', 'roar_specific_post_data': {'breaking': {'removable': 'false', 'name': 'breaking', 'title': 'Breaking', 'type': 'checkbox', 'visibility': '', 'gated': 'false'}, 'digital_issue_link': {'removable': 'false', 'name': 'digital_issue_link', 'title': 'Digital Issue Link', 'type': 'input', 'visibility': '', 'gated': 'false'}}, 'extra_asset_fields': {}, 'extra_section_fields': {}}, 'roar_specific_data': {'short-description': 'Melissa Dougherty is author of "Happy Lies" (Zondervan, January 2025) and is a Christian apologist best known for her YouTube channel with over 285,000 subscribers and counting.', 'alternative-avatar-url': 'https://assets.rbl.ms/34682803/origin.png', 'community': None}, 'user_site_data': {'id': 27138124, 'name': 'melissa-dougherty', 'title': 'Melissa Dougherty', 'owner_id': 25188030, 'created': datetime.datetime(2025, 3, 19, 17, 16, 48), 'about_html': 'Melissa Dougherty is author of "Happy Lies" (Zondervan, January 2025) and is a Christian apologist best known for her YouTube channel with over 285,000 subscribers and counting. Her videos, which primarily cover New Age and New Thought, have been viewed over 18 million times.', 'rating': 0, 'cover_photo_url': '', 'href': 'https://www.theblaze.com/u/melissa-dougherty', 'get_uri': 'https://www.theblaze.com/', 'display_logo': 'https://www.theblaze.com/res/avatars/default', 'is_community': False, 'roar_specific_data': {'short-description': 'Melissa Dougherty is author of "Happy Lies" (Zondervan, January 2025) and is a Christian apologist best known for her YouTube channel with over 285,000 subscribers and counting.', 'alternative-avatar-url': 'https://assets.rbl.ms/34682803/origin.png'}, 'get_url_or_domain_url': 'https://www.theblaze.com/', 'user_twitter_name': '', 'is_inactive': False}, 'pages': None, 'sharing_post_texts': {'site_id': 19257436, 'customized': False, 'community_twitter_text_template': '{{Post_Title}} via {{Post_Twitter_Username}} {{Site_Twitter_Username}} on {{Whitelabel_Site_Twitter_Username}}', 'twitter_text_template': '{{Post_Title}} via {{Post_Twitter_Username}} {{Site_Twitter_Username}}', 'facebook_title_template': '{{Post_Title}}', 'facebook_desc_template': '{{Post_Description}}', 'email_title_template': '{{Post_Title}}', 'email_text_template': "\nHey, found this on {{Site_Title}}'s Front Page and thought you would like it: {{Post_Link}}\n{{Signed_in_User}}", 'og_image_source': 0, 'variables': {'Site_Title': 'Melissa Dougherty', 'Site_Twitter_Username': '@', 'Signed_in_User': '', 'Whitelabel_Site_Twitter_Username': '@'}, 'defaults_wo_variables': {'Post_Title': 'Please check it out. Via {{Whitelabel_Site_Twitter_Username}}', 'Site_Twitter_Username': '{{Post_Title}} via {{Whitelabel_Site_Twitter_Username}}', 'Post_Twitter_Username': '{{Post_Title}} via {{Site_Twitter_Username}}', 'ForPaid': '{{Post_Title}}'}}}
Load More
© 2025 Blaze Media LLC. All rights reserved.
Get the stories that matter most delivered directly to your inbox.
By signing up, you agree to our Privacy Policy and Terms of Use, and agree to receive content that may sometimes include advertisements. You may opt out at any time.