{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"Rainbow Dash Network","provider_url":"http:\/\/rainbowdash.net\/","type":"link","title":"Matt (zeldatra)'s status on Monday, 20-Jan-14 04:06:38 UTC","author_name":"Matt (zeldatra)","author_url":"http:\/\/rainbowdash.net\/zeldatra","url":"http:\/\/rainbowdash.net\/notice\/3255690","html":"@<span class=\"vcard\"><a href=\"http:\/\/rainbowdash.net\/user\/28324\" class=\"url\" title=\"that guy you hate\"><span class=\"fn nickname mention\">pegasusninja<\/span><\/a><\/span> It's because Seth MacFarlane is an atheist, and Brian became sort of a writer's surrogate. That is, the character that all the writers use to project their own opinions about politics and religion and other subject matter covered by the show."}