Charisma News - NBC Nixes 'Under God' From Pledge of Allegiance

by Jennifer LeClaire News - Featured News

The phrase "under God" was noticeably missing from the Pledge of Allegiance in NBC's broadcast of the US Open Golf Tournament on Sunday--and the Chrisitan Defense Coalition wants some answers.

NBC has said it is "sorry if anyone was offended.". . .

. . . . The American Center for Law and Justice is sending a protest letter to NBC. ACLJ points out that NBC twice edited out the phrase "under God" in a televised feature Sunday highlighting the fact that the golf tournament was being held near the nation's capital.

"The fact is by trying to pay tribute to our nation and its heritage, NBC crossed a troubling line and offended millions of Americans by cutting the phrase 'under God' from the Pledge of Allegiance. The phrase 'under God' is not a throw-away line, an afterthought. It's been a critical part of the Pledge for more than half a century--a time-honored tradition," says Jordan Sekulow, director of Policy and International Relations at the ACLJ.

"NBC admits to editing out the phrase and its brief apology hours later was too little, too late. NBC and the USGA spent a great deal of time and money chronicling the history and heritage of America's most prestigious golf event. You'd think they'd get it--that America's history and heritage must be chronicled correctly--and that includes keeping the phrase --'under God'--in the Pledge of Allegiance.". . .

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