The U.S. Open Omits ‘Under God’ from the Pledge
If you’re watching the U.S. Open championship (because you really like golf… or you lost the remote… dammit, where’s my remote?), then you might have caught a nice little surprise in NBC’s introduction, when they said the Pledge of Allegiance:
“Under God” was just skipped over (so was “indivisible”), so it went like this:
ONE NATION… [Soldier noises]… WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.
Twitter’s currently in an uproar over this.
(via Reddit/r/atheism)
***Update***: Apparently, the Pledge was said twice, both versions omitting the “Under God” part:
First time:
I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America, and to the republic for which it stands, one nation, with liberty and justice for all.
Second time:
I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America, and to the republic for which it stands, with liberty and justice for all.
***Update 2***: The commentators just apologized for the omission on the air, calling it “an editing mistake.”
via Friendly Atheist » The U.S. Open Omits ‘Under God’ from the Pledge.
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