Washington: 108 Members of Congress Express Disapproval for NBC "Under God" Omission.

                                                            Washington: U.S. Congressman J. Randy Forbes has issued the following press release:

At the beginning of NBC's broadcast of the final round of the U.S. Open golf tournament this month, the network played a video montage of children reciting the Pledge of Allegiance. The problem with the video montage was what was not included: NBC twice edited out the words "under God" from the national pledge. If you have not yet seen the video of the omission, you can view it here:Although NBC apologized for the omission, I am concerned that the back-to-back omissions were not inadvertent. It is also disturbing that the altered Pledge of Allegiance was allowed to air in the first place.

This week, I joined with 107 other Members of Congress in sending a bipartisan letter to NBC expressing our concern. The letter to NBCUniversal CEO Stephen Burke states:

We live in a society where there are increasing efforts to remove all mention of religion from public life, and we remain dedicated to defending against such attempts. As a key player in shaping the national dialogue through various media outlets, we are interested to knowwhat steps NBC has taken to prevent America's religious heritage from being obscured in this manner. We request that you implement a policy to ensure that the Pledge of Allegiance is not altered in future broadcasts.