NBC apologizes to Congress for edited pledge

WASHINGTON (RNS) NBC has issued a formal apology to more than 100
members of Congress for omitting the words "under God" from the Pledge
of Allegiance during a patriotic montage that aired last month.

The letter, signed by Kyle McSlarrow, president of NBC Universal,
comes in response to a complaint by 107 members of Congress alleging
that a montage shown during coverage of the U.S. Open golf tournament
obscured America's religious heritage.

The montage featured video of schoolchildren saying the pledge
alongside images of soldiers and American flags, but did not include the
phrase "under God." It also omitted "one nation" and "indivisible."