Ms. Williams' prayer For Obama, leaves ‘Under God’ out of Pledge of allegiance

According to Before It Was News: Thanks to H/T to Todd Kincannon- via Twitter for pointing out a misquoted portion of the Pledge of Allegiance by Myrlie Evers-Williams, who delivered the invocation for Obama's inauguration.

While I didn't doubt him because this has been done before, but I decided to listen for myself and sure enough Ms. Evers-Williams, did misquote a portion of the Pledge of Allegiance by leaving out the words "Under God."

Here is the Pledge of Allegiance:
I pledge Allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the Republic for which it stands, one nation under God, indivisible, with Liberty and Justice for all.

Evers-Williams did not use the entire quote but she did say "We now stand beneath the shadow of the nation's capital, whose golden dome reflects the unity and Democracy of 'one nation, indivisible, with Liberty and Justice for all.'"

First, America is a Republic that holds Democratic elections, not a Democracy, and second, Ms. Evers-Williams, did leave the words "Under God" out of the Allegiance quote.

Obama himself has been criticized multiple times during his first term for leaving the word "Creator" when quoting the Declaration of Independence.

Declaration of Independence direct quote:
We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness

If a lawmaker, president or anyone else wishes to quote from things like the Pledge of Allegiance or the Declaration of Independence, then they should really quote it correctly.

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Gail Williams received salvation at a young age. She is married to Bishop Robert R. Williams. She was ordained as a minister in 1987. Dr. Williams received her undergraduate degree in Human Ecology at Virginia State University in Petersburg, Va. She received a Master of Arts degree in Religion...

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