"God" Left Off Billboard On Billy Graham Parkway

Group Responsbile Says Others Will "Blanket North Carolina in Time for July 4th"

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by Steve Lyerly

CHARLOTTE, N.C. - A billboard appearing over Billy Graham Parkway states "One Nation Indivisible", over an American flag background. But, it's what the billboard left off that's causing a stir. The sign doesn't include the phrase "under God" when quoting the Pledge of Allegiance.

The billboards are sponsored by the North Carolina Secular Association. Several of these billboards are scheduled to run for four weeks in Asheville, Charlotte, Greensboro, Raleigh, Wilmington and Winston-Salem.

"This is a positive message of unity and inclusion for all Americans," said Joseph McDaniel Stewart, vice president of FreeThoughtAction and founder of the North Carolina Secular Association. "It is designed to bring nontheists and theists together as patriots in a shared society."

Stewart added: "When the words 'under God' were inserted into the Pledge of Allegiance between 'one nation' and 'indivisible,' they made a lie out of both those ideals because you can't have an indivisible nation if you draw a line between the godly and godless. We all belong here."

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