Oklahoma schools rank 49th out of 50 states. Those unfortunate kids need more than a bible.

Hey superintendent: It is not clear. You are using this as a loop hole to integrate religion into the PUBLIC SCHOOL classroom. If a history teacher (I would like to know who they are) really needs to do a bible study to talk about the letters of MLK JR then I am not sure they are teaching History, but religion. If a teacher really feels this is essential to instruction of history, then have parents sign a signature allowing for such a discussion to occur. Again - this is a loop hole for you to incorporate religion into the classroom. As an educator this makes NO SENSE and shame on you, superintendent. shame.on.you!

I live in OKC and I'm appalled by this guy. Oklahoma is like a political Petri dish for bad conservative ideas.

They are doing thT because they don't believe in freedom of religion. If they did, they would not force feed religion to anybody.

" The United States is in no sense founded on the Christian religion. " Treaty of Tripoli. Signed unanimously by Congress.

I know him personally. Walters is a corrupt opportunist.

He's lieing when he said they asked the public. I live in Oklahoma and have kids. This is the first I have heard of this subject.

THIS COUNTRY IS SICK WITH RELIGION

JUST SO YOU KNOW...THEY DIDN"T ASK PEOPLE IN OKLAHOMA!!!! Oklahomans DO NOT all back or support this nonsense!

I don't want a teacher teaching my child about a book that contains scenes involving incest, fratricide, mass murder of children , along with dozens of stories depicting violence towards women.

Walter is a psychopath.

I remember when they funded schools and taught kids things like, home economics, wood work, metal work, and finances. Things that they actually need. Now they take away the funding and don't even want to feed them.

try teaching kids SKILLS so they can succeed, not CRAP!!! Thanks!!!

Both my kids just graduated from high school in Oklahoma. Wow am I ever happy for that! My kids won't have to endure the shit show this is creating. I feel sorry for the teachers and school officials in our state right now. I would certainly have pulled my kids fro public school as I'm sure many parents will.

What kind of scholarship is Superintendent Walters promoting? He asks where did Jefferson come up with the phrase "endowed by our Creator." Seems the Superintendent is advocating pick & choose to defend your position. Does he not know it was President Thomas Jefferson who strongly believed in "separation of church and state", his phrase not the wording in the Constitution. Does the Superintendent not know that President Jefferson wrote his own version of the Bible, for his own reflection, excluding most of the miracles of Jesus and references to Jesus as divine. Does he not know that Jefferson is often characterized as a founding father who leaned towards Deism. If so Superintendent, read up on it, you may find an answer to your question "Where did Jefferson come up with...?" and you might learn how he viewed the Creator.

America was not found as Christian nation

The conspiratorial part of me thinks this is a way to make public schools so intolerable parents pull their kids out and put them in private and charter schools…also something the right wants.

If you want to discuss the bible as a historical text, then it should only be taught in history classes, not math, not science. Not to classes that don't normally include history lesson.

Never should religion be in schools how ignorant is that.

What about wicca? Wicca says harm none!!

First person he mentions is Thomas Jefferson, who literally had a Bible that he cut out all of the references to anything supernatural in it. Then there is Ben Franklin: 'Lighthouses are more useful than churches.' A lot of the founders were trying to separate church and state and weren't a fan of the traditional church. There should be freedom of religion, but there should never be a state-sponsored religion. End of story. If his point is that he wants to reference the Bible in history with respect to how it influenced people, then he'd better be advocating for all of the quotes against the church from the founding fathers too. And highlight the Salem witch trials

FOOL!! This is going to cause all kinds of confusion.

The Treay of Tripoli was unanimously ratified by Congress and signed by President Madison. Article 11 of the treaty stated: “As the government of the United States of America is not in any sense founded on the Christian Religion..."

I want to start off by saying that I am a Republican. This is not OK. I am a Republican with no religious affiliation. Telling people what religion to support or to not support any at all is not OK. I grew up in the state of Alabama. I graduated high school recently. We were able to be successfully taught history and about all of the various religions without having a physical copy of the Bible, the 10 Commandments, the Quran, the Torah, or any other religious text actually present. This is political and this is indoctrination. It’s not OK.

Make sure you teach the epic of Gilgamesh while you pukes are at it!!

He seems less interested in a general education for students, and more interested in indoctrinating kids into right wing politics and his chosen religion.

What does your Bible say about arrogance, superintendent?

As a Christian I'm concerned that their attempt to force the Bible onto student will make the Bible and religion to become repulsive to them.

Treaty of Tripoli: As the Government of the United States of America is not, in any sense, founded on the Christian religion; as it has in itself no character of enmity against the laws, religion, or tranquility, of Mussulmen (Muslims); and as the said States never entered into any war or act of hostility against any Mahometan (Mohammedan) nation, it is declared by the parties that no pretext arising from religious opinions shall ever produce an interruption of the harmony existing between the two countries. Signed 1796 by President John Adams. The entire treaty was read aloud on the Senate floor, and copies were printed for every Senator. A committee considered the treaty and recommended ratification. Twenty-three of the thirty-two sitting Senators were present for the June 7th vote which unanimously approved the ratification recommendation.

Did not answer a single question…😂

If you want your child to learn about the Bible, send them to private school like everyone else ffs. Forcing everyone to read this religious text under the guise of it being necessary in a historical context is disgusting. Just look at how embarrassing and poorly run public education is in Oklahoma - this is the LAST thing they should be prioritizing. OK already has a teacher shortage and this is not going to make it any better.

Good to see the neutral stance by the superintendent 😏🤣

Ryan Walter’s the Oklahoma School superintendent does support Project 2025

Go to a religious school!

The "Torah" is the first 5 books of the Bible.

Sad and disgusting. Where is freedom of religion . Where is seperation of church and state?

Oklahoma is a weird state

Which version is going in the classroom? NIV, KJV, ESV…?

put these republicans in prison NOW. NOW

I’m a Christian and I’m totally against this. It’s the families responsibility to teach, not the schools. You really don’t know what they will end up learning. 🤷‍♀️

Parents should be telling the school that the child is enrolled in that they can take the Bible and shove it that the child will not be forced in to reading the Bible why they are in school and that.s that

Bullshit

Walters just wants to get on Trump's radar. He'll bail in a second if Trump wins a second term.

Why not include the Torah? This questions is exibit A for why this study is needed..... the Torah is IN the Bible

Include the history of religion, if you want to be contextual, Okie-boy.

Ryan Walters is a bully and not too bright.

0:20 "Endowed by their Creator" is from natural law, not the Bible. The Declaration of Independence utilized natural law because, by disavowing rule by Britain, the United States had no law of its own. What makes a country sovereign is not its own pronouncement but rather recognition from other sovereign states. The natural law in the Declaration of Independence would be familiar to the rulers and leaders of European states as a sound justification to recognize the new country, untied to England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿. Jefferson mocked the miracles recorded in the Bible, and he and John Adams enjoyed ridiculing the religious for their unthinking ways.

I don't think the young guy knows what he is doing. If he have schools teach the bible there will be no teachers to teach and parents who is not religious will not let their kids go to school. The professor is right.

Has to be the King James. As that was the text that was being referenced by those historical figures.

"If there is an all-knowing, just God... he would in no way associate Himself with the stupidities and atrocities written in that book(Bible)." Thomas Paine, one of the Founding Fathers and writers of the US Constitution

"We knew that we needed to include the Bible directly into the classroom so that kids understood the full historical context of its role in American history," said Oklahoma State Superintendent Ryan Walters Oh what fun and mischief can be had following the Superintendent's instructions. An old saying comes to mind: "Be careful what you wish for."

Walters why dont you move our schools out of dead last place before you "expand the curriculum"

Its place is in a theology class! Not a history class and certainly not a science class! The US is not a theocracy it is a secular republic based upon democratic principles. So perhaps it may be more germane to be learning more about those principles, the emergence of peloponesian democracy, perhaps of Solon, or Drakon and the history of democracy. Would it then be imperative Then should by extension of your former logic would you consider it imperative to contextualise religious faith of the founders of these democratic principles, expanding upon and teaching the tales of the Greek pantheon. Extrapolation of the argument can obviously lead to problems, which if extended reach ad absurdum. It really isn’t necessary to teach scripture as a foundation of history. It’s being used as an excuse to continue the propagation of religious doctrine into secular education beyond the bounds of study of Christianity in comparative theology.

Teaching what the role of the bible was is very different than teaching theology.

Religion shouldn’t be in school! Don’t teach children religious view or commandments to follow!

Social Studies classes already contain the basic tenets of Islam, Buddhism etc...

The Bible has the Torah, Genesis to Deuteronomy (from what I remember). Also, the transliteration re: slave was employee/worker. Women are not "second class citizens", they had roles to play, as pregnancy and child birth used to be very dangerous; not having to leave work for unpaid/low paid maternity leave.

Fruit loop deluxe.

49th to 50th in education.

This is a bad idea because the government could teach the Bible very wrong. The government serves a secular function (though religious principles influencing laws isn’t bad just to clarify).

This is so delusional

Mary and Joseph offered a pair of turtledoves or two young pigeons as a sacrifice at the temple 40 days after Jesus' birth, in fulfillment of the law of Moses. This offering was a sin offering required by Leviticus 12:2-8 for mothers who were ritually unclean after giving birth. The Bible has SO much to teach modern society today! We best get on it! SMH 🙄

What about a full understanding of geologic history, something that goes back 4billion years lmao fucking christ

Hope they teach it properly, not watered down

Wow😮he sure triggered the demons in Alan, the hatred in his facial expression more noticeably apparent since they muted his mic.

Teach OK kids math, science, and history, not the myths of ancient superstitious goat herders.

As long as its historical context ONLY. Try real hard not to brain wash the kids like my gen was

What other Religions will they be in teaching about? Who will be teaching the classes across the state? Joel Osteen, Steven Furtick, a Priest, a Pastor, a Rabbi, etc. Maybe they can start by reconstructing the tower of Babel, let's say in Norman, or Stillwater.

Are they really ready for that move? Going to have fun trying to explain that this book is about blacks and how NOTHING can not be studied and EVERYTHING must be explained in this book, including how back than they married cousins and even how majority of this book took place in Africa and how do you explain that with history class with slavery. 😂 I'm so ready for my kid to ask questions. Especially if you have kids going to school cross dressing with this book....the parents are going to flip. I'm sitting back watching now. Remember Oklahoma, some parents are biblical schooled and have thier degrees in this so it better be correctly taught. Black people, we have a book now! Whoop-whoop! Spread the message. I hope the school district is ready. A hard plus is that now we get to question why the certain books were taken out: Book of Enoch, Dan, Jasher, Jubilee, etc. The study of all those books is a partt of historical knowledge. Im not questioning Yahuah in any way, im questioning mans evil deeds of why they think its okay to remove what Yahuah has set in place to be, yet man thinks they are over Yahuah to remove doctrine. I'm so ready for this. BRING IT ON! * Now heres some food for thought: Oklahoma might be on to something here, that great migration of Californians and upstate movers to the south: Texas to be exact is probably promting them, Oklahoma, to realize if they dont want their state to have "differences" around their state and children than teaching the bible is a great move to have those migrating to bypass thier state due to this bible requirement. Hey, it's just a thought, I could be wrong.* I'm all for the HOLY WORD to be taught CORRECTLY! Let's hope you all do that accurately.

I hope that Oklahoma starts teaching Anti-Catholic bigotry because Fr. Altman, Bishop Strickland, and Cardinal Burke could not wait to support Trump and these people need to understand that they have aided and abetted the wolf in sheep^s clothing. And now they need to understand what they have unleashed.

Ignorance at its best

Thank you

he says he loves the bible yet doesnt believe it

anyone think the next act from the dustbowl hellhole is a golden trump tennis shoe the "Faithful" can worship - bought with taxpayer dollars?

The blind has been leading the blind way too long IN THIS COUNTRY, ...REMNANT2U...

It's because Ryan doesn't know anything about history. That's why he keeps bringing up Martin Luther King Jr. That's the only black man he can refer to. This is a tholeological debate. Is he going to answer all of the questions that are going to come up, or is his thin skin going to try to shut it down? Which version is going to be taught, or did he forget there is more than one version?

Because they wa t control and don't care about separation of church and state

First, they have to be able to read.

They will pick and choose from the bible what they want to promote just like preachers do every Sunday morning. No way the curriculum will include Ezekiel 23:19-20 (NIV) which answers the age old question over whether or not women prefer size 🤣No way they talk about how God demanded that if a man dies his brother should sleep with his wife to produce offspring, and I could just keep going on and on.

To know islam is the wrong way

Truth is truth.

L A S T _ I N _ T H E _ N A T I O N _ I N _ E D U C A T I O N

Will they have CATHOLIC bibles in classrooms?

Teach the students the Bible (as history), or keep them ignorant.

Alan Dershowitz needs to stop rambling. Holy fuck.

The bible means bible old and new testament. Hope is is truth

Yes, which version of the Bible? How about the Apocryphal texts? And don't forget to read from the Book of Revelation! That'll scare the Hell (oopsie) outta kids.

I was kind of for not teaching it, God doesn’t force himself on anyone, in fact it’s the best way to turn people off, but it is ironic on the news I heard anti Semitic, and Islam-a-phobia, but like he said the Bible is referenced in the constitution and Declaration of Independence, and I’m fairly sure even governments most important moments like amendments etc, u can take anything out of context, we need to be not limiting speech, but freeing it more than ever, God, the Bible amd Holy Spirit Jesus are a lion, we do t defend them, they defend us! But no one should be forced in to anything, seek ur salvation with fear and trembling, or don’t! It’s up to you, btw young men, once u are 12 yrs old, u are responsible for decisions officially, and last part, both men and women are needed to make a child, they should both be responsible for the child! But the man should have a say as well, just as it was wrong when women did not! We need each other more than ever, but don’t have billions in a vault and try to talk philanthropy! People are starving and dead daily, we’re connected

Fucking love that!!!!

Psalm 2 Describes the squealing Irate Irrational Haters of Jesus of Whom they will stand before in the Judgement

Wow they're teaching the Quran in oklahoma?

Do we need a Bible present and the 10 Commandments on the wall to say that in God we trust came from the Bible? It’s unnecessary. I went to high school in a very conservative state. I am very conservative myself. And our history class we learned about Islam, Judaism, Christianity, Catholicism, Buddhism, Hinduism, and any other religion that I am currently forgetting off the top of my head and how they affected historical events from thousands years ago to last decade. You don’t actually need the physical copies of any of these books present and forced down peoples throats to successfully and appropriately teach history. If that’s what you want then go to a private religious school.

Why? To piss off the rainbow coalition

‭Deuteronomy 6:4-9 ESV‬ [4] “Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God, the Lord is one. [5] You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your might. [6] And these words that I command you today shall be on your heart. [7] You shall teach them diligently to your children, and shall talk of them when you sit in your house, and when you walk by the way, and when you lie down, and when you rise. [8] You shall bind them as a sign on your hand, and they shall be as frontlets between your eyes. [9] You shall write them on the doorposts of your house and on your gates ❤

SEPERATION OF CHURCH AND STATE

Those betting on trump winning are betting everything 😂

There’s nothing more American than the phrase, “In God We Trust”. Where is this text came from? BIBLE. Amen. ✝️🙏🏼

so controversial in a ungodly unholy nation the lord will destroy

You have to agree that there's just something about the God of the bible that immediately makes the fangs come out. It's the most persecuted book. Most movies use God as a curse word as well as people in their daily lives. That's because no person wants to have their Creator rule over them. They don't want to be accountable to Him.

Because we are getting closer to end of times .