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Ryan Walters: “The Bible is a historical document.”

Featuring: Ryan Walters, Republican | Oklahoma Superintendent of Public Instruction

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Published | Video Starts at 04:28

What do you say? Look, CNN doesn't have to like it. Left wing activists don't have to like it. I'm just talking about facts. It's not my opinion. The Bible is a historical document. You can't rewrite history. Okay? The reality is the Bible was what drove so much of so many of the consequential events in American history. Why did the Pilgrims come to America? (04:28–04:31)

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