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Washington, D.C., Jun 22 - A video of Congressman J. Randy Forbes’ (VA-04) recent statement on the floor of the House of Representatives affirming America’s Judeo-Christian heritage has drawn over one million viewers on YouTube. At the time of this release, the video had been viewed 1,391,977 times, making it one of the most widely-viewed floor speeches in YouTube history.

 Click the video below to watch Congressman Forbes’ remarks. 

Congressman Forbes’ statement came in response to President Barack Obama’s April 6 speech in Turkey where he said that “we do not consider ourselves a Christian nation, or a Jewish nation...” In the video, Congressman Forbes responds by asking the questions “Did America ever consider itself a Judeo-Christian nation?” and “If America was once a Judeo-Christian nation, when did it cease to be?” 

America’s religious heritage has continued to be a heightened point of debate and discussion over the past several weeks. Congressman Forbes’ remarks continued to draw viewers after President Obama’s June 4 speech in Cairo, Egypt where he addressed the conflict between Israel and Palestine saying that the “United States does not accept the legitimacy of continued Israeli settlements,” and claimed in an interview with France's Canal Plus that America was one of the largest Muslim nations in the world.

Congressman Forbes, along with Members of the bipartisan Congressional Prayer Caucus, reintroduced H.Res.397, America’s Spiritual Heritage Resolution. The Resolution recognizes our nation’s spiritual heritage milestones, rejects current attempts to erase all religious history from public buildings and educational resources, and establishes a week for Americans to remember and reflect on spiritual principles upon which our nation was founded. The Resolution has gained bipartisan support with 66 cosponsors. H.Res.397 was originally introduced in the 110th Congress as H.Res.888.