In an October 28 RedState blog post, CNN contributor Erick Erickson attacked Democratic Sen. Michael Bennet as “outside the mainstream” for supposedly not having enough religious faith. Erickson linked to an article on Politics Daily, that stated that “Bennet does not affiliate with a particular religion but says he believes in God.”

However, it seems that to satisfy Erickson's religious test, you not only have to believe in God, you also have to belong to a congregation. Erickson wrote:

The Democrats really are running an inconsistent campaign across the country.

In Missouri they are running an attack on a Republican saying he covered up pedophilia in the Catholic Church.

In Minnesota the Democrats are attacking Catholics full on for not living up to Christ's teaching to help the poor.

In Kentucky they are attacking Rand Paul for blaspheming Christ or some such nonsense.

In Colorado, home of Focus on the Family and a huge evangelical movement, the Democrats have decided to go the opposite way.

Michael Bennet, you see, rejects religion. Yes, he says he believes in God, but he makes clear he does not go to worship, does not believe in organized religion, and does not affiliate with a religion.

And they say the Republicans are running candidates outside the mainstream.

Although voters can, of course, use any criteria they want in deciding who to vote for, it is noteworthy that the Founders frowned on such religious tests. Indeed, the Constitution explicitly states: "[N]o religious Test shall ever be required as a Qualification to any Office or public Trust under the United States."