Dianne Feinstein and the Left revive religious tests

"Dogma" to Catholics refers to a truth revealed by God and taught by the Church for the benefit of the faithful. For Catholics, deviating from dogma is prohibited. But to Senate Democrats, adhering to dogma is verboten.

"The dogma lives loudly in you, and that's of concern." That's how Sen. Dianne Feinstein, a California Democrat, attacked Amy Barrett, a nominee for the court of appeals and a faithful Catholic mother of seven.

Feinstein's apparent view, that a faithful Catholic who listens to Rome's teachings is therefore unfit for a judgeship, is a foul assault on America's founding principles. Sadly, it's also increasingly in vogue in the mainstream of the Left and the Democratic Party.

Sen. Bernie Sanders was explicit this summer, saying he opposed longtime policy aide Russ Vought's nomination for deputy budget director because of Vought's religious views. Specifically, Vought is a Christian who believes that professed belief in Christ is the only way to heaven. Sanders presented zero evidence that this belief had affected or would affect Vought's ability to do his job. Simply holding that religious view, which Christians have held for centuries, was enough to disqualify Vought in the old egalitarian's eyes.

It's been central to Democrats and the Left's recent culture war campaigns to rule basic Christian views beyond the realm of permissible dissent. If a businessman refuses to participate in a gay marriage, he is therefore a bigot who must be sued, prosecuted, and driven out of business. If you reject the novel gender theory, as Christianity requires you to do, you are a bigot, regardless of how lovingly you treat your neighbors of all orientations.