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Feinstein was born Dianne Emiel Goldman[1] in San Francisco, to Betty (née Rosenburg), a former model, and Leon Goldman, a surgeon. Feinstein's paternal grandparents were Jewish immigrants from Poland. Her maternal grandparents, the Rosenburg family, were from Saint Petersburg, Russia.[6] While they were of German-Jewish ancestry,[7] they practiced the Russian Orthodox faith as was required for Jews residing in Saint Petersburg
And as mak sarcastically points out, this has become a trend for the Democrats:https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2017/06/bernie-sanders-chris-van-hollen-russell-vought/529614/
Van Hollen said it’s “irrefutable” that comments like Vought’s suggest to many that he’s condemning all people who aren’t Christians. And he asserted that Vought’s view of his faith is wrong: “I’m a Christian, but part of being a Christian, in my view, is recognizing that there are lots of ways that people can pursue their God,” Van Hollen said.
Oh boy. Another one.http://thefederalist.com/2017/10/11/environmentalist-lobby-goes-another-trump-nominee-christian/
It's happening again:http://thefederalist.com/2018/04/13/corey-booker-hounds-mike-pompeo-agreeing-christianity-gay-sex/Booker asked him if he believed homosexuality is a perversion, and if he really thinks it's bad for people to worship "other gods."
Made this exact connection when I heard it too. Mr. Pompeo disappointed me. My IMMEDIATE response would have been, "Senator, I'll be happy to answer your question as asked, but I want to be clear about the question. Are you testing that I have the proper religious beliefs for this position?"