First it was Giuliani's campaign.

Now, it's Brownback's.

Both campaigns recently leaked information about Mitt Romney and his LDS religion.

From Giuliani's staff came the interesting article by my good friend Thomas Burr about the LDS legend of a presidential rescuer arriving on a white horse.

Now, a Brownback aide has been reprimanded for sending an email raising questions about Romney's and the Church's beliefs.

One might have been a mistake.

But two?

When I read about this latest Brownback incident I asked myself, "Is this religious bigotry?"

After all, both episodes seem to be cases of candidates using the religion of another for their own political gain. 

I also couldn't help but wonder what the outcry would be if other candidates did this about different religions?

What would be the reaction then?

And would other candidates even be trying this if the religion in question wasn't Mormonism?

All of this reminded me of two things:

1) Romney's faith has been, is and will be an issue in this campaign.

2) He must be scaring the other campaigns because it seems we're seeing and hearing more of this.

While I am not LDS, nor a great biblical scholar, writing and thinking about this called to mind the words of John 8:7 - He that is without sin among you, let him cast the first stone.

In this instance, what these words say to me is all the candidates - R's and D's - could spend the rest of the campaign slinging mud.

However, I can't help but wonder; aren't there more important issues to talk about and deal with?

Until the next BLOG, I'll be in the political backroom.