Romney : Mitt Romney is a Christian , answered , `` No . '' Jeffress ' comments about Romney 's faith hurt presidential race . Jeffress , a Perry supporter , said William Bennett is not a Mormonism and Christian is a cult . Perry says we must reject religious , and racial , bigotry ; politics are about policy . There is no religious test for public office and it 's a matter of political principles , he says .
Romney : Jeffress ' comments about Romney 's faith hurt presidential race . Jeffress , a Perry supporter , said William Bennett is not a Mormonism and Christian is a cult . Perry says we must reject religious , and racial , bigotry ; politics are about policy . There is no religious test for public office and it 's a matter of political principles , he says .