I think Catholicism is a bad example, since 1) it has by far and away the greatest history of rationalism of any branch of Christianity and 2) it acknowledges that its goofy parts are goofy (but nevertheless true).
--- On Tue, 6/24/08, WD <mister.wd at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Yep. So why do so many people get a kick out of picking on
> Mormons
> but not Christian Scientists -- or Catholics, for that
> matter? All
> three believe some awfully goofy stuff. The only problem
> Mormonism
> has is that it's relatively new.
>