Category Archives: Tomfoolery

Rant about Worship Songs

Posted on September 1, 2010 by Darrell Pursiful

Cute.

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On the Benefits of a Liberal Arts Education

Posted on August 20, 2010 by Darrell Pursiful

So let me get this straight. Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry offers elective classes in Ancient Runes, Muggle Studies, and Arithmancy and required classes in History of Magic and Potions, but has no classes at all in English Literature, … Continue reading →

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Textual Criticism and KJV Only Conspiracy Theories

Posted on August 20, 2010 by Darrell Pursiful

Daniel B. Wallace explains that newer New Testament translations differ from the King James Version because of the textual evidence, not because of any kind of godless conspiracy. But I bet you already knew that. (H/T: Evangelical Textual Criticism)

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How the Prosperity Gospel Should Work

Posted on August 4, 2010 by Darrell Pursiful

Scott Bailey has a very valid point.

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Mr. Potatohead Explains Markan Priority

Posted on July 27, 2010 by Darrell Pursiful

Must be seen to be believed (H/T: Mark Goodacre) Next week: Gumby tackles the Documentary Hypothesis.

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Dancing Auschwitz

Posted on July 14, 2010 by Darrell Pursiful

I’m not sure, but I think this is the first post I placed in both the “Ethics” and the “Tomfoolery” categories. It is definitely foolish—in the sense that the book of Esther and centuries of Jewish humor in the face … Continue reading →

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The Seminarian’s song

Posted on July 12, 2010 by Darrell Pursiful

To the Tune of the Major-General’s Song from The Pirates of Penzance I am the very model of Catholic seminarian I’ve information pastoral, canonical, and Marian, I know the Popes of Avignon and Councils Ecumenical From Nicaea to Vatican plus … Continue reading →

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The Seven Rules of Church Fonts

Posted on July 9, 2010 by Darrell Pursiful

Seen ‘em all. By the grace of God, guilty of none.

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The Council of Nicea is a Theological Rorschach Test

Posted on June 3, 2010 by Darrell Pursiful

I’ve become convinced that you can tell a lot about somebody’s religious beliefs if you know what they think about the Council of Nicea in AD 325. How would you complete this sentence? “The Council of Nicea…” 1. “…was a … Continue reading →

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Everybody’s a (Biblical) Critic

Posted on June 3, 2010 by Darrell Pursiful

Steve Wiggins addresses the fact that it seems everybody these days considers him or herself to be a Bible expert. (H/T: James McGrath) What this usually boils down to, however, is that everybody has opinions or beliefs about the Bible—whether … Continue reading →

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