Rosanne Barr, the comedienne, was fresh off the announcement her resurrected show, Roseanne, had been renewed for a second season. She traveled from obscurity to oblivion and back again when ABC decided to try a rebooted version of her once popular sitcom. It was something of a ratings smash, which necessitated the renewal. The perception, […]
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Barr & Bee Boorish, Should Both Bear Blame
01 Jun 2018
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School Shootings: An Unthinkable Numbness
22 May 2018
Another week, another school shooting. Let me see, let me see. Man, I need to organize my digital files better. Got it. “School Shooting Template.” Is it 8 dead? 10? 20? Did the shooter die or is he in custody? What weapons did he use? Are there tragic stories of those cut down in the […]
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The Bereans: An Imminent Upgrade
17 May 2018
Readers! We are in the process of a website upgrade here at Bereans@TheGate. I think you will find the new site a bit more clean and modern. The color palette is updated, and the logo and artwork are different. You will also notice a couple of new features. First, we will have a dedicated space […]
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Sports Gambling is On the Way
16 May 2018
Postman’s Amusing Ourselves to Death continues to be prophetic. Back in the 1980s, the scribe argued America’s transition away from a print-based culture and toward an image-based culture was redefining our communication. Our modes of interaction, especially in news, politics, education, and religion, are more suited for amusement than argument, discernment, or reflection. In his […]
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There is some evidence that the recently passed tax plan might induce Americans from “blue” states to strongly consider “red” states as a place to live. What could this do to our politics?
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The Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) must have seemed an audacious undertaking by those who first heard the plan. Only the James Bond, Star Wars, and Star Trek franchises can rival the underlying method (besides the DC Universe, which may be dead already, and is a sloppy copy of the MCU using DC’s characters). But even […]
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Bereans VLOG: Trump, Cohen, Etc…
25 Apr 2018
The Bereans discuss the importance of Michael Cohen and his recent connection to legal investigations.
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Bereans VLOG: On Facebook & Footwear
18 Apr 2018
The Bereans take an unconventional approach to discussing Facebook.
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Bereans VLOG: National Debt
13 Apr 2018
The Bereans discuss the implications of the growing national debt in light of the Congressional Budget Office’s new, and negative, numbers.
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VLOG: Omnibus Plus Trump’s Stormy Weather
30 Mar 2018
The Bereans discuss the recent omnibus spending bill as well as the President’s continued problems.
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