Six Short Heresies . . . Just for You

by James J. Brodell

Overview

Life is full of untested assumptions: Prostitution exploits women, bloody religious ceremonies are of the past, Santa is jolly, there is one God, suburban life requires a great lawn. The six stories here, some drawn from life and some tongue-in-cheek, suggest otherwise. Humans justify their existence in many ways in many cultures. The concepts of god and sin are not universal. In the modern world human sacrifice mostly has become a symbolic sacrifice with wine substituting for blood. But not always. Most western religions are monotheistic, but the concept is a relatively new. The following six tales explore some of these quirks. What happens when a Jersey City Catholic elementary school teacher inherits a notorious Latin American hotel-casino better known for babes than bets? Do Medieval and bloody religious ceremonies still take place in America? How about really bloody pre-Columbian rituals? Can the green thumb pressures of suburban life warp the mind? Has Santa been short-changed? And is monotheism just marketing?

Product Details

BN ID:	2940155866107
Publisher:	James J. Brodell
Publication date:	11/19/2018
Sold by:	Smashwords
Format:	eBook
File size:	132 KB

About the Author

Jay Brodell has a 50-plus-year career as a daily newspaper reporter and editor and has seen human greed and crime up close. He worked in the New York metro area, Venezuela and Colorado, and he and his wife started a weekly newspaper and later a successful online daily newspaper in San José, Costa Rica, that is approaching its 17th birthday. He authored a 1983 non-fiction book for those seeking to purchase and operate a newspaper business. He also is a tenured journalism professor and amateur archaeologist. He and his wife now live in Georgia but continue as owners of A.M. Costa Rica and associated newspaper titles in Latin America.