"Unless women are willing to sacrifice their sexuality in the pursuit of their career and become nuns in devout service to the corporation, they have to deal with the fact that they will get pregnant." -- Rebekah Merkle, Eve in Exile
Corporations and colleges have replaced convents.
Once upon a time, a woman could make a vow of celibacy for the sake of pursuing a life of service in the house of God in lieu of a life of serving a husband and children in a household of God. Today, women take vows of sterility for the sake of an advanced degree and upward mobility in the marketplace. These modern acolytes are no less devoted than their sister ancestors. They are equally as committed as the nuns of days gone by. However, the nuns of yesteryear at least knew full well that they were religious, whereas the modern sisters of sophisticatti do not. These new nuns are devoted to worshiping their gods and devoting themselves to their demands without realizing the sacrifices they are making. The offerings are so ubiquitous they are rarely noticed. They have so flooded the market that one rarely notices how damp everything is.
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