We Bow to Thee, Mammon
June 20, 2011
LYDIA SHERMAN writes:
“The economy” or “in this economy” are two new religious phrases honoring the god of this age. It seems that all you have to do to get people to gasp and fall to their knees in awe is say, “in this economy.”
Many women really do want to stay at home, but fear of doing so “in this economy” prevents them. The Bible says that “where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.” (Luke 3:34) Every human action is guided by the heart, or the conscience, if you will. The things you protect and defend the most are your treasures. That determines where your heart really is.
If the conscience is trained to believe that money comes first, that is how actions will be guided. Before modern feminism, most women did not want to leave their homes to go out and work like men. What better way to lure them out than with the fear of losing their economic security? Just say it is impossible to stay home and survive “in this economy” and people have visions of dirt-poor homes without plumbing, and crusts of bread for dinner. That fear guides the hearts of women today.
Mention you are staying home, or want to, and just listen to your acquaintances chant the new religious hymn, “What About the Economy?” The Economy rules. Yet, our mothers and grandmothers lived through worse economic conditions and still stayed home and kept the family intact.
