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Conflicting Beliefs and Desires
The speaker reflects on their experience with Christian nationalism and the purity culture movement, discussing the conflicting beliefs and desires they had as a teenager. They touch on the connection between American cultural attitudes towards sex and Christianity, highlighting the repressive nature of evangelical culture. The chapter ends with the speaker's personal anecdote about feeling conflicted during a scene depicting Jesus' crucifixion in the film 'The Passion of the Christ.'