Crash Course: Trumpian Christians love bikini pics now, but they still don't want women to enjoy sex

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That's a startling thing to say, especially to those of us who came of age any time before the invention of TikTok. It may be hard to believe, but it's true: The same people [who wanted to slap "parental advisory" stickers](~/AASU4wA~/RgRn3UbGP0RoaHR0cHM6Ly9hLnBvc3QubGhkLmxpbmsvY2swb2RiZGdiNC8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPThmaXFrZmFrc2UmbGhfZW09dHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODUlNDBnbWFpbC5jb21XA3NwY0IKZe_GwfplQheeHFIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo) on every album with curse words, [distributed "purity rings,"](~/AASU4wA~/RgRn3UbGP0RoaHR0cHM6Ly9hLnBvc3QubGhkLmxpbmsvajVqeWZrcnJucy8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPThmaXFrZmFrc2UmbGhfZW09dHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODUlNDBnbWFpbC5jb21XA3NwY0IKZe_GwfplQheeHFIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo) and [banned leggings in public schools](~/AASU4wA~/RgRn3UbGP0RoaHR0cHM6Ly9hLnBvc3QubGhkLmxpbmsvNDRpOG5wbzh1ay8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPThmaXFrZmFrc2UmbGhfZW09dHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODUlNDBnbWFpbC5jb21XA3NwY0IKZe_GwfplQheeHFIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo) now often take a decolletage-oriented approach to social media content. 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A Christian Nationalist’s use of a word or phrase may mean something very different to someone outside their community. It is vital to grasp what Christian Nationalists mean when they say things. because they deploy Evangelicalese to hide extreme positions in plain sight. [Read more](~/AASU4wA~/RgRn3UbGP0RoaHR0cHM6Ly9hLnBvc3QubGhkLmxpbmsvanZrYmMyOG0zbC8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPThmaXFrZmFrc2UmbGhfZW09dHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODUlNDBnbWFpbC5jb21XA3NwY0IKZe_GwfplQheeHFIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo). [Subscribe to Salon today](~/AASU4wA~/RgRn3UbGP0RoaHR0cHM6Ly9hLnBvc3QubGhkLmxpbmsva3ptOWZ3NGgzay8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPThmaXFrZmFrc2UmbGhfZW09dHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODUlNDBnbWFpbC5jb21XA3NwY0IKZe_GwfplQheeHFIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo) and unlock more benefits! 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