think of their faith as “moralistic therapeutic deism,” as a way to feel good about themselves while following a list of rules that supposedly will give them a successful and fulfilling life.22 But there is no power here. As the book Forbidden Fruit points out, most teens classified as evangelicals live sexual lives that are no different than their peers—in some cases, they are even more likely to engage in sexual activity: “evangelical teenagers don’t display just average sexual activity patterns,