and is biologically a male but decides to be a female, his self-determination wins out. Such a decision, on the part of the individual and the government, is only possible within the narrative of the sovereign self. . In talking about the secular narrative, the church must acknowledge that this is not an “us versus them” conversation, as if expressive individualism only affects those outside the body of Christ. Far from it. Individualism is the air that we breathe even