Is a phrase employed by men who enjoy the company of other men. It means, literally, the more people who are around the happier the occasion will be. However, scholars extrapolate that people is a stand-in for the word 'men.' Therein the phrase is really means that an occasion is made more entertaining by the increased number of men in attendance. Clearly, the speaker of such a phrase is excited by the additional men who are around or near him.
Wow! Bruce is coming to...the more the merrier. Or, Can you invite the Boston Men's Choir to my party, the more the merrier.
church hurt is where you experience a degree of distance, pain, or judgement from your church community. Essentially, you are just unable to “find your place”. This is prevalent in the Christian community, but can be extended to other religions.
Now that I am an adult I am beginning to heal from the church hurt that was inflicted on me as a child.