when a individual belonging to either to the male or female species has just been thwacked in his/her face for reasons unknown to him/her and a four-fingered scarlet mark has been left on the thwacked cheek.
Dawson: "why do you have red marks on your face dude?"
Winston: "hey man, its not red marks... the label is 4-fingered scarlet cheek man! it's alright... i'll survive i got busted for not paying my dues"
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.