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This man deserves 100% of the scorn.

Have at it, tumblr.

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Umm…

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It just. Keeps. Going. ALL the scorn.

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And people wonder why I left the church.

To be clear, Warhorn Media is a Christian website, which according to their Facebook Page is a ‘ministry’ of clearnotefellowship.org.

From clearnotefellowship.org’s website:

Clearnote Fellowship is a small ecclesiastical body based out of Bloomington, Indiana. At present we consist of Clearnote Church (Bloomington, IN), Clearnote Church (Indianapolis, IN), and Christ Church (a brand new church plant in Cincinnati, OH). We provide one another with encouragement and accountability, and we work together to train pastors, to plant churches, to support like-minded missionaries, and to produce resources for the reformation and renewal of the church.

Theologically, we're a confessional body holding to the Westminster Standards (see the Westminster Confession of Faith, Westminster Shorter Catechism, and Westminster Larger Catechism. All our church officers subscribe to Westminster, though they are permitted to take exception on time and mode of baptism. Which, being translated, means we're committed to maintaining unity and fellowship between baptists and paedobaptists.

In the simplest terms, all this means we're reformed and evangelical. Which means we believe the Bible and love people and want to see them come to know Jesus.

These people are training pastors, planting churches and funding ‘like-minded’ missionaries.

In this lovely article, titled Tender Love, the author talks openly and approvingly about spanking his 6 year old son, in the conference room of his workplace for 20 days in a row, because his son had been getting demerits at school for disobeying his teacher.

Honestly, I’m having so many flashbacks to the abuse I suffered in the church...

So in short, yes, feel free to drag away.

#also #leave my daughter ray alone #abuse #child abuse #physical abuse #religious abuse #misogyny

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Mini Meta Alert: ASiB

I just realized while watching ASiB recently, exactly WHY John was looking at Sherlock like this:

This is one of the quick/hidden shots they like to put in. It speaks to the subtext. In this scene, Irene had just reached out her hand towards Sherlock for her phone( HIS Heart). That is when John looks at him;his eyes darting to the phone in Sherlock’s hand. This was us being shown John’s true feelings and fear and also, again, reminding the audience of the importance of phones and their meaning in the show. I always thought it a little odd for John to suddenly look like this when he seems pretty calm throughout the rest of the scene. Now, it makes sense. @inevitably-johnlocked @shipperpenguin @deducingbbcsherlock @lijahlover @13monkton @cosmicgoat @the-7-percent-solution @teaandforeshadowing @beejohnlocked

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I have seen this look repeatedly interpreted as jealousy, or hurt, and this is the first time I’ve seen someone call it out as fear, so thank you so much for that! I keep meaning to write a thing on this, and forgetting.

I have zero giffing skills, so I’m not going to be able to provide visual proof, but John gives Sherlock this exact same look at the end of ASiP when Mycroft shows up at the community college crime scene (before he knows Mycroft is Sherlock’s brother and not his arch enemy).

JOHN: Sherlock. That’s him. That’s the man I was talking to you about. (Sherlock looks across at the man.) SHERLOCK: I know exactly who that is. (He walks closer to the man and stops, looking at him angrily. John glances round to gauge where the police are in case he needs to summon their help. The man speaks pleasantly to Sherlock.) M: So, another case cracked. How very public spirited ... though that’s never really your motivation, is it? SHERLOCK: What are you doing here? M: As ever, I’m concerned about you.

(JOHN MAKES THE LOOK)

If you compare it to the moment in ASiB:

SHERLOCK (smiling): Very good, John. Excellent plan, with intelligent precautions. JOHN: Thank you. (He picks up his phone.) So, why don’t ... Oh, for ... (He has just seen Sherlock take the camera phone out of his jacket pocket and hold it up. Sherlock looks at the phone closely as Irene stands up.) SHERLOCK: So what do you keep on here – in general, I mean? IRENE: Pictures, information, anything I might find useful. JOHN: What, for blackmail? IRENE: For protection. I make my way in the world; I misbehave. I like to know people will be on my side exactly when I need them to be. SHERLOCK: So how do you acquire this information? IRENE: I told you – I misbehave. SHERLOCK: But you’ve acquired something that’s more danger than protection. Do you know what it is? IRENE: Yes, but I don’t understand it. SHERLOCK: I assumed. Show me.

(JOHN MAKES THE LOOK)

This is the look John gives anytime Sherlock appears to be trusting someone that John feels isn’t trustworthy, or who might be a danger to, or hurt Sherlock in some way. In the case of Mycroft, John though that he was some sort of bond-esque super villain, so I think he was worried for Sherlock’s personal safety (he did scope the crime scene immediately so that he was aware where the police were if they needed help, for instance), in the case of Irene, I think that it was much more complicated, and as you mentioned above, there was definitely an element of him being worried that Sherlock was going to be emotionally hurt by trusting her.

I’ve seen people describe this look as John’s ‘whipped-puppy’ look. And that’s actually pretty telling, because I think that John’s fears in these moments are that Sherlock is going to trust the wrong person and get himself into a situation where he is going to be hurt, and John might not be able to protect him, and I think that there is nothing more painful (or possibly even triggering) for John, than to find himself in that situation.

Much has been theorised about John’s upbringing, and the possibility that he was emotionally, or physically abused. That look above just confirms it for me. When I look at his facial expression and body language there, I see a small child who fears every act of trust, no matter how small, or seemingly insignificant, may result in hurt or violence, and that there will most likely be nothing he can do to stop it.

*all transcripts from HERE.

#jw #fear #abuse #child abuse #ASiP #ASiB #protective john #trust issues

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PERSONAL STUFF

I never posted anything personal before on my blog, but I just need to get it out so here we go.

**Trigger warnings: *depression *child abuse *suicidal thoughts

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@hereatjohnlockhell I just want to tell you how proud I am of you. What you’ve done, sharing these experiences with your therapist, and especially daring to face your mum, to take her into therapy and talk to her about these things, is profoundly brave. I want you to know that. So many of us who encountered childhood abuse are not capable of doing that.

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Thank you so much Sussex, being here on tumblr and reading about stories from others and seeing that I am not alone has helped me a lot. This is my happy place and I want you to know that you are an important contributor to my happy place.

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Aww... So glad to hear that...

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#replies #hereatjohnlockhell #child abuse #depression #suicidal ideation #verbal abuse #psychological abuse #emotional abuse #physical abuse #sexual abuse

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PERSONAL STUFF

I never posted anything personal before on my blog, but I just need to get it out so here we go.

**Trigger warnings: *depression *child abuse *suicidal thoughts

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#replies #hereatjohnlockhell #child abuse #depression #suicidal ideation #emotional abuse #verbal abuse #psychological abuse #physical abuse #sexual abuse

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Letters from Sussex - Chapter 134

In the wake of the Mary/Moriarty affair, John and Sherlock have fallen out, and are living apart. But Sherlock isn't content with this state of affairs--not one bit. He's tired of dancing around the obvious. The wooing of John Watson starts now!

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This chapter carries on with the discussion from Chapter 132, and covers some of the same topics, and continued negotiation over a mild dom/sub dynamic.

However, there are also brief references to past childhood physical abuse (in a non-sexual context), so if that bothers you, again you can steer clear. No detail, or graphic flashbacks, or anything of the kind, just more exploration into how it’s impacting John’s current fears and attitudes toward things. But if you are very easily triggered I thought I’d mention it.

I’m also going to nsfw tag this one, just because discussion does mildly stray into the area of bdsm and porn preferences, and though there is nothing graphic at all, it might not be considered work safe content.

Edit: Since it’s come up a bit in comments, and I know it can be a deal breaker for some folks, I thought I would add that the relationship in this story is not going to go down a BDSM road. The mild dom/sub dynamic tag stands. You know John, he just tends to jump to conclusions. ;)

#johnlock #ao3 #ao3 fic #sherlock #john watson #vatican cameos #my fic #letters from sussex #chapter 134 #discussions of bdsm and mild dom/sub dynamic #john gets so smoll #writing this chapter broke my heart #don't worry though #it will be okay #child abuse #physical abuse