Is it okay to hug your Pastor?

[Titus2woman]

Originally Posted by Bro. Robbins

the answer is because culturally it's considered inappropriate contact.... and you wouldn't even see same gender hug one another in my culture unless they are family or extremely, extremely, extremly close friends. That invasion of personal space, and gesture of familiarity is one for only those within the closest of circles.... at least that's the rule of thumb for the culture I am from, and pretty much so for the culture I live in now. Has nothing to do with lust or sex, it's just personal space and familiarity, and appropriateness of expression.

So are we discussing ethnic culture or is there actually a religious culture to which you are referring and if so what religion would that be? I mean I am from Mexican descent, I hit a pinata on birthdays because it's a cultural thing... but hugging seems pretty universal.

Seems to me that since even babies hug it is something that must be 'unlearned' if we are not going to do it... And if we do not hug, why do we only not hug one gender? Why not forsake hugging everyone?