Is it okay to hug your Pastor?

[Titus2woman]

Originally Posted by Bro. Robbins

HUH? Totally misfired thoughts from what I originally posted.

The point I was making was that the appropriateness had nothing to do with the role the person played, it was a gender issue. In the culture I was brought up in, and live in, it's not appropriate for me as a male to hug any female, no matter her role in the church. Therefore, if my Senior Pastor were male, no issue hugging him, but if my Senior Pastor were female, it would be inappropriate... because she is female, not because of the role in the church.

My question was WHY?

And if the answer is about lust my TIC point was that this makes a strong assumption that everyone in church is hetrosexual and could never 'stumble' over a same sex hug... in which case... not being able to guarantee that we should probably refrain from all hugging... or all touching... Or we could just get right with God and be able to hug anyone... only feeling sexy when we hug our spouse. That's my approach.