{"id":58,"date":"2008-08-28T16:26:00","date_gmt":"2008-08-28T16:26:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/stuffchristianculturelikes\/2008\/08\/39-side-hugs.html"},"modified":"2008-08-28T16:26:00","modified_gmt":"2008-08-28T16:26:00","slug":"39-side-hugs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/stuffchristianculturelikes\/2008\/08\/39-side-hugs.html","title":{"rendered":"#39 Side Hugs"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"http:\/\/s201.photobucket.com\/albums\/aa102\/lollygrass\/?action=view&amp;current=jacktripper.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Photobucket\" src=\"https:\/\/i201.photobucket.com\/albums\/aa102\/lollygrass\/jacktripper.jpg\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p>When greeting someone of the opposite sex, Christians often employ the side hug. This is an unwritten rule of greeting so that you don&#8217;t mash your naughty bits together and trigger stumbling.*<\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"http:\/\/s201.photobucket.com\/albums\/aa102\/lollygrass\/?action=view&amp;current=richardsimmonssidehug.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Photobucket\" src=\"https:\/\/i201.photobucket.com\/albums\/aa102\/lollygrass\/richardsimmonssidehug.jpg\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p>*<span style=\"font-size: 78%\">The Christian phenomenon of not causing others to &#8220;stumble&#8221; usually refers to lusting and will be discussed further in a future post.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When greeting someone of the opposite sex, Christians often employ the side hug. 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