The Christian Side-Hug strikes me as almost skeezily chaste—-I’d much rather have a brief normal embrace with a stranger than a hip-tap from a person who I know sexualizes even the most ...

The side hug is a real practice, with people putting arms around each other’s shoulders or waists, as if posing for a photo. But clearly, even some in the Christian community greet the concept ...

The "Christian Side Hug" video is going viral, but don't take it too seriously. The video quickly loses its humor if you watch the whole four-minute spoof. Yes, it's a spoof, the Chicago Tribune ...

“Gimme Dat Christian Side Hug,” by a band of rappers linked to a Californian ministry called The Father’s House, advocates standing side-by-side when hugging, to avoid the uncontrollable ...

Today, well not today, but tomorrow, but kind of today, is about reflecting on the past year and putting things back into perspective, because life is precious, and God, and turkey, and your ...

Why This Is the Christian Side Hug’s Moment. Brad D. Strawn. Will our disgust for germs get the best of us? A psychologist weighs the risks and benefits of human touch in a pandemic.

There's nothing wrong with white people doing hip-hop -- if it was ever in question, I think Eminem proved that. And there's certainly nothing wrong with rappers loving Jesus. I mean, how many hip ...

It’s called the The Christian Side-Hug, and it’s here to help the devout avoid the temptation of full frontal hugging. Don’t worry—it’s cool, because they made a “rap” song about it.