The "limits" are whatever a culture accepts.

Cultural relativism states "people should not judge the behavior of others using the standards of their own culture, and that each culture must be analyzed on its own terms.

Cultural relativists are generally opposed to missionary work. When the Gospel penetrates hearts and changes lives, some cultural change always follows. For example, when Don and Carol Richardson evangelized the Sawi tribe of the Netherlands New Guinea in 1962, the Sawi changed: specifically, they gave up their long-held customs of cannibalism and immolating widows on their husbands funeral pyres. The cultural relativists may accuse the Richardsons of cultural imperialism, but most of the world would agree that ending cannibalism is a good thing. (For the complete story of the Sawis conversion as well as an exposition of cultural reform as it relates to missions, see Don Richardsons book Peace Child.) Read more:http://www.gotquestions.org/culturalrelativism.html#ixzz2XxIBFYn8 Question: "What is cultural relativism?" Answer:Cultural relativism is the view that all beliefs, customs, and ethics are relative to the individual within his own social context. In other words, right and wrong are culture-specific; what is considered moral in one society may be considered immoral in another, and, since no universal standard of morality exists, no one has the right to judge another societys customs.

Cultural relativism is widely accepted in modern anthropology. Cultural relativists believe that all cultures are worthy in their own right and are of equal value. Diversity of cultures, even those with conflicting moral beliefs, is not to be considered in terms of right and wrong or good and bad. Todays anthropologist considers all cultures to be equally legitimate expressions of human existence, to be studied from a purely neutral perspective.
When many different cultures live together in one society, misunderstandings, biases, and judgments are inevitablebut fair evaluations, relationships, and learning experiences are also

possible. Cultures cannot remain entirely separate, no matter how different they are, and the resulting effects are varied and widespread.