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Skoptsy - Russian castration cult (en.wikipedia.org)
submitted 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) by Plum to c/creepywikipedia
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NSFW! Photos and engravings of genital mutilation.

They believed that human genitals were a mark of original sin, and that after the expulsion from the Garden of Eden, Adam and Eve had the halves of the forbidden fruit grafted onto their bodies, forming testicles and breasts. Thus, the removal of these sexual organs restored the Skoptsy to the pristine state before the original sin.

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[–] [email protected] 11 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (1 children)

A. Jesus Christ

B. Apparently they never considered the poop hole loophole

[–] Plum 7 points 4 months ago (2 children)

I'm appalled that I've never heard the phrase poophole loophole before right now.

[–] Cadeillac 3 points 4 months ago

I am also appalled you've never heard it until now

[–] [email protected] 5 points 4 months ago

humans are mean animals.