Skoptsy - Russian castration cult (en.wikipedia.org)

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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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[-] Cadeillac@lemmy.world 3 points 1 day ago

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

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