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==Examples== | ==Examples== | ||
Examples of volcels include [[MGTOW]], monks | Examples of volcels include [[MGTOW]], Christian and Buddhist monks and nuns, Catholic priests, sadhus, Qadiriyya or Haydariya Sufi saints, purity ballers, sex strikers, Skoptsy activists, extreme no-fappers (i.e 'semen rentention'), sex strikers (usually female social activists), purity pledgers etc | ||
Some famous historical examples of individual volcels would be the Christian apostle Paul, who advised Christian men to eschew sexual intercourse and marriage, and the Buddha, who abandoned his wife and children to became an extreme ascetic monk. | Some famous historical examples of individual volcels would be the Christian apostle Paul, who advised Christian men to eschew sexual intercourse and marriage, and the Buddha, who abandoned his wife and children to became an extreme ascetic monk. An extreme example of a Christian sect which practiced volceldom was the United Society of Believers in Christ's Second Appearing, commonly known as the Shakers. Members of this sect were sworn to lifelong celibacy, which led to the group dying out due to this stricture, apart from a very small community that is currently still extant in the contemporary United States<ref>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sabbathday_Lake_Shaker_Village</ref> | ||
Another extreme example of historical volcels would be the early Christian 'desert fathers' (ascetic monks), the most egregious example of which being Simeon Stylites, a 5th century Christian ascetic who died a virgin at age 67 and lived for 37 years on the top of a 15-meter pillar to quell any possible sexual temptation. | Another extreme example of historical volcels would be the early Christian 'desert fathers' (ascetic monks), the most egregious example of which being Simeon Stylites, a 5th century Christian ascetic who died a virgin at age 67 and lived for 37 years on the top of a 15-meter pillar to quell any possible sexual temptation. | ||