South African Church carries out virginity test on it’s Female members yearly

A church in South Africa has carried out virginity test on some of it’s female members, After which they are awarded a certificate of virginity to each member who passed.

The test is said to be an effort to encourage chastity in the society. The church identified as Nazareth Baptist church is located and Ebuhleni, Northern part of Durban in South Africa.

The church is said to carry out virginity tests on it’s female members who are 18 years and above and are unmarried. It is an annual event carried out by the church and at the end of the test, a certificate of virginity is awarded to the successful ones.

At the end of the award presentation, A white mark is placed on the forehead of the virgins. Now, The test is usually conducted in the middle of every year and the certificate issued becomes invalid the following year until a new test is conducted and a new one is issued.

Here are some pictures of the virgins are certificates issued.

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