Purity Ball

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A Purity Ball (also known as a "Father Daughter Purity Ball") is a formal event attended by fathers and their daughters. Fathers in attendance pledge before God to protect their young daughters' purity in mind, body and soul. Daughters are necessarily expected to remain chaste (not to be confused with celibate).

The event is in large part a response to the perception that the Christian ideal of abstinence has lost favour in modern society. A stronger father-daughter relationship is promoted as a means to affirm Christian ideals of spiritual and physical purity. Fathers must sign the "Covenant of Purity and Protection," witnessed by their daughters, and openly recite "The Pledge."

The Pledge

I, (daughter’s name)’s father, choose before God to cover my daughter as her authority and protection in the area of purity. I will be pure in my own life as a man, husband and father. I will be a man of integrity and accountability as I lead, guide and pray over my daughter and as the high priest in my home. This covering will be used by God to influence generations to come.