'You are married to the Lord and your daddy is your boyfriend':&nbsp; Purity balls, in which girls 'gift their virginity' to their fathers until marriage, sweeping America Purity balls now take place in 48 states in the US, and in 17 countries Daughters promise to remain pure and give virginity to fathers to 'protect' Girls given a ring&nbsp;as well as having wedding style 'first dance' with fathers By&nbsp;KATY WINTER e-mail 1.2k View&nbsp;comments Purity balls, in which a girl pledges to remain ‘pure’ until her wedding day, symbolically ‘marries’ God, and promises her father that she will remain a virgin until she's a wife, have become a phenomenon in America, now taking place in 48 out of the 50 states. The balls resemble giant wedding ceremonies, with the girls - all around the age of 12 - wearing white gowns and dancing with their fathers who promise to ‘protect’ their daughter’s chastity. During the ceremony, fathers present their daughters with purity rings, which they wear to symbolise their commitment to virginity. +8 View gallery Ron Johnson, who is the head pastor at the Living Stones Church, kneels to present one of his younger daughters with her purity ring in the new documentary exploring the growing phenomenon of father daughter purity balls +8 View gallery Dancers carry a cross into the ballroom at the annual Father-Daughter Purity Ball in Colorado Springs, Colorado in 2007. Balls now take place in 48 states in the US, and in 17 countries worldwide &nbsp;Daughter pledges purity to dad in new US doc, Purity Balls <video class="vjs-tech js-parse-egpogpoknnogeldpjkieeniplgipljpg" poster="https://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pi..." data-opts="{&quot;linkBaseURL&quot;:&quot;https://www.dailymail.co.uk/fe...