Does this creep you out too? In what is becoming a trend among conservative Christians in the United States, girls as young as nine are pledging to t
March 26, 2007

Does this creep you out too?

In what is becoming a trend among conservative Christians in the United States, girls as young as nine are pledging to their fathers to remain virgins until they wed, in elaborate ceremonies dubbed "Purity Balls."

This takes the phrase "Daddy's Little Girl" someplace where it was not intended.... (h/t Richard)

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