A Commitment to Purity ; Successful -- But Controversial -- Ceremony Marks Its 10th Anniversary

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A twirling mass of white lace surrounded a rough wooden cross as a troupe of young women danced in a circle looking like porcelain dolls come to life.

Then Randy Wilson and Kevin Moore hoisted swords in the air and a ballroom full of 149 fathers and daughters walked beneath them toward the cross and laid white roses at its base. The swords symbolized the fathers' commitment to battle for their daughters and the roses symbolized the daughters' commitment to God to remain pure.

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A Commitment to Purity ; Successful -- But Controversial -- Ceremony Marks Its 10th Anniversary

Then Wilson announced, "Let the ball begin."

This is the 10th anniversary of the Father-Daughter Purity Ball, one of the most successful -- and controversial -- ideas to come out of Colorado Springs' conservative Christian community. Fathers at the purity ball, held at Th...

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