Video shows House speaker Mike Johnson attending PURITY ball with then-13-year-old daughter in 'prom-like' ritual where teenage girls vow to abstain from sex until marriage

House Speaker Mike Johnson was profiled in a German news segment attending a 'purity ball' with his teenage daughter, in a bizarre prom-like ritual where she was made to take a vow of abstinence. 

Johnson, 51, and his then-13-year-old daughter, Hannah, were seen in unearthed n-tv news footage from 2015 preparing for the controversial dance, as a reporter remarks that it 'looks like a wedding.' 

'But they are not bride and groom - rather father and... daughter,' the reporter adds, with Johnson seen in a black tuxedo and his young daughter in a white dress. The segment was first reported by ABC News. 

The lawmaker's attendance at the religious event comes after he raised eyebrows following his surprise appointment as Speaker in October, as he has been forced to defend statements including calling same-sex marriage 'the dark harbinger of chaos and sexual anarchy.' 

Mike Johnson was seen in unearthed 2015 footage from a German news outlet attending a 'purity ball' with his daughter Hannah

The congressman ended the event with his daughter signing a vow of abstinence, with the 13-year-old seen saying she was committed 'to a lifetime of purity, including sexual purity' 

Hannah, then-13, wore a white dress as a news reporter remarked that her attendance with her father 'looked like a wedding'. The event saw her sign a pledge to abstain from any sexual activity until marriage 

The 51-year-old Louisiana representative was a little-known congressman when he was elected Speaker of the House in October 

Johnson, a Louisiana Republican, shares four children with his wife Kelly (seen together), who was heard on the archival footage saying she refuses to speak about contraception with her daughters because 'sex before marriage is simply out of the question'

The first 'purity ball' was thrown in Colorado Springs in 1998, when activist Randy Wilson had other fathers sign a pledge to protect the virginity of their unmarried teen daughters, according to the New York Times.  

The notion then grew in popularity among some conservative Christian groups in the early 2000s, and would typically see a father and teenage daughter dress in formal wedding-like attire.

They would tend to then enjoy a dinner and dancing, before the night ends with the daughter signing a pledge to her father to abstain from any sexual activity until marriage. 

Critics of 'purity balls' have claimed they are a coercive and unproductive idea that do little besides objectify young girls they intend to 'protect.' 

Johnson was seen in footage shared by Newsnation's Dan Abrams in attendance at one event in 2015, which was covered for German TV about the rising demand for 'purity balls' at the time. 

Johnson, his wife Kelly, and Hannah gave interviews to the German news outlet about their reasons for attending, with the 13-year-old seen committing 'to a lifetime of purity, including sexual purity.' 

Johnson said he attended the 'purity ball' with his daughter Hannah (far left) because 'there are predators out there, and there are prey', and he hoped she would learn to 'steer clear of the wolves like that.' They are pictured with his wife Kelly and children (L-R) Abigail, Will and Jack

Hannah also pledged to her father 'to make a commitment to God, myself, my family, my friends, my future husband, and my future children,' as Johnson nodded in agreement. 

He told the show that he took his daughter to the event because 'there are predators out there, and there are prey', and he hoped she would learn to 'steer clear of the wolves like that.' 

Johnson's wife Kelly, a former schoolteacher-turned Christian counselor, added that her parents 'don't talk to (Hannah) about contraception', because 'sex before marriage is simply out of the question.' 

The unearthed footage from eight years ago is the latest instance of Speaker Johnson's extreme religious beliefs only coming to light after he rose to No. 2 in the presidential line of succession. 

After the 'purity ball' footage was revealed, many shared their disapproval of the event on social media, with journalist Victoria Brownworth branding it 'so incredibly creepy.'

'If that isn't some weird s***, I don't know what is,' added another viewer.  

Among his previous comments that have sparked backlash include calling abortion 'truly an American Holocaust', and branding gay marriage a 'moral lapse' that could 'doom even the strongest Republic.' 

Johnson has sparked fears over his potential role in the 2024 presidential election, after he helped champion Donald Trump's efforts to stop certification of the 2020 results 

Following his assumption as Speaker, some expressed fears over his potential role in the 2024 presidential election, after he helped champion the efforts to stop certification of the 2020 presidential election results for Joe Biden.

He has worked with anti-LGBTQ organizations and indicated that after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v Wade - which enshrined the right to an abortion - in June, the court should look at gay marriage next. 

He was a little-known congressman when Kevin McCarthy was booted from the Speaker position in October, and was quickly asked to clarify where his hardline beliefs stem from.

'Go pick up a Bible off your shelf and read it,' he told Fox News. 'That's my worldview.' 

Fox News' Sean Hannity asked about the 51-year-old lawmaker's work as the spokesman for Alliance Defense Fund, where he called homosexuality 'sinful destructive' and stated there was 'no clear right to sodomy in the Constitution.'  

He claimed he didn't remember some of his statements, and insisted: 'I also genuinely love all people regardless of their lifestyle choices. This is not about the people themselves. I am a Bible-believing Christian.'