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Ohio Pastor Tells Church He Lives With Two Wives and Claims Scripture Allows It
Faith Facts
- Pastor Israel Ford of LifeWorks Church in Cleveland, Ohio, publicly admitted he has maintained two wives for the past three years.
- The pastor claims the practice of polygyny is endorsed by Scripture, contradicting both American law and historic Christian teaching.
- LifeWorks Church was co-founded in 2009 by Pastor Ford and his first wife, Lydia Ford.
Polygyny is illegal throughout the United States, yet Pastor Israel Ford of LifeWorks Church in Cleveland, Ohio, announced from the pulpit that he has been living with two wives for three years.
Ford told his congregation that having only one wife is unbiblical and that God permits the practice.
“Having only 1 wife is ‘unbiblical'”
The church was founded in 2009 by Pastor Ford and his first wife, Lydia Ford.
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