Pastor Marries Second Wife, Says ‘Monogamy Is Unbiblical’

Author: vanguardngr.comPublished on: October 26, 2026Country: United States

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Pastor Marries Second Wife, Says ‘Monogamy Is Unbiblical’

Israel Ford, pastor of LifeWorks Church in Wickliffe, Ohio, announced his marriage to a second wife, Shakayla Ford, a minister at the church. In a video, his first wife, Prophetess Lydia Ford, introduced her and said they had been privately married for three years. Ford cited Exodus 21:10 to defend his choice and said monogamy was unbiblical.

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