Marriage ban on trial in Mich. this week, defendants to argue gay parents inferior

[DonViejo]

DETROIT — The trial that could overturn Michigan’s constitutional ban on same-sex marriage ban begins Tuesday in a federal court in Detroit.

Among those scheduled to be called as witnesses for the state are a number of anti-gay social science researchers, including University of Texas sociology professor Mark Regnerus, author of the discredited 2012 study on gay parenting, which critics say was based on “flawed methodology,” and was subsequently rejected by hundreds of scholars as well as the American Sociological Association.

On Sunday, The New York Times reported on the link between Regnerus and the and circumstances that led to the flawed report:

As they reel from a succession of defeats in courtrooms and legislatures, opponents of same-sex marriage have a new chance this week to play one of their most emotional and, they hope, potent cards: the claim that having parents of the same sex is bad for children.

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1. Maybe they should get George Rekers to testify for the defense, too.

Here's Rachel Maddow talking about him. A brilliant take down.

I live in MI and hope this law goes down in flames.

[Fearless]

2. I think they'll find that THEY are the inferior parents

For commanding such hate against their fellow people.