ADF update on federal Prop 8 trial: Day 2

ADF Attorney Dale Schowengerdt writing at the Christian Post: “[P]erhaps the most striking change that Professor Cott noted is that marriage has evolved from a child-focused institution to an adult-focused institution . . . Professor Cott couldn’t deny that [raising children] has historically been a major purpose of marriage. But she says that marriage has evolved such that it is now more about making adults stable in their own relationships with each other. A major difference indeed-and one that will prove to be one of the defining themes of the trial . . . David Thompson of Cooper and Kirk conducted what was a masterful and very entertaining cross-examination of Professor Cott. If we put the opposing counsel on truth serum, they’d no doubt admit that the David’s cross-examination was very damaging to them. First, he showed that Professor Cott is essentially an advocate for same-sex ‘marriage’ (rather than a neutral academic). He also showed that she has radical views on marriage.”