Witness Says Same-Sex Marriage Could Destroy Marriage Altogether

Wednesday, January 27, 2010
By MARIA DINZEO

SAN FRANCISCO (CN) - Legalizing gay marriage would have drastic consequences for children and society, according to "marriage and family values expert" David Blankenhorn, the final witness in the trial challenging California's same-sex marriage ban. Gay marriage might even result in the downfall of the institution of marriage altogether, Blankenhorn warned.

U.S. District Judge Vaughn Walker allowed Blankenhorn's testimony Tuesday despite objections from plaintiffs' lawyer David Boies, who said Blankenhorn's lack of relevant credentials made him an unsuitable expert witness.

Blankenhorn, who presides over the Institute for American Values and is the author of two books, "Fatherless America" and "The Future of Marriage," said marriage is "a socially approved sexual relationship between a man and a woman," whose primary aim is the conception and rearing of children. the rest