Ethics

More on Florida Anti-Gay Experts

By Ed Brayton

Pam's House Blend has more information on George Rekers, the anti-gay bigot that the state of Florida used to defend their ban on gay adoption in the state case overturning that ban last week. It turns out Florida is not alone in using Rekers to testify on their behalf in a court case and have the judge remark that he didn't help their case at all:

In 2005, Pulaski County Circuit Judge Timothy White ruled that the state did not have justifiable grounds to keep gays from adopting children.

The Arkansas court specifically said that "Dr. Rekers' willingness to prioritize his personal beliefs over his functions as an expert provider of fact rendered his testimony extremely suspect and little, if any, assistance to the court" and "Dr. Rekers' personal agenda caused him to have inconsistent testimony on several issues."

Full post as published by Dispatches from the Culture Wars on December 02, 2008 (boomark / email).