One of the premiere science journals in the world is retracting a study it published that purported to show that the more people came in contact with homosexuals, the more they supported the gay rights agenda. Science magazine embarrassed itself in rushing this study to print, despite several alarm bells that should have gone off beforehand: Science, with the concurrence of author Donald P. Green, is retracting the 12 December 2014 Report “When contact changes minds: An experiment on transmission of support for gay equality” by LaCour and Green ( 1 ). The reasons for retracting the paper are as follows: (i) Survey incentives were misrepresented. To encourage participation in the survey, respondents were claimed to have been given cash payments to enroll, to refer family and friends, and to complete multiple surveys. In correspondence received from Michael J. LaCour’s attorney, he confirmed that no such payments were made. (ii) The statement...(Read Full Post)