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AP Photo/Elaine Thompson, File It’s clear the case was returned to the Washington Supreme Court for a reason. It's also clear the Washington Supreme Court doesn't place a high value on religious rights. In this Nov. 15, 2016, file photo, Barronelle Stutzman, left, a Richland, Wash., florist, smiles as she is surrounded by supporters after a hearing in Bellevue, Wash. The Supreme Court on Monday, June 25, 2018, ordered Washington courts to take a new look at Stutzman's case in light of the Masterpiece Cakeshop v. Colorado Civil Rights Commission decision. How should we view the Supreme Court’s decision to send Barronelle Stutzman’s case back to the Washington Supreme Court? Did they just punt the case further down the field? Or is this another victory for religious rights, much like the victory won by Jack Phillips and Masterpiece Cakeshop last month? The Supreme Court could have agreed to rule in Stutzman’s case, but chose not to at this point. It could also have ref...

AUSTRALIA WILL VOTE ON HOMOSEXUAL MARRIAGE . Some don't want a vote knowing it will not succeed and hence speak of the cost of voting.  Australian Mark Keeny states the following:  If costs were the only factor, this plebiscite would be a joke – albeit an expensive one. Today's modelling by one of the world's most respected economic consulting firms, PricewaterhouseCoopers , cannot be dismissed as just another lefty gibe. (He is lying as they are supporters of the homosexual LGBT community).  Rather it is rigorous and above party politics – the very markers of evidence-based policy Turnbull espouses. It finds the economic damage to the economy is massive – $525 million in total – with the non-binding ballot itself costing $158 million to conduct and another $66 million to fund the "for" and "against" cases. But this is the least of it. The real damage will not be measurable in dollars. Quantifying the lasting effects of abuse, the stress of so...