Fun for Whovians

The Doctor Who Crew had to Come Together to get this photo taken before The Master's, er, Maxwell's Silver Hammer came down. Also, what's up with the zigzag lines?

Ballsy Pickups

Think I'll forgo the pic on this post, since it's just another "contemplating the nature of the universe" sort of comment. Or #nuggetofwisodom if you prefer.

I saw another truck with fake testicles (or, as Wikipedia notes, "truck nutz, truck balls, BumperNuts, BumperBalls, CargoNads, Drive-thru Danglers, Trucksticles, HitchNuggets, Highway Hangers, Balls-on-a-truck, or (in the UK), Bumper Bollocks") hanging from the trailer hitch. It occurred to me that, since there's a scrotum hanging off the back, what part of the anatomy is up front in the driver's seat?

Religious Liberty and Same-Sex Marriage: Spanish Inquisition Edition

Photo credit: https://twitter.com/WLKYEmily/status/639466670684262400


Regarding Kentucky County Clerk Kim Davis' refusal to issue same-sex marriage licenses while citing God as her authority: How can it be considered a question of religious liberty for a government official to impose her religious beliefs on others? We're not talking about a private businessperson or organization in this case, but a person who is supposed to serve all of the people, not just those who share her religious beliefs.

Would the protesters (and, in fact, Kentucky state gubernatorial candidates) who claim that her religious liberty would be violated make the same claim if her given reason for not issuing same-sex marriage licenses was that it was against, say, Sharia law? Would they rise up in an equally zealous defense of religious liberty? Or are they only concerned with maintaining the religious liberty of the majority, and would otherwise concede that if she cannot in good conscience perform her duties as a representative of the people, then she should resign?

If she is held in contempt of court, it will appear that it is because of her religious beliefs. But she's not only standing up for the right to practice her religion, she's standing up for her right to impose her religion on others as a government official. If she wasn't, then she'd resign. And that's exactly why religion should never be allowed to be intertwined with government.

One last bit of kibble for thought: was the Spanish Inquisition OK because officials were just standing up for their religious beliefs, even though they were denying the legal rights of others?

UPDATE: If the religious beliefs of one single government official are ever allowed to control the laws that govern the citizens that the official represents, then that is religious tyranny, not religious liberty.