... of the universe. Copernicus, an astronomer, came up with the idea that the sun was the center of the universe, not the earth, and Galileo furthered this idea and published writings on it. The church got a hold of his writings and excommunicated him. It has been taught that he was ... solely on the basis that he was acting against what the church taught and therefore against the church, but recent studies have show contrary. "Galileo's primary trouble was with secular scientists, not with the church. It was when he began reinterpreting Scripture to promote his cause and publicly ridiculed...

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