This is exemplified by Galileo's bold letter to the Grand Duchess Christina from Sources of The Making of the West Peoples and Cultures, " For the Bible is not chained in every expression to condition as strict as those which govern all physical effects; nor is God any less excellently revealed in Nature's actions than in the sacred statements of the Bible"1 Galileo's motive is to establish a branch of science, completely not factored by the Holy Scriptures. ... Even after taking his statement back, he was still forced to house arrest for his remaining life. 2 This shows the str...

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The debate on contraceptives is filled with moral and theological sand pits. There are so many strongly held beliefs for, and against, for reasons unclear to most. None of the answers are simple to these hot button topics; for the most part they are complex and hover in a grey area of morality, tradition, and history. Sex and love are obviously two things that interests humans, and animals to an extent. People write songs, books, and poetry about both topics. ...

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At a very young age, I was taught how to make the sign of the cross, I was given a kiddie book about the Life of Saints and a sort of children's bible and that going to Mass every Sunday was a requirement. ... Cain and Abel, in a typical Christian girl's point of view, is known to be just a part of a bible story wherein they both made an offering to God but God only accepted Abel's - which made Cain jealous and furious. ...

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Summary Until Galileo's time science was a handmaiden of philosophy which in turn was the handmaiden of theology. Galileo according to Drake wished to free science from this bondage as the historical obstacle to its utility and progress. As Drake explains " the silencing and punishment of Galileo t...

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