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>> My general point was that the Church was perfectly willing to slaughter people for their ideas, an undeniable historical fact. <<

Well then you’ve hijacked this thread. And I won’t further encourage it by responding to your “general point.”

>> The fact that the Church didn’t kill Galileo doesn’t mean it wouldn’t have killed someone who espoused similar ideas but lacked Galileo’s standing. <<

You’ve provided no evidence to that effect. In fact, since Bruno had standing and WAS executed, but Copernicus did not have such standing and WAS NOT executed, you’ve demonstrated exactly the opposite.

>> As an aside, I would say that this article by D’Souza is part of his effort to get back into the good graces of Christians after his diasastrous foray into muslim apologetics <<

I would say that you should avoid attempts at mind-reading; at best they’ll generate ad-hominem attacks. At worst, they’ll lead you to disastrously false conclusions and biased readings.