[GodGunsGuts]

==Actually, Copernicus was a heliocentrist in the sense that he believed that the earth orbited the sun, and not vice versa.

Yes. But he also believed that the sun was at or near the center of the Universe, which places our solar system (and the earth) in a priveledged position.

==He and Galileo were persecuted for this belief by the church

You display definite gaps in your knowledge when you make such unqualified statements. I will be charitable and merely suggest you educate yourself by reading the following:

http://www.answersingenesis.org/tj/v14/i1/galileo.asp

[Buck W.]

“You display definite gaps in your knowledge when you make such unqualified statements.”

I accept that as a compliment from someone who posts from AIG and CRI.

[DallasMike]

Yes. But he also believed that the sun was at or near the center of the Universe, which places our solar system (and the earth) in a priveledged position.

So where does it say in the Bible that the solar system is at the center of the universe? Chapter and verse, please. If you can't provide it, you're just expressing an opinion and are not expounding God's word.

Why do you insist on reading things into the Bible that aren't there?