> and their knowledge was only furthered by science not religion. In
> fact religion was holding back Galileo finding out the truth and they
> tried to stop him from telling the truth because of their own beliefs
> concerning religion.

Sometimes religion holding back science is a good thing.  Think of
chemical weapons and germ warfare.

> religious knowledge is static. It is scientific knowledge that
> evolves.

Not true.  Religious/Moral knowledge changes over time.  Think of
slavery and the time before women had the vote.

> Religion is a belief. It only deals with what some of us think is
> going to happen. There is no proof and the sooner we stick to the
> facts and speculation the better for our species.

When religion and science merge into one, there will be proof for
religion.

> Exactly, they are not related.

Yes they are.  Religion and science are two different ways of looking
at the same thing: the Universe.