what happened after 1400?? Were scientists repressed like in the christian world?

VB there were famous scientists in the christain world but they were horibly tortured and killed by the state in ancient times for saying things against popular religious belief. A kind of Taleban of their time. Ever since scientists have been wary of religion.

e,g Galileo the astronomer
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Galileo_affair