::The Big Bang is not a topic of religious discourse, nor is it discussed in their holy books or in their meeting places.  The historical development of the theory is quite relevant to an encyclopedic treatment of the subject.  Whether there is a contradiction between the Big Bang and religious theories of creation is by all accounts a fringe topic.  Most religious bodies recognize no such contradiction.  The problem is not that religion is unimportant, the problem is that religion has nothing important to say on this subject.