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We do further state that in times past the Order has bound itself to King and Pontiff. In the course of historical events, doing so allowed for the Order´s almost total destruction. We, therefore, do here and now abolish these bonds that formerly connected Templar to any King or Pontiff and pledge ourselves only to God and God’s service. We assert our right of free association with any group or groups and declare that we are a free and independent Order of the faithful.
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John J. Robinson makes a good case, in "Born in Blood". That what is now called freemasonry is decended from a society formed by the Knights Templar in England when they went underground after the arrests in France in 1350.
Originally posted by MacDonagh
Were the remaining Templers the ones who formed the Freemasons?
Snake Plissken
however I don't think it is the correct interpretation of the Hiram ritual/story.
Huabamambo
According to Masonic History the Templars were the first ones to set sail for the New World
As far as modern groups claiming to be the Knights Templar, the order was thoroughly destroyed by the papacy the king of france.
Originally posted by Snake Plissken
The most suprising feature of the Knights Templar is how they were the first international bankers,the first to have created a sophisticated banking system. There are also links between the Templars to the European banking families that later created the Federal Reserve which is a privately owned interest parasite on the United States.
I don't recall, though I may certainly be ignorant on the matter, the Knights Templar ever being involved in much of anything after that.
Originally posted by intrepid
Originally posted by Snake Plissken
The most suprising feature of the Knights Templar is how they were the first international bankers,the first to have created a sophisticated banking system. There are also links between the Templars to the European banking families that later created the Federal Reserve which is a privately owned interest parasite on the United States.
That's an intruiging statement, care to back it up with FACTS.
Originally posted by Masonic Light
The romantic tale of Templar descent has been embraced by many Masons, especially those American Masonic authors of the 19th century. Some Masons still believe this legend, but Masonic scholars are generally united against it.
At present, there has been not one single shred of evidence uncovered that demonstrates a link between Freemasonry and the original Templars.
Originally posted by stalkingwolf
local tradition says that many fleeing Templars fled to Scotland and joined Bobert Bruce. Perpetuating their order in Scotland.
snake plissken
where the Templars got the banking ideas and also their knowledge of the Kabbalah
that traces Rothschild to the Fed.
Originally posted by Nygdan
snake plissken
where the Templars got the banking ideas and also their knowledge of the Kabbalah
What knowledge of the kabbalah? What I mean is, how do we know that that is what they beleived? The little that we have about their beleifs doesn't jive with them being an esoteric-eastern type of group. They certainly intereacted with the assasins, sufis, druze, jews, etc, but they don't have anything in common with them.
that traces Rothschild to the Fed.
What shows that these families are connected to the Templars, and what else can be meant by that other than that they are Templars.