Posted on 09/15/2006 7:40:18 AM PDT by Froufrou
seriously.
I'm curious about how you make these connection.
I would hope you would elaborate.
Thank you in advance.
The link between the KT and Switzerland is well documented and not secret at all. There are huge statutes to the KT in Swizterland in basically every town square.
I don't know if you recall the history, but the King of France owed the KT a bunch of money. The KT were vulnerable at that time because they jsut lost a major battle to the Muzzies. The pope was similarly in a bind and living in Paris.
The pope was a nice guy, but weak, and the King pressured him into allowing "examinations" (torture) of the KT leadership. They tortured out some B.S. that was subsequently recanted publically, but the damage was done, and the King had an excuse to order a round-up of the KT one Friday the 13th.
(The RCC has since apologized for this and admits it screwed up, BTW. The confessions were clearly B.S.)
Anyway the KT were tipped off, presumably by people in the RCC, and largely scattered. The fleet went to Scotland and mixed in with a powerful trade union of the time that happened to be bankrolling a rebellion -- the brick masons union, which we now know as the York Rite Freemasons (NOT the Scottish Rite, incidently, they're French.)
One group went to Portugal and became the Knights of Christ.
And the last group went to a local disputed mountain area. Just so happens that the same French King who just pissed off the KT wanted those mountains for his own. Well, he was met by calvary and the farmers had been organized into modern troops. The French were soundly defeated.
The knights in the mountain group were wearing the KT uniform (either the white on red or red on white. Red on white was for the "officers.")
Suddenly also banks sprung up there. The KT were, at heart, bankers. They developed a system of cyphers that were essentially travelers' checks that pilgrims could safely carry to the Holy Land and only they could use by use of secret number.
And thus the KT founded Switzerland.
And provide the Swiss guards today to the pope, all being forgiven on both sides.
(The bit about the Int. Red Cross is a coincidence; although the founder (a York Rite Mason, himself) no doubt drew on the symbol on purpose.)
could you provide any citations?
Thanks
huh?? of course not, we all interpret it, individually, personally as guided by the Spirit. We also have Bible Study adn Pastors who do lead us, but we learn together, we are not dictated to, and we are free to find the fellowship/church/pastor that is right for us.
I study many different Bibles and read many, different interpretations. I research original translations. I benefit from the ideas and concepts of many.
In Bible study we debate, and exchange opinions about the meanings of different passages and how they apply to our lives.
Exactly. Think of it as a sort of late-medieval can opener.
I am not forcing you to accept my interpretations, I am informing you of my beliefs.
I expect you to only follow your belief. I do not judge your eternal salvation, I cannot.
I am glad you are a believer.
BTW: I believe the original men who did the original writing of the Bible and later translations were divinely inspired.
I can think of two items that would NOT go in the blank:
WTC Bombings; and
Rocket attacks on Israeli schools using rockets loaded with ball bearings.
I had someone ask me a question I really couldn't answer. I don't really know the persons politics because I never ask people that.
And I quote: "Has there ever been an army that did not kill in the name of God? A war not fought in the name of God? If it is OK to kill in the name of one God, why not in the name of any God?"
They want to kill us all. I want to kill all of them first. Questions?
This is historically inaccurate:
From your Google search:
THM: Thank you for talking with us Alan. Since this is a long distance call, let me cut to the chase. You are the co-author of a book, which puts forth a new theory regarding where the Knights Templar went after their suppression. You claim that place was Switzerland. Did the Templars found Switzerland?
Butler: Well of course if you really want to know the ins and outs of this conundrum you will have to read The Warriors and the Bankers, written by Stephen Dafoe and myself.
For the real history of Switzerland:
Thank you, Opus.
Thank you, coon2000.
Muslims have been blowing up Christian churches for as long as I've been noticing. It's just that you rarely ever hear about the attacks in the news.
Of course we all know that in the Bible, Jesus says,"Thou art Peter, and upon thy profession of faith, I wilt build my church...."
What man who stands between you and God taught you that?
The outrage is stupid.
Muslim rage is not relevant to me.
As a matter of fact, Mark Levin said something very similar tonight. :o)
The Pope and the Catholic church do not lead Christianity, they are not the representives for all Christianity. They are a cultish organization that claims for themselves divine authority over men. Nowhere in the Bible does it grant men such authority.Can some of my learned friends here help Mister Felton understand his error?
Ping. :)
See #154.
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