Laughing More and More at Stupid People.

Have you ever snorted Diet Dr. Pepper out of your nose? I did just a little while ago, and while it hurt, the laugh that I had regardless was worth it. So what caused me to wash my nasal and sinus passages with corrosion eating beverage? Take a look:

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=93613600

Now, we all know that there are morons out there, and I don't have to reiterate anything on that score. However, this is all just so FUNNY that I couldn't pass up making a blog on it!

For one thing--THE TEMPLARS WERE KILLED! Even if they all weren't and went to different areas, supposedly to "practice" underground--which we all know means that they were hiding the Holy Grail, or helping pilgrims get to the Holy Land, which is what they were intended, the people who claim to be "heirs" have no leg to stand on.

And another thing, there is no way to test for DNA. People who are burned at the stake leave nothing to test. Just because you "believe" that you are the great, great, great, great, great...grandson of a Knights Templar does not make it so, even if you have "faith" that it is true.

Also, the Templars were not heretics. They were Catholic. They weren't just Christians, but subscribed to a higher power beyond even the most pious peasant church priests. They took the vow of monks, and unless they had children out of wedlock, THEY HAD NO HEIRS, nor would they have publicly claimed any, making any thought of inheritance null and void. These children would have been accepted into the church as monks or priests, but never would they have dared bring dishonor to the Templars by claiming to be the child of one.

Let's add to this, too. If someone is a descendant of a Templar, they would still have no rights to inheritance for something that happened 700 years ago. I think that rule of law would declare any claims forfeit after a couple of hundred years--maybe had they done this when the Catholic Church began losing steam?

One more thing. How would you know that someone was a Templar? If they escaped and went into hiding, they would have adopted a new name, new life, everything. Unless they themselves went to authorities to present proof that they were a Templar (and that was not going to happen unless they wanted to be martyred), they forfeited their right to anything. It's like being in the witness protection program. You give up everything to stay safe.

Please, a little common sense! I know it's impossible for those whose lives revolve around a belief like this that incorporates fantastical imaginings, but Dear God, it's stupid. I say bring me the Holy Grail and we'll see what I believe. Until then, keep your idiotic and ignorant mouth shut and your hands in your pockets to prevent others from being subjected to the stupidity. Those're my thoughts, anyway.