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POPSAramaic Writing Found on Turin Shroud more: She said it would not be unusual for something to be written on a burial cloth in order to indicate the identity of the deceased. Frale, who is a researcher at the Vatican Secret Archives, has written a new book on the shroud and the Knights Templar, the medieval crusading order which, she says, may have held secret custody of the Shroud of Turin during the 13th and 14th centuries. She told Vatican Radio that she has studied the writings on the shroud in an effort to find out if the Knights had written them. "When I analyzed these writings, I saw that they had nothing to do with the Templars because they were written at least 1,000 years before the Order of the Temple was founded" in the 12th century, she said.
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POPSYard Sale Crusades Treasure more: "It's not the money that matters to me, it's the absolute buzz of doing the research and meeting wonderful people who are so knowledgeable about their subject." He spotted the piece at a car boot sale in Otley, West Yorks, where it is believed to have ended up following a house clearance somewhere in North Yorkshire. If its origins are verified, the unusual item is expected to go under the hammer at Christie's in December.
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POPSNo Smoking for U.S. Soldiers 1 in 3 soldiers smoke....bad for your health...so is 12 and 18 month deployments in combat zones....and, IEDs are considered bad for your health....What do they want ROBO Soldiers....Maybe make 'em pure like the Knights Templar were supposed to be???
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POPS Friday the 13th History It is also said that people are fearful of driving that the rate of accidents on this day of superstition is lower than any other. It is one of the most feared days of the year. It is a superstition about a day of good or bad luck and derives from Greek words meaning “Friday, thirteen, fear”. There is no evidence for a “Friday the 13th” superstition before the 19th century. The earliest known source of such a superstition was in 1869 biography of Gioachino Rossini. However, many believe that the superstition had been passed down by oral tradition. The following has lots of facts and information on the origins of cultural religious&spiritual histories. How The Fear Of Friday the 13th Began . . . http://www.brownielocks.com/fridaythe13th.html
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POPSThat Wacky Millennium Part IV (1300 - 1409) Amazing what happens when the head of a Church is more powerful than any common monarch! Factoid: More people have died violently in the name of religion than any other type of homicide in world history... At least we now know who to blame for clock-watchers!
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POPSThe Masons and the Moors
The Masons and the Moors BY MEHMET SABEHEDDIN The origins of Freemasonry – as would be expected of such a "venerable secret society" – are shrouded in myth, legend and almost impenetrable obscurity. Since at least the late 18th century Masonic writers have sought to establish a link between the Knights Templar and the Freemasons. Freemasonic lore and symbols have been traced to ancient Egypt and Phoenicia. Yet, despite all the books and articles exploring Freemasonry published over the last hundred years, there is one area that has not received attention. It concerns Freemasonry's debt to Islamic mysticism and a shadowy tradition connecting the Masons with the Moors of North Africa. Moorish Science The involvement of Freemasons in the establishment of the United States of America is well documented. In fact Masons featured so prominently in drafting the American Declaration of Independence that many people believed it a thoroughly `Masonic project'. Not only Georg
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POPSBill Clinton - The Big Inspiration Its hard to criticize such an organisation that is involved with good charity works such as running hospitals homeless shelters and various other foundation. To paraphrase pike, they're just a porch. I bet this was not common knowledge when he was running for US president. Oh and he was a rhodes (a british lord) scholar to "cap" it all off. Wow, what a coincidence ;)!
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POPS Freemasons::How And When Did They Begin? Given the clandestine nature of the Freemasons, it's not surprising that they give careful consideration before admitting new members. To join, a man must fill out a petition and obtain two sponsors within the Lodge. He will then be voted in by secret ballot. Potential new members are asked whether they believe in God, and they must answer "yes" to be admitted. Although they don't have to be wealthy, members must have enough money to pay membership fees and to make the regular charitable donations that are expected of all Freemasons. New Freemasons start out as Entered Apprentices. During the initiation ceremony, the Freemasons recount the building of King Solomon's Temple and the murder of Hiram Abiff. The new member is blindfolded and confronted by three men, who order him to reveal the Freemasons' secrets. He swears he will not tell, and then pretends to die and be resurrected into Masonry.
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POPSVatican and Knights Templar The reality of the saga of the Knights Templar is almost as amazing as the myths that embellish it. Vatican publisher Scrinium made 800 copies of the trial against the Templars for $8,375 apiece. The 1308 parchment original chronicles the accusations, the defense, and Pope Clement V's absolution of the order, before he did an about-face and eliminated it.
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POPS Da Vinci Code Redux The documents in question "reproduces the entire documentation of the papal hearings convened after King Philip IV of France arrested and tortured Templar leaders in 1307 on charges of heresy and immorality," which includes "a 14th-century parchment showing that Pope Clement V initially absolved the Templar leaders of heresy, though he did find them guilty of immorality and planned to reform the order, according to the Vatican archives Web site."
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