I found the templars oath online
and well...for those of you who know the truth of the crusades like which ones where about what.....and the events that transpired during them you will know that the true crusades were not wrong....that they saved all of Christianity....yes...in that later areas bad things happened.....very very VERY bad things happened.....and even things like the Swedish crusades....those where very very bad....
but a true templar was a holy warrior....was more than any man alive today could ever hope to attain.....to sacrifice EVERYTHING giving it all to God.....to leave everything behind so that you have nothing...and even then....give the only thing you do have left to God.....your life.
it was a holy just act and I really cant think of anything that would rival it.



In the name of the Father, of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost.
I pledge myself, from now and forever, to the holy Militia of the Order of the Temple. I declare to take freely and solemnly oath of obedience, poverty and chastity, as well as fraternity, hospitality and preliation.
With this oath I state my strong and irrevocable intent
To pledge my sword, my forces, my life and everything that I own to the cause, defence, honour and further knowledge of the Christian religion, of the Order of the Temple and of my companions in arms; to the rescue of the Temple of the Holy Sepulchre of our Lord Jesus Christ, of the Land of Palestine and the East and of the domains of our forefathers.
To submit to the Rule of our Holy Father Bernard, to the Transmission Chart, the Rules, Law and Decrees and all other statements issued in conformity to the Statutes of the Order; not to invest any knight or divulgate title, grade, ritual or other custom of the Order unless authorized by the Statutes; to obey unconditionally and always, within the Establishments of the Order and without, and in all walks of life, the Grand Master and the high Officers of the Order, collectively and singularly.
To love my brothers the Knight and my Sisters the Dames and help them, their children and their widows with my sword, my advice, means and wealth, my credit and everything in my power, and will favour them, with no exception, over those who are not members of the Order.
To defend the pious pilgrims, to aid and comfort those who are persecuted for the Cause of the Cross, the sick and the poor.
To fight the infidels and the non-believers with my example, virtue, charity and convincing arguments; and to fight with the sword the infidels and non-believers who attack the Cross with their own sword.
To abhor all immodesty, and not to indulge in illegitimate pleasures of the flesh and then only with my legitimate spouse.
Finally, barring rules dictated by Religion and the Order, to conform to the Laws and Customs of the countries in which I may reside, to fulfill my duties of citizen, and to be loyal knight in those countries which entertain relations with the Order.
This oath I pronounce loudly before the Knights present at this Convent. I sign it and confirm it by my blood. Again, I write it and sign its registration in the documents relating to this Convent and witnessed by the Knights.
Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost. Amen



mind you....the tempars served the church...and they where catholic....lol I am not...though I can still say......it was a glory I could only dream of.....an act of self sacrifice....and honor that is unparalleled
no man desires war......but it is an honor to serve as a protector

I greatly encourage you to read up on the history of the crusades
you will find the good and the bad.....but know the intentions of true templars and true men and women of God... ^_^
the world could use more people like that right now