If the Templars and Nephilim both venerate Jesus, then why are they enemies?

A while ago in a chat I read someone ask, “If both the Templars and Nephilim venerated Jesus, then why are they enemies?”

This is an interesting question with easy answers.

Firstly, there are numerous Christian denominations that have been at each other’s throats for millennia. Catholic versus Protestant, anyone?

Secondly, neither group actually venerates the Jesus described in the Bible. The Nephilim rulebook itself outright states Christianity is a lie concocted by secret societies to conceal the truth. Indeed, neither of them are actually Christian in any sense.

The only Nephilim who actually venerate Jesus are the Fool Arcanum, and to them he's just one of several Messiahs they venerate. The other Arcana don't venerate any Messiahs, with the possible exception of the Unnamed Arcanum maybe venerating the Devouring Messiah. 

The Templars, at least the secret society that persists to the modern day, is actually descended from an Ancient Egyptian cult known as the Temple of Life, as explained in the Nephilim rulebook. At some point they became associated with the Knights Templar, where their modern name comes from. The Knights Templar were officially disbanded by King Philip IV and Pope Clement V, under the influence of the Nephilim who wants to destroy their enemies. The Nephilim also summoned five entities of the third circle in order to destroy the Templars and possibly defeat a mysterious figure known only as Baphomet, though the details were never explored beyond the teasers in the rulebook.

The goal of the Templars has nothing to do with Christianity. They want to take over the world for their own material gain.

So that's the answer to this question.

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