To praise God as Sisters and Brothers. To stand up for the those who can't and speak only the truth. Poor Knights of Christ, Defenders of Truth is a nondenominational. non-masonic Templar group that acknowledges that Jesus Christ, Yeshua of Nazareth is God incarnate, who is and was fully God and fully man. We seek not titles or honors except those given by God. To Be a member you must help your fe
llow humans by telling them that salvation can be theirs, and providing for their needs whenever you can. We hereby set forth the following guiding principles of the Poor Knights of Christ, Defenders of Truth, in order to reaffirm the principles of the ancient Templar Knights, and to ensure that our priory is never corrupted or compromised in its code and oath. As the PKOC has entered the third millennium after the Advent of our Lord, we hold the following items to be indefeasible and central to the legitimacy and continued survival of the PKOC, Defenders of Truth.
1.) We forever dedicate ourselves to the service of our Lord Jesus the Christ. we are an ecumenical Christian prior, with admission open to all professing Christians, Catholics, Protestants, and Orthodox, regardless of church affiliation or denomination. we look forward to the day that all churches are unified under Christ, And until that time we will pledge ourselves to act as a bridge between the various denominations and congregations of the churches.
2.) We also take on the mantle of spreading the Gospel with our fellow men and women, as the Templar Knights of old did. We serve as an example to a Godless world.
3.) As a Christian priory, we singularly worship and serve our Lord Jesus the Christ. we believe in God the Eternal Father and in His Son, Jesus the Christ, and in the Holy spirit, as professed by our Lord and preached by his Apostles. we therefore restrict entry into the priory to baptized Christians, 18 years of age or older. We cannot hold any deities of other religions as equal to our Lord, nor grant membership in the PKOC priory to those who do.
4.) We decry all occult beliefs and practices, declaring them to be anathema and forbidden to all those in the PKOC priory. Any Templar who engages in other than Christian worship is automatically excommunicated from the PKO and will be formally expelled.
5.) As a PKOC priory, we will never embrace any sectarian cause or political party, other than concerns oaths of fealty or allegiance those countries hosting our priories. While individual knights and dames are free to hold their own opinions and take part in the political process, they must never associate the PKOC priory with an sectarian or political cause, no matter how noble, least the priory be identified with that cause and it detract from our holy purposes. We are dedicated to fostering the rights of all Christians in all lands to worship freely, and we consider activities in support of this cause to be more spiritual than secular.
6.) No knight will tell or order another knight or dame in the PKOC priory to perform any act or duty that violates his or her conscience, or religious beliefs, to include the canon law of his or he church, or the laws of his or her country, or applicable international laws.
7.) We are bound to uphold all just and moral oaths, such as oaths of fealty, and marriage or sacerdotal vows, but no secret oath shall ever be required in the PKOC priory. nor will any blood oaths ever be required of a member of this priory, for our Lord is the ultimate judge of whether or not a just and moral oath has been truly kept and fulfilled. All oaths taken by a PKOC Knight Templar will be taken on the Christian Bible.
8.) No Knight or Dame will engage in racial hatred, nor belong to any group that promotes racial hatred. All Christian men and women are welcome and are to be considered brothers and sister.
9.) Once a Knight or Dame is excommunicated, members are required to cut off all ties with them, as an excommunicated Knight or Dame has brought great dishonor upon our priory,
10.) No Knight or Dame will share any disciplinary post with anyone outside of our priory. Our oath is as follows:
I pledge to be without fear in the place of our enemy, to stand brave and upright that the Lord may love me, to speak and write the truth always, even if it means my death, to protect the helpless and do no wrong.
