Did the Templar's survive their being condemned and get to america/was Columbus part of the order

let's see the evidence

example 1: Kensignton runesstone in Minnesota, discovered by a farmer unearthing trees, tells of a voyage up the st lawrence to that point and like other runesstone of the period in america, has certain distinct markings like a hooked x. Example 2: Columbus was married into a major historical templar family, was a member of the Kinghts of Christ (an organization that took in many templars, after their condemnation, and last, Columbus' sails had the Templar Cross, and he mentions a map given to him by the Knights of Christ that has the Americas on it in his journal for the first voyage

You wanna buy a bridge? Who sold you that horseshit? There is absolutely no evidence that the Kensington stone was prepared by any who sailed up the St. Lawrence. People who study history rather than chase after wild conspiracy theories, if they at all believe the Kensington stone to be genuine, are fairly certain that the stone was prepared by Norse and Goths (i.e., Swedes) who were sent by Margaret of Denmark to find the last of the Greenlanders of the western settlement who had not been heard from for years. Those Norse and Goths would have sailed into Davis strait, and if they didn't find anyone in the western settlement of Greenland (which they wouldn't have), then they could have traveled west through what is now called Hudson's Strait, and from there into what is now called Hudson's Bay. From there, it would have been possible to use the river systme draining into James Bay, with some short portages, to reach Minnesota.

Had they traveled up the St. Laurent, they'd have had a hellish portage around the rapids at La Chine--but maybe you can tell me how theywould have gotten past Niagara Falls, never mind reaching Minnesota.

There aren't "certain markings" on it, there's writing on it. Virtually every reputable scholar who has examined the Kensington stone consider it to be a hoax. Those who claim it is real use the lost expedition sent out by Margaret of Denmark in the 14th century as the provenance of the stone, and if that were true, they'd never have gone anywhere near the St. Laurent. Once again, how would they have gotten past Niagara Falls?

Either you, or someone who sold you a bill of goods, made up that **** about Columbus and that phony map.

Jesus, you'll believe anything.

By the way, bright boy, do you really believe the North American landscape is littered with runestones? What other "runestones of the period" do you allege exist?

but, but, but, i heard it on Coast to Coast Am

it must be true

Heard it in a love song
Heard it in a love song
Heard it in a love song
Can't be wrong . . .

Set? Don't you trip on runestones EVERY time you walk out the door? They're so common in NYC, that entire skyscrapers are built out of them.

You know, some joker starts a story like that, no doubt hoping to profit off the gullible, and those poor saps don't think of elementary questions such as "what other runestones in America?" or "How did they get their ship up the Niagara escarpment?" In about 1000 (could have been as late as 1002), an expedition of Norse from Iceland and Greenland sailed from Greenland to look for Leif Eriksson's "Vinland." Leif was pouting in those days, and wouldn't give up the latitude to them, so they had to feel their way. They did eventually make it to Newfoundland, but they didn't sail far enough south. One of the boat expeditions explored the northern coast of the Belle Isle Strait, which is part of the estuary of the St. Laurent. But it is so deep there, and the water is salt, with no hint of fresh water, so they took it for a deep water fjord. Based on what was known of the navigation around there, no one from Norway or Sweden would have thought of looking for a river where the French eventually found and named the St. Laurent.

A little ignorance can go a long way, if you never exercise any critical thought and ask questions. The conspiracy theorists and the UFO bullshit artists make good livings out of gulling the credulous.