[Buggman]

Is it just me, or is the whole Merovingian thing getting an unusual amount of play lately. Five years ago, nobody I knew had any idea what the Merovingians were; now, they're practically turning into a household name, appearing in everything from Holy Grail, Holy Blood to The Matrix to this book.

[Podkayne]

Mervingian = re: Knights Templar = re: Any othr secret society that purports to have "the truth" in a lock box for which only THEY have the key.

These "petite heresies" have been around forever and are the battle cry of the disenfranchised, the disillusioned, the corrupted. (The Alibgensian heresies are a great example)

Any way to weaken the body of christ is their operational motto.

Masons, Moslems Mormons and Jehovahs Witnesses- all have interesting "twists" on the "divinity?" of Christ.

There can be no "new world order" where all religions are equal. As Christ most plainly said - " Those who aren't for me are against me.

[Lloyd227]

Holy Grail, Holy Blood was released nearly 20 years ago and the "story" told there is hardly new.

No doubt that The Matrix Reloaded use of "Merovingian" spiked the attention, but this is a topic that has had small cult like followings for centuries.

I'm sorry, but I dont' see any new trends here, just old stories and mildly interesting retelling.