knights templar and christianity the article claims that the knights templar require members to be of the christian faith this is simply not true i am a master mason royal arch mason cryptic mason knight templar nd degree scottish rite mason and shriner i am also buddhist and this fact is well known among others in these organizations there are a series of questions that are asked of each knight templar candidate some of which ask about the candidate's faith however one does not need to be a christian to be accepted into the knights templar