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I strongly disagree. I mean no offense, but I'd guess that you're trolling. But, on the off chance that you're serious... you're building speculation on top of supposition on top of speculation.

This is most likely a mistake, or a misunderstanding due to faulty translation of the original text.
What evidence do you have that this is "most likely?" And what "text" are you referring too? The term "holy grail" does not appear in Scripture. The earliest mention of anything resembling "the holy grail" is in Helinandus' Gradale around 720 A.D. Most "grail" legend is from a relatively small period in the middle ages (1180 and 1240). So any "text" you're referring too is going to be very far removed from the events in question.

Since there is ample evidence to suggest Jesus was in fact the descendant of Solomon and David, and therefore he was true Royalty
This is true.

Which is exactly why they killed him (jews did not), if he was even killed, which is not even certain and cannot be proven.
This is not true. Pilate went out of his to try to set Jesus free. Fearing a riot, he finally acquiesced and had Jesus killed. As far as Jesus' death being "not even certain and cannot be proven," what standard of proof are you looking for? You seem ready to believe, and spread, all sorts of speculation on the flimsiest of evidence. Yet you're unwilling to accept the death of Christ, which is one of the most heavily documented events in the history of the world.

So if Royal Blood is indeed the proper translation of sangraal, and due to its inherent connection with Christianity then it most likely refers to Jesus' bloodline.
Again... the proper translation of what? You're constructing a house of cards...

As is generally believed, Mary Magdalen moved to the South of France after the crucifixion...
Actually, almost no one believes this. There is an 11th century legend of Mary Magdalen going to France, but it is utterly without foundation in fact. Most likely, Mary Magdalen retired to Ephesus with the Blessed Virgin as stated by St. Gregory of Tours.

There is also ample suggestion in the gospels of Jesus being married...
Now you're just getting strange. There's no evidence what-so-ever of this in the Gospels.

It is in fact a lie concocted by religious leaders trying to obfuscate the fact Jesus was a married man with a family; being married and having children was practically required at that time and it's unfathomable that he didn't.
Again, just plain wrong. You only have to look at the writings of St. Paul:

Now to the unmarried and the widows I say: It is good for them to stay unmarried, as I am. But if they cannot control themselves, they should marry, for it is better to marry than to burn with passion. (1 Cor. 7:7-9)

But if you do marry, you have not sinned; and if a virgin marries, she has not sinned. But those who marry will face many troubles in this life, and I want to spare you this.(1 Cor. 7:28)

I would like you to be free from concern. An unmarried man is concerned about the Lord's affairs--how he can please the Lord. But a married man is concerned about the affairs of this world--how he can please his wife-- and his interests are divided. An unmarried woman or virgin is concerned about the Lord's affairs: Her aim is to be devoted to the Lord in both body and spirit. But a married woman is concerned about the affairs of this world--how she can please her husband. I am saying this for your own good, not to restrict you, but that you may live in a right way in undivided devotion to the Lord. (1 Cor. 7:32-33)

The fact is that the Last Supper was a Passover meal. At a Passover meal there are four cups of wine consumed. Jesus lead the meal and had a cup which he shared. If the cup still exists, it's location is unknown. The legend of "the holy grail" is a product of middle age fiction. The "history" you're trying to build around it baseless.

Oh, and in case you were still wondering, I am an Atheist.
I used to be an athiest... or at least an agnostic. Here's a book by another former athiest that I recommend. Many people, especially on slashdot, gravely misunderstand Christianity. This is a book for intelligent people interested in what Chrisitianity really is... not what it is sterotyped to be.

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