sentence: groups given a write-up include the illuminati , the merovingian dynasty , the cathars , the prieuré de sion , the alphans , the '' time meddlers '' , the network , the discordian society , the society of assassins , the templars , the bavarian illuminati , bank and the gnomes of zurich , environmental protesters and ecoterrorists , the freemasons , the society of light , intelligence agencies , the mafia ( including a section about prohibition ) , major corporations , organised crime , organised religion , telephone companies , and unions .