The Amalgamation process itself is also presented as a religion. The process takes place in a church, and the followers are offered "initiation into [the] holy fraternity." The followers, or disciples, are also referred to as "proselytes."Bolokitten, p. 28 The boiling process can also be paralleled to Christian baptism, as the new members are bathed in water as a form of rebirth—"by water and the Spirit."
