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FAQ: Can I take part in your religion but still worship other gods or take part in religious ceremonies that aren't Kemetic Orthodox?
No member of the faith at any membership level is required to repudiate, denounce, or forego participation or fellowship in any religious practice, whether it is also derived from Kemet or not. In antiquity, Kemetic religion had two levels of practice -- a state, formal religious practice and a private, personal religious practice; and modern Kemetic Orthodoxy has the same two-level structure. We provide formal religious instruction and ritual for our members based upon that known to and practiced by ancient Egyptians via a trained priesthood and the teachings of our spiritual leader, the Nisut (AUS); but other than providing a template for a daily semi-formal ritual in one's home shrine, we do not dictate the private religious practices of our members.
The only thing regarding other religions that Kemetic Orthodoxy does not formally recognize is ordination. A person who is ordained clergy in another religion, while he or she is honored for that accomplishment, is not automatically recognized as Kemetic Orthodox clergy. This is true even if his or her ordination is in another Kemetic-oriented faith; we have our own set of requirements and training that all Kemetic Orthodox clergy undergo. This is a common practice in most religions with their own sets of teachings, and is not designed to ridicule or negate a member's outside or prior religious experience in any way. A number of our members at all levels of involvement practice more than one religion, worship non-Kemetic gods, or honor non-Kemetic spirits and ancestors alongside our formal Kemetic Orthodox practices; some even serve as ordained clergy in other religions from Christianity to Wicca. We embrace the diversity of our community and believe that while what we teach within Kemetic Orthodoxy will always be the formal "state" religion of Kemet's past, the nonformal practices of our collective membership are also honorable and add to our body of spiritual maturity and knowledge. This interfaith strength enables us to work with all people to further Ma'at in the world, and not just those who follow the same teachings that we do; something that was also practiced in antiquity when Kemet expanded to empire status.
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