Today we went to the Druze village. The Druze are a religious minority based on honesty and equality. It was founded in the 1020's. To become a Druze one must be born to two Druze parents as there is no Druze conversion. At the age of 15 a person becomes responsible for their own actions and they get to choose to become a religious Druze, where they must observe strict rules and learn all the secrets of the religion. The other choice is to become a secular Druze. A secular Druze doesn't need to observe all of the same restrictions, but they don't learn all of the religious secrets. It was really fun learning all about these people and their way of life. I really liked eating lunch with them.
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