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King David
The druze faith is secrative because of the persecution they encounterd!
So how do you exactly know wat they believe? Or do you take your information from their persecutors?!
I have a druzefriend here in Israel he told me that they are strictly monotheistic.
Hindu's and Buddhists have said they are not worshiping idols either, so at some point you have to look at the overall picture. Just like Christians who say they are monotheists, but have three gods, which is very confusing and I still do not get.
I think the Druze follow the Noahide laws though.
In January 2004, the spiritual leader of the Druze community in Israel, Shaykh Mowafak Tarif, signed a declaration calling on all non-Jews in Israel to observe the Seven Noahide Laws as laid down in the Bible and expounded upon in Jewish tradition. The mayor of the Galilean city of Shfaram also signed the document. The declaration includes the commitment to make a "...better humane world based on the Seven Noahide Commandments and the values they represent commanded by the Creator to all mankind through Moses on Mount Sinai."
Support for the spread of the Seven Noahide Commandments by the Druze leaders reflects the biblical narrative itself. The Druze community reveres the non-Jewish father-in-law of Moses, Jethro, whom Muslims call Shuˤayb. According to the biblical narrative, Jethro joined and assisted the Jewish people in the desert during the Exodus, accepted monotheism, but ultimately rejoined his own people. In fact, the tomb of Jethro near Tiberias is the most important religious site for the Druze community. It has been claimed that the Druze are actually descendents of Jethro.