Anabaptist Group "Persecuted" in Canada?

The Hutterite communities of Alberta have been informed that photos will now be required on their driver licenses.
More on the who the Hutterites are.

Discussion

NewI don't see how this qualtifies as "persecution"

Tue, 07/28/09

This is not religious persecution!

We debated this on the old Sharper Iron with regard to Amish in (some state … I think Missouri)

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NewUpdate ... actually it was Mennonites

Tue, 07/28/09

From Old Sharper Iron (article link does not work but the discussion is here): http://20.sharperiron.org/showthread.php?t=5182
MSNBC: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/17725931/
World Religious News article: http://www.wwrn.org/article.php?idd=24583&sec=22&con=4

similar case with Muslim woman in Florida

Muslim women and face coverings on DL photos

http://www.clickorlando.com/news/1214015/detail.html
http://www.thesmokinggun.com/archive/sultaana1.html

Good commentary on the Mennonite D/L issue: http://hipandthigh.blogspot.com/2007/03/when-bad-exegesis-and-goofy-rel…

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