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Alright, found a longer article by chance here:

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servl...ional/National

"This is good news. Not being photographed is one of the Ten Commandments," said John Wurz, the head of the Wilson Hutterite colony, which belongs to the brethren that launched the court challenge.

About 30,000 live in Canada, and many believe that the Second Commandment, which forbids graven images, prohibits them from willfully having their picture taken. Some even believe it is a sin for that photograph to be seen by another person.

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Madam Justice Carole Conrad wrote in yesterday's 37-page decision that driving is important to the Hutterites' communal way of life, and the lack of photo-free licences violated their Charter rights.

And as for...

Originally Posted by Azure

So much for traveling to the US. There is no way someone crosses the border without picture ID.

Despite yesterday's legal triumph, Mr. Wurz is already concerned that a U.S. requirement for all Canadian citizens to have passports by the end of 2008 to cross the border will land them in the courts again.

"It's getting harder to protect our rights with every law they make," he said, adding that it is already difficult for Hutterites to make border crossings with their current identification papers, which don't include photos.