Cheering Hutterite women & Olympics

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http://www.ctvolympics.ca/torch/news...er?cid=rsstgnm

I don't know much about the Hutterites which many live in Mid-west Canada. Parts of their religious beliefs remind me of the Old Order or Conservative Mennonites. (ie. their strong beliefs in pacifism which means no war draft/enlisting in war effort).

While on one hand it seems unusual that they are cheering on the Olympics relay race, it's not totally unusual. Probably many of the women have played baseball and ice skated in their youth (if they don't still play now) in their long dresses. Maybe some even rode a bike or still do.

I'm only going by personal knowledge of some Mennonite women that I know well for a long time and stories I've heard from them about traditional Mennonite women and how some find little ways to "break" out of conventional notions we might have about physical activity, physical labour, etc.

And I suspect these women's enthusiasm would be no different than women in strict face cover for Islamic beliefs. Human physical achievement in sport (with no drugs and no violence) is respected.