Jan Markell of the end-times movement Olive Tree Ministries in Maple Grove, Minn., says a doll marketed by toy-making giant Mattel is indoctrinating children into Islam. The Little Mommy Cuddle ‘n Coo dolls are designed to make baby sounds — cooing, giggling, and baby babble. But that’s not what the religious right is hearing.
“It does seem to be saying, ‘Islam is the light.’ I don’t think too many people would argue with that, so I think they’re being a little disingenuous,” Markell told OneNewsNow. “And this is not a healthy thing to be putting out in the marketplace when we’re in a war on terror, and little children are so susceptible to the messages they hear — even from a doll — then to take them into the school and talk about them. So yeah, this is a serious thing.”
Markell is a prominent Minnesota Christian radio host having had right-wing politicians, including Rep. Michele Bachmann, as regular guests on her show.
Mattel says the doll only says the word “mama” and the rest is baby babble, but they plan to reconfigure the babble sounds to ensure there are no misunderstandings.
Update: Here’s a few YouTube videos that include the offending audio:













15 Comments »
Comment posted October 27, 2008 @ 9:24 am
This is about as ridiculous as the whole “backwards subliminal messages” thing rock musicians were being accused of back in the 1980s. People like Jan Markell see Satan lurking around every corner. She needs to join the real world.
Comment posted October 27, 2008 @ 9:59 am
just think if people like jan devoted their time to making the world a better place by taking on causes that actually mattered…..
Comment posted October 27, 2008 @ 10:28 am
Kewl! Where can I get one of these dolls??
Comment posted October 27, 2008 @ 10:34 am
This is almost as good as Jerry Falwell and Pat Robertson and the “gay” Teletubbie and Satanic Barney. There’s a special room in hell for these clowns and their hate-mongering and patently un-Christian mind control, anti-intellectualism and intolerance.
Comment posted October 27, 2008 @ 12:24 pm
Give me a break! Jan Markell needs to get a life and start dealing with REAL issues. What an idiot!
Comment posted October 27, 2008 @ 6:25 pm
And I expect that if the doll is recorded and played backward, it says, “God is dead”, too. Geez, people–could we try to stick with real issues? Just for a week or so?
Comment posted October 28, 2008 @ 5:41 am
Jan Markell sounds like a wacko, but I was surprised how clear the doll said something “is the light”. I can’t determine from the videos if it is saying Islam, but there is a clear distinction between the baby babble and “… is the light”.
Comment posted October 28, 2008 @ 11:28 am
Does ” Amerika” really need more izlamo-fascist propaganda on any level?
What will the next doll say, “submit to izlam or die” ?
Comment posted October 28, 2008 @ 4:11 pm
Without doubt, the doll says “Islam is the light.” Anyone with ears can hear that.
We will no longer be buying Mattel products, as Islam is the Darkness.
Most of the Commenters here are PC Leftist head-in-sand idiots. Apparently, their ears don’t work. Kind of like their brains.
Comment posted October 28, 2008 @ 4:14 pm
I listened. Definitely the doll says Islam is the Light.
What, Mohammedans are behind this doll’s design? Disgusting. Stupid Mattel. Remember 9/11 – Islam is Mass-Murder. Read the Koran and see for yourself.
Comment posted October 28, 2008 @ 4:16 pm
Islam is the Darkness. We won’t be buying any more Mattel products. BTW – this board is censored. FIRST AMENDMENT!
Comment posted October 28, 2008 @ 5:22 pm
If you tell someone to listen for something, they’ll always hear it. Search the internet for videos of backwards lyrics in Britney Spears and you’ll encounter the same thing
Comment posted October 29, 2008 @ 5:29 am
Islam IS the light…
“Light upon light! Allah does guide whom he will to his light: Allah sets forth parables for men: and knows all things” Qur’an 24:35-36
Lucifer = “the luminous one”
“..for even Satan disguises himself as an angel of ligt.” 2 Corinthians 11:14
All those who apologize for Islam or aim to spread it – JHVH knows your heart.
Comment posted October 29, 2008 @ 9:51 am
Well, I’m not a Republican by any stretch (yet definitely not an Obamaton either), but it does sound quite a bit like that. toer tylvie above has a solid answer which I generally agree with – something “is the light”, and no mistake. And, frankly, the first word sounds like “islam”, which is definitely NOT a light for just about anyone except male Arab heterosexuals, to be honest.
Geoff
Comment posted October 29, 2008 @ 3:34 pm
Wow, evidently in KE, Stefcho, Jan, and Sean’s world, it’s completely good and okay to hate people different than you and connect other religions with satan. What do you want, a kid’s doll that says, “Hate everyone who is not exactly like you?”
No wonder why we’re stuck in an endless war in Iraq and have a failing economy: people are too busy recording what baby dolls are saying to cope with real issues and dilemmas.
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