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		<title>Minnesota Religious Right: Mattel&#8217;s new dolls support radical Islam</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[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 Minnesota's religious right is hearing. Listen for yourself.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://minnesotaindependent.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/10/doll.jpg"><img class="alignleft size-medium wp-image-14629" title="doll" src="http://minnesotaindependent.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/10/doll.jpg" alt="" width="215" height="215" /></a>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 &#8216;n Coo dolls are designed to make baby sounds &#8212; cooing, giggling, and baby babble. But that&#8217;s not what the religious right is hearing.</p>
<p>&#8220;It does seem to be saying, &#8216;Islam is the light.&#8217; I don&#8217;t think too many people would argue with that, so I think they&#8217;re being a little disingenuous,&#8221; <a href="http://www.onenewsnow.com/Culture/Default.aspx?id=296382">Markell told OneNewsNow</a>. &#8220;And this is not a healthy thing to be putting out in the marketplace when we&#8217;re in a war on terror, and little children are so susceptible to the messages they hear &#8212; even from a doll &#8212; then to take them into the school and talk about them. So yeah, this is a serious thing.&#8221;</p>
<p>Markell is a prominent Minnesota Christian radio host having had right-wing politicians, including Rep. Michele Bachmann, as regular guests on her show.</p>
<p>Mattel says the doll only says the word &#8220;mama&#8221; and the rest is baby babble, but they plan to reconfigure the babble sounds to ensure there are no misunderstandings.</p>
<p><strong>Update:</strong> Here&#8217;s a few YouTube videos that include the offending audio:<br />
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