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Video game plays strange message Toy says 'Islam is the light'
Wthitv ^ | 1/27/09 | Jessica Hayes

Posted on 01/27/2009 7:22:59 PM PST by Sammy67

KNIGHTSVILLE, Ind. (WTHI) - Months ago, Rachel Jones was shocked to discover her 4-year-old's baby doll seemed to have a hidden message: Islam is the light.

Imagine her surprise when a game for her 8-year-old daughter's Nintendo DS had the same message.

Rachel said she bought the Nintendo game, Baby Pals, as a gift for her 8-year-old daughter after a good report card.

She had no idea the game also contained the hidden message "Islam is the light."

"We were sitting in the kitchen, and she was playing it," said Jones. "All of a sudden she looked at me, and I looked at her and she said, 'Mom, I think my baby said something.' And so I played it back, and it says 'Islam is the light.'"

The message on the doll and in the Nintendo game sound exactly the same.

The Nintendo game has an "E" rating, which means it's suitable for any age.

In a virtual reality setting, the child playing

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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Foreign Affairs; Front Page News; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: babypals; business; children; islam; islamisthelight; mattel; muslim; nintendo; religion; sharia; toys; videogames

1 posted on 01/27/2009 7:22:59 PM PST by Sammy67
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“Nintendo’s representatives said the game is manufactured by a third party, so they're not responsible for the content.”

A very disingenuous statement.

Real life is becoming more weird than a bad science fiction movie. Who would have guessed?

2 posted on 01/27/2009 7:26:37 PM PST by ChicagahAl (It's mourning in America. Mourning our dearly departed freedom, liberty, security and wealth.)
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