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Mad at Starbucks? Consider This

ContendahhContendahhOld Faithful

 http://blog.chur*****.com/shou...ks-share-the-gospel/

 

<<< Ummm...I very rarely publicly chime in on stuff like this, but I just have to ask...

Did the 2012 Starbucks cup with a snowman and ice skates help you worship Jesus more, or help someone move closer to becoming a Christian? Doubt it. How about the 2013 cup with snowflakes? 2011 with scarf wrapped squirrel? 2009 reindeer? Unlikely.

Truth: I'm way less concerned about corporate marketing departments omitting the word "Christmas" in their messaging, than I am concerned about immature Christians acting as if the inclusion of "Christmas" in secular marketing is an essential component of celebrating their Savior, or helping people accept Christianity.

oycotting Starbucks for the omission is like Mary and Joseph boycotting hotels because they were offended that the innkeeper didn't roll out the red carpet for the King of the Universe. They got over it, maybe we should too?

 

Before you grab your red cup from the barista, and feel the silly urge to further alienate them from ever becoming a Christian by shaming them into mumbling "Merry Christmas" ...

LOOK TO YOUR RIGHT. BIG BASKET. Probably full of several CLEARLY MARKED bags of "Christmas Blend" coffee. Yep, Starbucks still uses the word "Christmas". The sun will rise tomorrow. It's all going to be ok, people.

 

However, what if they decide to omit "Christmas" from the "Christmas Blend too? What if there was NO mention of Christmas in Starbucks, or anywhere in ANY store in the nation, or the world, for that matter?

 

How does that affect your faith, or anyone's faith in Christ? Some of the most mature Christians in the world function in an environment where Christ can never be mentioned publicly.

So, let's not trivialize our faith by making people think that our belief system rises or falls on paper cups. Such trivialization may say more about the weakness of Christians than it does about the follies of our culture.

 

My belief in the miraculous virgin birth of Christ is completely independent of any marketing decision made by a CEO, a marketing department, a graphic designer, a cup-maker or the local coffee shop manager.

 

How about yours?

 

See you at Starbucks (Maybe). Hopefully you'll be the one showing kindness to the Barista, not the one shaming him/her for doing their job.

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HIFLYER2HIFLYER2Post Master

I say Merry Christmas during the season as it is something I have done for my whole adult life!  I could care less about the Starbucks cups but get mad when they want remove the festive snowflakes and such in the name of political correctness not the Christian angle.   This season in the US and most of the world is celebrated as the Christmas Season and I have been fortunate to see it in Europe and Asia.  If a Jewish person tells me Happy Hanukkah I say Thank You and wish them same, same with Happy Holidays etc we all need to just be nice and not be offended at everything. 

BTW

Merry Christmas

ContendahhContendahhOld Faithful
Originally Posted by Jack Flash:

Why would anyone want to buy a over priced coffee in support of anti

American socialism in the first place. Consider funding your enemies.

 

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Well, Jack, you got part of that right.  Their coffee is indeed overpriced. But the socialism part is just plain silly.  Starbucks is an example of free market capitalism at its most successful.

 

More advice on how to behave sensibly at Starbucks:

http://www.foxnews.com/opinion...r-starbucks-cup.html

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Jack FlashJack FlashOld Faithful
 
 

 Originally Posted by Contendahh:

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Well, Jack, you got part of that right.  Their coffee is indeed overpriced. But the socialism part is just plain silly.  Starbucks is an example of free market capitalism at its most successful.

 

 

Ben & Jerry's  ice cream is very successful also, but like starbucked coffee

they are fruit cake loopy socialist...

ContendahhContendahhOld Faithful
Originally Posted by Jack Flash:
 
 

 Originally Posted by Contendahh:

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Well, Jack, you got part of that right.  Their coffee is indeed overpriced. But the socialism part is just plain silly.  Starbucks is an example of free market capitalism at its most successful.

 

 

Ben & Jerry's  ice cream is very successful also, but like starbucked coffee

they are fruit cake loopy socialist...

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And like Starbucks, their product is overpriced.  Starbucks and M & J are favorites of those who irrationally equate cost with quality.

Jack FlashJack FlashOld Faithful
Originally Posted by Contendahh:
Originally Posted by Jack Flash:
 
 

 Originally Posted by Contendahh:

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Well, Jack, you got part of that right.  Their coffee is indeed overpriced. But the socialism part is just plain silly.  Starbucks is an example of free market capitalism at its most successful.

 

 

Ben & Jerry's  ice cream is very successful also, but like starbucked coffee

they are fruit cake loopy socialist...

____

And like Starbucks, their product is overpriced.  Starbucks and M & J are favorites of those who irrationally equate cost with quality.

Who the hell is M & J ......??

ContendahhContendahhOld Faithful
Originally Posted by Jack Flash:
Originally Posted by Contendahh:
Originally Posted by Jack Flash:
 
 

 Originally Posted by Contendahh:

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Well, Jack, you got part of that right.  Their coffee is indeed overpriced. But the socialism part is just plain silly.  Starbucks is an example of free market capitalism at its most successful.

 

 

Ben & Jerry's  ice cream is very successful also, but like starbucked coffee

they are fruit cake loopy socialist...

____

And like Starbucks, their product is overpriced.  Starbucks and M & J are favorites of those who irrationally equate cost with quality.

Who the hell is M & J ......??

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My mistake;should be B & J, which you should be able to figure out.

HIFLYER2HIFLYER2Post Master

I just came back from Japan "Narita" and China "Hong Kong" and both are Decorated up like traditional American City for Christmas complete with traditional American Christmas music including religious music.  I sat in Starbucks on Nathan Rd in Hong Kong listening to traditional Christmas music one morning having breakfast,  My favorite was being a child of the south I wished the Chinese Immigration Officer a good day and he in broken english stopped me and wished me a Merry Christmas!

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