Some Christians Are Extremely Unhappy About Starbucks' New Holiday Cups

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The absence of snowflakes on the cups "denies the hope of Jesus," one woman claims.

Hilary Hanson
News editor, The Huffington Post


Some people are angry about Starbucks’ new holiday cups. Really angry.

What is the issue, exactly?

In previous years, Starbucks’ iconic holiday cups, which the chain uses in lieu of white cups in November and December, featured wintry or Christmas-themed designs like snowflakes, ornaments and nature scenes. This year, the cups are more minimalist -- a red ombre design that Jeffrey Fields, Starbucks' vice president of design, said was meant to embrace “the simplicity and the quietness” of the holiday season.

This is a huge problem for some people, who feel that the plain red cups are oppressing Christians by insulting Christmas.

“This is a denial of historical reality and the great Christian heritage behind the American Dream that has so benefitted Starbucks,” Andrea Williams of the U.K.-based organization Christian Concern told Breitbart. “This also denies the hope of Jesus Christ and His story so powerfully at this time of year.”
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/starbucks-red-cup-christmas-holiday-controversy_563f6e8fe4b0411d30715b15



Evangelicals be whack.

[lob1]

1. WAR ON CHRISTMAS!!!!!

[pepperbear]

23. ...

the story is really about what Breitbart says, their old cups were decorated with reindeer and snowflakes, not mangers and crucifixes, and it's doubtful that Starbucks employees are not allowed to greet people with the phrase, "Merry Christmas."

[hobbit709]

2. Some Christians are total idiots.

[hifiguy]

3. Hard cheese.

Damned idjits.

[Warren Stupidity]

4. fuck 'em.

stupid ass bullshit. Yay starbucks!

[DJ13]

5. When people want to be mad, they'll always find a reason

Our society needs to stop paying attention to the daily outrage we're increasingly subjected to.

[LiberalElite]

6. Some Christians need to get a life nt

[ChisolmTrailDem]

7. Oh for goddamned-fucking sakes!!! nt

[smirkymonkey]

19. Ditto.

This is beyond the point of complete ridiculousness.

[dembotoz]

8. no good deed goes unpunished

https://www.facebook.com/mommyswallowedmysiblings/photos/a.178229792520371.1073741829.170238683319482/182029705473713/?type=3&theater

[JBoy]

18. Lol. That's awesome. nt

[salin]

9. another hissy fit that someone is using to raise $$.

gullibility, used to fuel outrage-aholics.

[justhanginon]

10. Even though it is a bit early in the season, may I be the first to wish all

my oppressed friends, "Happy Holidays".

[mucifer]

11. It's probably one or two people with a megaphone. The media likes to blow this stuff out

of proportion. I doubt most born agains care.

[krispos42]

12. I heard that the Christian activists are going to give their names as...

... Merry Christmas in order to force Starbucks employees to say it.

The stupid, it burns.

[jmowreader]

14. That's what they say

Because NOTHING symbolizes the joy and wonder of this magical season like forcing everyone around you to conform to your wishes.

[VanillaRhapsody]

29. Well I will just give my actual name...and get my coffee and be on my way...

While these "Merry Christmas's" all fight over who got their Caramel Machiatto!

[krispos42]

31. "Mary? Mary Kristmousse? You're latte is ready" n/t

[msongs]

13. gee maybe it's really the blood of the lamb. that should make xtians happy. oh wait, that's

the pagan holiday of Easter

[eppur_se_muova]

15. Unhappy Christians ... shocking, just shocking ...

Some people just can't be really happy unless they can find something to be unhappy about.

[SheilaT]

16. Ahhh, jeez.

What part of a business being a secular thing don't they understand?

They can Merry Christmas us all to death. I don't care.

Actually, I do try to respond to various holiday greetings in the manner in which I hope they were given. I will cheerfully say Merry Christmas back to someone who said that to me. I'll happily say Seasons Greetings back. Or however I'm greeted. Why can't those assholes just wallow in the goodness of the season, rather than trying to force their narrow perceptions on everyone else?

Dumb question, I know. They won't be happy until they force everyone to conform to their thought. I'm sure they'd all think the Spanish Inquisition didn't go far enough.

[Vogon_Glory]

17. These Evangelicals Could Not Have Handled Puritan Massachusetts

These Evangelicals could not have handled 17th century Massachusetts, assuming that some cruel time-lord dumped them there. The old Puritans were very down on iconography (As well as celebrating Christmas, which they outlawed), and would have had fits about images of Baby Jesus and crucifixes.

So the next time the Fundies go railing about Christianity, the Founding Fathers, and how they're being "oppressed" by red Starbucks cups , they're almost full of something that neither looks not smells like Christmas cheer.

[cherokeeprogressive]

20. Starbucks creates a controversy over paper cups to make customers forget its pricing scheme...

Brilliant.

I believe in God; and I don't give a fuck what color paper cup Starbucks pours its coffee in. I ain't playin'.

Enjoy the $4.65 White Chocolate Mocha, kids. Gotta say this though; I'm glad they're pissin' off a buncha well-off white people, because I don't imagine their customer base is very diverse.

[hifiguy]

36. It's very diverse, at least at the Starbucks

I regularly frequent in south Minneapolis.

2/3 of the people there are Somali men no matter what day or time I am there. And they all yell at the top of their lungs at all times, even when speaking to someone two feet away. Twice as loud as that when using a cell phone.

The rest is an olio of all kinds of people from yuppies to hipsters to neighborhood regulars like me.

[madaboutharry]

21. Don't these people realize

that it is a PAPER CUP! Why would anyone care?

[Iggo]

22. Good.

More lessons for the kids.

[TexasProgresive]

24. Too bad Starbucks didn't reprise the original logo

These people have too much time on their hands that would be better spent feeding and housing the poor, caring for the sick and comforting the troubled if they want to give honor to Christ.

[yuiyoshida]

25. RED COMMUNIST CUPS!!!

Fox news and Bill O'Reilly will be bashing their war drums again. Some times it really is an embarrassment to live in this country. Maybe the Evangelicals would be happier opening their own Christmas Coffee place if this is so important.

[onenote]

26. Oh dear. I was planning on wrapping gifts in plain red and green paper

but now I'm going to be accused of hating christmas. I guess I should tear some pages out of the bible and use those as wrapping paper instead.

[FLPanhandle]

27. Then they can switch to a locally owned coffeeshop

At least their fake outrage would have some positive impact on their community

[Action_Patrol]

28. Maybe the Krampus would make them happy

[Arugula Latte]

34. Or Belsnickel...

[Action_Patrol]

35. I for one welcome our Alt-Xmas overlords

[stopbush]

30. Some Xians live to be outraged.

[Egnever]

32. I am much more upset by their crap coffee

Bitter and burnt only begins to describe it's awfulness.

Give me coffee bean any day over starbucks...

[Arugula Latte]

33. As an Atheist, I am in on this plot. The red is to symbolize the blood of Christians

which shall soon spill as we claim our glorious victory in the War on Christmas! Mwa ha ha ha!

[hifiguy]

37. Let them think so, comrade.

Is actually hidden signal to cue Glorious Revolution!



Be keeping under hat most secretly!

Das vidanya!

[B Calm]

38. I am sick of these idiots feeling so damn persecuted over anything.