Starbucks cups

[IGotWorms 4,060]

Are there seriously people out there who get butthurt over the design of a focking overpriced cup of coffee??

 

Jesus Harold Christ on rubber crutches

[Djgb13 2,339]

I tend to ignore those people

[Sho Nuff 720]

Yes...sissified people complaining that people disrespect Christmas...even though the damn cups never said Christmas and only had little things like snowflakes and crap on them.

[fandandy 3,313]

Wow. I was just reading that article and another one about Kansas University student senate banning his and her because they are "microaggressions" Good God, this world has just gone plain stupid.

[frank 2,325]

If you complain about something like this, your life is too easy and you shouldn't complain about anything.

[jerryskids 6,960]

Assault on Christmas.

 

Seriously, I don't get it.

[IGotWorms 4,060]

They could put focking swastikas on their cups and I would not care. I'd think it was a little weird, but it would not disrupt my day

[fandandy 3,313]

They could put focking swastikas on their cups and I would not care. I'd think it was a little weird, but it would not disrupt my day

 

What if they were made of feces?

[IGotWorms 4,060]

 

What if they were made of feces?

Well then it would be a legitimate public health issue

[Big Guy 1,416]

It's really a non issue, shouldn't be this big.

 

Vote with your dollars and stfu

[titans&bucs&bearsohmy! 2,745]

Wow. I was just reading that article and another one about Kansas University student senate banning his and her because they are "microaggressions" Good God, this world has just gone plain stupid.

When I was in college, I was on the mock trial team. We, like every organization, had to send a member to sit in the student senate every week. I volunteered to do it, as the session was between two of my classes, and I enjoy focking with idiots.

 

The "officers" were a bunch of assdart fraternity and sorority tvvats. And about 1/3 of the other "delegates" we're Greek too. They were always butt hurt about something, wanting to pass a resolution protesting something.

 

They were also constantly trying to force resolutions thought making each organization "donate" members to pick up trash on campus... On Saturday... After one of their parties.

 

It was pretty easy to turn the rest of the delegates against them and shoot their crap down. Then we started trying to pass resolutions condemning the greek system for womanizing behavior, irresponsible use of alcohol, hazing, etc.

 

As the officer had a veto, that required a 2/3 majority to override, which we did not have. But they got the message. After that, the meeting opened with a motion to adjourn every week for a whole semester.

[Mike Honcho 5,344]

Joshua Feuerstein, a former pastor who calls himself a "social media personality," took exception.

 

He posted a video to Facebook on November 5 that went viral. Feuerstein criticizes Starbucks for removing "Christmas from their cups because they hate Jesus."

 

[vuduchile 1,945]

Stupid

[Sho Nuff 720]

Joshua Feuerstein, a former pastor who calls himself a "social media personality," took exception.

 

He posted a video to Facebook on November 5 that went viral. Feuerstein criticizes Starbucks for removing "Christmas from their cups because they hate Jesus."

 

Bingo...the nuts that run the GOP are who are complaining.

 

Removing snowflakes = hating Jesus

[jerryskids 6,960]

Joshua Feuerstein, a former pastor who calls himself a "social media personality," took exception.

 

He posted a video to Facebook on November 5 that went viral. Feuerstein criticizes Starbucks for removing "Christmas from their cups because they hate Jesus."

 

 

He's apparently is from Arizona somewhere. For being a relatively small state population wise, we have a way of making the whack job news cycle quite often.

[Big Guy 1,416]

If coffee tasted like butterscotch I'd be all over it.

[jerryskids 6,960]

If coffee tasted like butterscotch I'd be all over it.

 

What about coffee with scotch?

[shotsup 833]

Go to Starbucks and when they ask your name say Mary, Mary Christmas.

[rholio 339]

He's apparently is from Arizona somewhere. For being a relatively small state population wise, we have a way of making the whack job news cycle quite often.

Gfiafp contamination.

[hoytdwow 202]

The War on Christmas has begun!

[Frank M 181]

I would like to start a war on sh1tty coffee.

[parrot 789]

It's good they were able to take a break from b!tching about the commercialization of Christmas to b!tch because one of the country's biggest retail chains failed to put anything about Jesus on their packaging. It can't be easy to keep all these balls in the air. Onward Christian Soldiers!

[RLLD 4,275]

People will cry about anything, the dumbest things become reason to shout and pout over, welcome to america

[Voltaire 5,388]

The War on Christmas has begun!

Good. I hate talking about Christmas weeks before Thanksgiving, just a few days after Halloween. Give it a rest.

[naomi 360]

 

For those of you who are confused, here’s a quick explanation of where things stand. On November 5, Raheem Kassam of Breitbart London wrote a pretty tongue-in-cheek report on the new “This is really not a Christmas cup but sort of vaguely holiday-themed” to-go cup from Starbucks. You can tell it was not the most earnest of jeremiads because of lines such as:

And behold, Starbucks did conceive and bear a red cup, and called his name blasphemy.

and

Frankly, the only thing that can redeem them from this whitewashing of Christmas is to print Bible verses on their cups next year. Not that I’d buy their burnt coffee anyway. And certainly not while they keep spelling my name ‘Ragih’ (right) on their cups.

I thought it was a totally fine piece that poked fun at the cup for being even more bland than normal, but I noticed that some of the more liberal Christians (names hidden to protect those of us who tweet impulsively) I follow were immediately aghast at this Breitbart piece, on the assumption it was meant to launch a serious War on Christmas battle.

Then some Christian shock jock type ran with it and made a video, and a set of hashtags, and Facebook links to his ad-supported web page. This, I think, is what produced not just the Christian response of “No, really, we don’t care” but the many articles claiming that Christians were freaked out by Starbucks cups. Not sure which response was first, to be honest, or if they all occurred at the same time.

...

 

 

 

..Just took a FB pulse, no self-identified Christian friends talking about it except for one linking out of agreement to a post castigating Christians for caring about it (author not a Christian).

 

[Drizzay 734]

Joshua Feuerstein, a former pastor who calls himself a "social media personality," took exception.

 

He posted a video to Facebook on November 5 that went viral. Feuerstein criticizes Starbucks for removing "Christmas from their cups because they hate Jesus."

 

 

 

With a surname like that, I would think he'd be the last person to care about Jesus.

[IGotWorms 4,060]

 

 

 

 

 

..Just took a FB pulse, no self-identified Christian friends talking about it except for one linking out of agreement to a post castigating Christians for caring about it (author not a Christian).

 

Stopped reading at "Brietbart". HTH

[hoytdwow 202]

Don't worry, folks, Dunkin Donuts put out a Christmas cup, so America is great again.

[RLLD 4,275]

Don't worry, folks, Dunkin Donuts put out a Christmas cup, so America is great again.

 

ohthankgod

[naomi 360]

Stopped reading at "Brietbart". HTH

 

She's explaining where the criticism (tongue-in-cheek in that case) originated. So

[tanatastic 2,062]

This starbucks flap is the biggest fake outrage iv ever seen. Xmas symbols and religios symbols are different. Santa, snowflakes, trees etc are not religious domain, they are different. Yes, xms originates from that but its been turned into something else. Santa and reindeer are not religious symbols. Just like the easter bunny and colored eggs are completely different than the story of jesus coming back.

[titans&bucs&bearsohmy! 2,745]

This starbucks flap is the biggest fake outrage iv ever seen. Xmas symbols and religios symbols are different. Santa, snowflakes, trees etc are not religious domain, they are different. Yes, xms originates from that but its been turned into something else. Santa and reindeer are not religious symbols. Just like the easter bunny and colored eggs are completely different than the story of jesus coming back.

Christmas trees are actually a pagan thing from pre Christianity.

[RLLD 4,275]

Christmas trees are actually a pagan thing from pre Christianity.

 

True!

 

Much of the Christian religion is pieces stolen from other much older religions. The early Christians were masterful in their acquisition of popular components of early tradition and its incorporation into their fledgling cult. In truth, the Christmas tree was never part of "Christmas" but was instead a German thing to represent the healing of the sun god who it was thought "got better" after the winter solstice because the days grew longer. The star at the top likely arose from the assimilation of the Egyptian celebration of Ra on that same day, other parts of it come from the Roman Saturnalia...... but most of the credit for the emergence of the tree as we know it being used is German, and credit Martin Luther with the essence of its current contextual usage.

[fandandy 3,313]

 

True!

 

Much of the Christian religion is pieces stolen from other much older religions. The early Christians were masterful in their acquisition of popular components of early tradition and its incorporation into their fledgling cult. In truth, the Christmas tree was never part of "Christmas" but was instead a German thing to represent the healing of the sun god who it was thought "got better" after the winter solstice because the days grew longer. The star at the top likely arose from the assimilation of the Egyptian celebration of Ra on that same day, other parts of it come from the Roman Saturnalia...... but most of the credit for the emergence of the tree as we know it being used is German, and credit Martin Luther with the essence of its current contextual usage.

 

I'm sure some of the guys from the history draft would know better than I but Constantine, after conversion to Christianity changed the sabbath to Sunday because Rome was filled with a bunch of pagan sun worshippers. If you can't beat em, join em.

[southcarolina 166]

I dunno....maybe big C's?

 

 

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[Voltaire 5,388]

 

I'm sure some of the guys from the history draft would know better than I but Constantine, after conversion to Christianity changed the sabbath to Sunday because Rome was filled with a bunch of pagan sun worshippers. If you can't beat em, join em.

I took Constantine but I don't know the specifics. I do know that Seventh Day Adventists such as Ben Carson celebrate the Sabbath on Saturday rather than Sunday, maybe that's the reason.

[Big Guy 1,416]

Don't worry, folks, Dunkin Donuts put out a Christmas cup, so America is great again.

 

Well that makes sense, they're simply more American since they're know for their donuts instead of p#ssy scones.

[titans&bucs&bearsohmy! 2,745]

 

I'm sure some of the guys from the history draft would know better than I but Constantine, after conversion to Christianity changed the sabbath to Sunday because Rome was filled with a bunch of pagan sun worshippers. If you can't beat em, join em.

Yep. There is a sh!tload that Christianity borrowed from paganism.

 

People are willing to change their God...but they cling to thier traditions. The christianization of Europe was a long series of compromises with pagan traditions all over the continent.

[naomi 360]

Yep. There is a sh!tload that Christianity borrowed from paganism.

 

People are willing to change their God...but they cling to thier traditions. The christianization of Europe was a long series of compromises with pagan traditions all over the continent.

 

Before Constantine's time there were professing Christians persecuted for not paying homage to pagan gods (of course post his time there was also persecution for not worshiping the Catholic way). The bible never points to a dominant presence of Christianity with believers of the core gospel message (who will naturally be adverse to worldly spiritual hierarchies). There's plenty of recognition of false Christianity though. It's exceptional to be able to reasonably expect to live persecution free.

[Frozenbeernuts 2,292]

Dunkin Donuts coffee is better