Is Starbucks a non-Christian company?

[historybrat]

With all due respect, I happen to disagree with your comments.

I sliced out all the stuff in the middle (people can go back to your original quote if they just click on the arrow next to your name in what I’ve quoted) and kept the stuff that really stuck out to me.

Just like if you were to see someone beating their child in public, or else shoving a wheelchair bound senior citizen down a ramp with no place safe to wind up, it’s important that we DO say something. That is what we can do.

While I see so much of the “Live and Let Live” philosophy rearing it’s head, I know the pain and the hurt that can be compounded and spread by remaining silent.

What’s that quote about 'First they came for the… ’ that winds up with ‘When they came for me, there was no one to speak for me’ quote? It had to do with the Jews in Nazi Germany, but let’s face it: if we do not know our history, we are DOOMED to repeat it.

When people do wrong, and you remain silent, you are not just condoning their actions, but you are enabling and encouraging them to repeat their offenses.

I don’t think that’s a very Christian attitude.

Sorry it took me so long to respond. First of all lets please be careful of the connections where trying to make. Abusing a child is illegal and immoral. To try to connect it to a saying about religion or lack there of, written on a coffee cup is just trivializing the severity of child abuse, and extremely offensive to those who have suffered child abuse. I cannot believe that you would really compare the two and find them equal. The same goes with your example of Nazi Germany or the elderly citizen being abused. I’m going to give you the benefit of the doubt that you where simply trying to make a point by being overly dramatic. However instead you offended me. I suffered abuse as a child, and let me tell you it is nothing compared to simply buying a cup of coffee from Starbucks. Adults ignoring what happened to me is in no way equal to or like a company giving money to groups I disagree with or printing saying from people I disagree with on their cups. Please in the future tone down the dramatics as I was, and I sure others were, offended that you would compare the two.

Selling coffee with saying that I agree and disagree with is not immoral or illegal. Buying coffee is also not an immoral or illegal act. Do I disagree with some of Starbucks public policies? Yes I do but I find it is usually better to try first to work within the system. Also I don’t expect an international company to have the same morals and beliefs that I do. A company which proclaims itself catholic, I would expect more of, but not a secular business. In the end it comes down to this, if you seriously are that upset at Starbucks, do not buy their coffee. It is a product and if you don’t want it don’t buy it. Also, leave the moral judgements at home for those of us who buy the product. It is simply a product, nor more and no less.

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[Julianna]

Sorry it took me so long to respond. First of all lets please be careful of the connections where trying to make. Abusing a child is illegal and immoral. To try to connect it to a saying about religion or lack there of, written on a coffee cup is just trivializing the severity of child abuse, and extremely offensive to those who have suffered child abuse. I cannot believe that you would really compare the two and find them equal. The same goes with your example of Nazi Germany or the elderly citizen being abused. I’m going to give you the benefit of the doubt that you where simply trying to make a point by being overly dramatic. However instead you offended me. I suffered abuse as a child, and let me tell you it is nothing compared to simply buying a cup of coffee from Starbucks. Adults ignoring what happened to me is in no way equal to or like a company giving money to groups I disagree with or printing saying from people I disagree with on their cups. Please in the future tone down the dramatics as I was, and I sure others were, offended that you would compare the two.

Selling coffee with saying that I agree and disagree with is not immoral or illegal. Buying coffee is also not an immoral or illegal act. Do I disagree with some of Starbucks public policies? Yes I do but I find it is usually better to try first to work within the system. Also I don’t expect an international company to have the same morals and beliefs that I do. A company which proclaims itself catholic, I would expect more of, but not a secular business. In the end it comes down to this, if you seriously are that upset at Starbucks, do not buy their coffee. It is a product and if you don’t want it don’t buy it. Also, leave the moral judgements at home for those of us who buy the product. It is simply a product, nor more and no less.

Historybrat

 

[historybrat]

Pssst…Juliana I am trying to get the Starbucks concession in heaven. I hear the good Lord likes a cup when he’s going over the books.

Kathy

I knew there was a reason I was working so hard to get into heaven.

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[Kanda]

Hey all you MickeyD coffee lovers…

Dh caught a blurb on the news that revealed the stuff McDonalds is peddeling is…

Wait for it…

Starbucks!

Bet you didn’t see that one coming.

Really though, the stuff you get at McDonald’s that all of their ads are hyping up is being supplied by Starbucks.

 

[goofyjim]

It goes back to St. Paul. He said we are to have nothing to do with Christian brethren who don’t follow Christ’s law. He didn’t say we’re to have nothing to do with anyone who didn’t follow it because that would require we take ourselves out of the world. So on a sound scriptural basis I will continue to purchase coffee from Starbucks.

 

[Apryl]

However instead you offended me. I suffered abuse as a child, and let me tell you it is nothing compared to simply buying a cup of coffee from Starbucks. Adults ignoring what happened to me is in no way equal to or like a company giving money to groups I disagree with or printing saying from people I disagree with on their cups. Please in the future tone down the dramatics as I was, and I sure others were, offended that you would compare the two.

I’m sorry that you found that offensive. Every one has some history, and it affects them in the way it affects them.

I see when people deny taking action probably as offensive as you see my comments comparing anything to child abuse.

I never compared anything to ‘just buying a cup of coffee at Starbucks’. You’ve missed my point entirely. The problem is not buying-or-not-buying coffee anywhere.

 

[RitaM]

It is my understanding that Starbucks supports planned parenthood. A local priest mentioned it as to why a discussion group was meeting at a different coffee shop.

Can anyone confirm this?
From an economic point of view it never made sense to me to support organizations that destroys your future customers.

It makes plenty of sense. If people have babies, children, and families, they will not be able to continue spending $5 a day on coffee!