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Celtic_FC
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Yum good coffee strong coffee…and I happen to like it black with no chaser:thumbsup: 
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Lion
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BTW, I’ve never heard this… out of curiosity, what is your proof. I know they are Seattle based, and I don’t particulalry care for the taste of their coffee, but that is all i know… Also, I need to buy a new computer, and I know some of the parts are going to have been made in China… should I perhaps not buy a new computer?. The car I bought a few years back probably has a kazillion parts that were made in places that do not share my faith… is there a website that could p(name removed by moderator)oint all of the cars that have components that are made in non-Catholic countries/ companies? How do we find out about “No Name” Food products?
If I buy an “evil product”, but use it for good purposes, perhaps an “evil” car, but use that car to deliver food to the ederly, is God going to send me to Hell?
I think that if I was actively investing in a company and it’s “evil” goals, with the purpose of promoting those goals, then God would have some issues with me… I DO think it is good to boycott a company who has a particularly unCatholic agenda and is openly hostile, or have their profits go toward antiCatholic ideals, but that is not necessarily always the case. I’m not saying that Starbucks is the best “Corporate Catholic”, but how many of us can say that the company we work for is? And besides, is it not better to be at the “table” to better influence our beliefs? How many sinners would Jesus have converted from their wicked ways if he were not at their dinner table? The issue is not about the company, but more in the way we behave as we work at the company. Again, if a company is openly hostile to Catholic beliefs, then probably not best to work there. Otherwise, maybe, it is God’s will that you do some evangelization?
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setitstraight
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The belief that Starbucks supports homosexuality obviously comes from a coffee cup that starbucks produced. It had a quote from Armistead Maupin on the face of the cup. You can read the entire article at the following link:
seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2002455480_starbucks29m.html
This is the quote:
“My only regret about being Gay is that I repressed it for so long. I surrendered my youth to the people I feared when I could have been out there loving someone. Don’t make that mistake yourself. Life’s too damn short.”
“The Way I See It” campaign does not set out to take a political stand but rather to encourage discourse, Starbucks spokeswoman Audrey Lincoff said.
“If you think back to the history of the old coffee houses, before the Internet, these were places to converse,” she said. “That’s part of what the coffee culture has been for a century or more.”
Lincoff said the company does not characterize the personalities quoted on its coffee cups as liberal or conservative, but rather as a diverse group of artists, musicians, educators, activists and athletes.
“Embracing diversity and treating people with dignity is one of the guiding principles of our corporation,” Lincoff said. ’
Sure it’s controversial, sure it’s in your face, but I don’t believe that by quoting an author Starbucks is taking a political stance on the issue.
What I get out of this is that Starbucks is openly expressing a political statement that they embrace diversity. They accept Christians as customers, just as much as they accept Muslims, Jews, Atheists and yes…homosexuals.
The intended purpose certainly worked…it created discourse.
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setitstraight
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I tried three separate times to get your very point across…to no avail. They just don’t get it…you could buy a shirt from an approved vendor and yet the buttons could have been manufactured in a sweat shop with child slave labour…
They cannot see the forest for the tree’s.
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Lion
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Yeah… i definitely hear you… happens on other posts too!!!
Patience and love!!!
BTW, Merry Christmas to you and yours!!!
Patience and love!!!
BTW, Merry Christmas to you and yours!!!
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Karin
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they support gay pride events…you can Google (starbucks, gays) and find a whole list of things
seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2002455480_starbucks29m.html
Richardson, of the women’s organization, cites possible support by Starbucks for pro-life clinics and the Boy Scouts of America as ways the company might offset its support of Planned Parenthood Federation of America and gay pride.
But Starbucks spokeswoman Lara Wyss said decisions about sponsoring gay-pride events and other causes are made at the store or regional level, not the corporate level. .
Gay pride parade is brought to you by …
Microsoft, Starbucks, Wamu among local corporate supporters
bostonpride.org/parade.php (scroll sown you can see Starbucks is one of the sponsors of this)
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Karianne
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Karin, are you prepared to give Willy a job!?they support gay pride events…you can Google (starbucks, gays) and find a whole list of things
seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2002455480_starbucks29m.html
Richardson, of the women’s organization, cites possible support by Starbucks for pro-life clinics and the Boy Scouts of America as ways the company might offset its support of Planned Parenthood Federation of America and gay pride.
But Starbucks spokeswoman Lara Wyss said decisions about sponsoring gay-pride events and other causes are made at the store or regional level, not the corporate level. .
Gay pride parade is brought to you by …
Microsoft, Starbucks, Wamu among local corporate supporters
bostonpride.org/parade.php (scroll sown you can see Starbucks is one of the sponsors of this)
If not, please stop giving him excuses to not work.
If what you say is true he could provide a fine Christian presence at Starbucks.
If what you say are just internet rumors you’re doing a disservice to all of us.
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davy39
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Before anybody gets all excited about boycotting Starbucks, they’d better check and see how many Communist Chinese goods they have purchased this week. If you want a boycott, do it to the Chinese. Oh but wait, you would have no radios, tv’s, small appliances, cell phones, hand and power tools, and shoes. And you would have a lot of parts missing from your new car. like the transmission. So it’s much easier to turn down a cup of coffee at Starbucks.
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Karin
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sure I am in the market for a maid…if he cares to relocate to the east coast I will gladly hire him
is Starbucks the only job in town that he can work at? If not stop making stupid accusations…he can get a job anywhere he chooses too…he asked in his OP
all I did was supply an answer to his question
…it is his choice to decide if he wants to work for themthat is true…but once again it is his choice
not rumors at all…so am I doing you a service now
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Lorik
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Starbucks is one of corporate sponsors of San Diego Gay Pride parades. That includes a “youth hangout space” and a “children’s garden” that was helped organized by 2 registered sex offenders. The parade also included floats that advertised gay bars, gay porn and male prostitution. Also in the parade were “The Sisters of Perpeptual Indulgence” (a drag group that mocks Catholic nuns). Also included “Asylum of the tortured Heart” which mocks Catholic devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus.
Starbucks aslo generously matches all employee donations to Planned Parenthood.
Enjoy the latte!
worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=45694
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gmarie21
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Hopefully none of you fill prescriptions or make purchases at Walgreens b/c they supported the Gay Games (I personally go to CVS b/c it’s closer). Oh, the same with American Airlines, the supported the games too. Oh, and the local abortion clinic has a Pepsi vending machine on the outside. So no Pepsi products either.
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Karianne
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LOL…Pepsi is my favorite drink and I would only get on an airplane at gunpoint.
I get my RXs at Target.
My position on abortion is that I never want my Church to be okay with them but I also don’t want the law changed.
I worry that women will go to back alley abortionists and then we’ll lose both the mom and the baby.
Since I think that the baby will go straight to God I’m more concerned that the mom may be at risk, so I want more time with her.
Futhermore, people voted in the current administration, on the basis of Abortion and Gay Rights and thereby killed off many innocent Iraqi children, not to mention our brave fighting men and women.
The laws have not changed with regard to Gay Rights or Abortion either, so all the voters got was a war that no one in their right mind would want and the rest of the world hating and fearing America.
To bring the discussion back to Willy, (not Starbucks) I think that he needs to get to work, some folks who are not aware of the true economic situation think that he could work anywhere, I’m not so sure, I think that he would be better off taking a shower, donning clean clothes and doing his job as though he were working for the Lord directly.
Getting a job is hard, getting ANOTHER job is easier if you HAVE a job, so it’s not like he would be stuck forever at Starbucks, he can always move up after he proves himself as a worthy employee.
The fact is that he can find an excuse not to work for most companies if he looks hard enough and thereby feel virtuous in his unemployment.
He has been fortunate enough to find a job, now he needs to stop looking for excuses not ot accept it.
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Karianne
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not rumors at all…so am I doing you a service now
No.
No.
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Karin
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LOL! So you would rather be in the dark about what companies support etc…WOW!
it seems that you are confused about a few things…abortion being one of them…
you do know that target last I heard has no problems handing out .filling the RX for the morning after pill…but then you as a Catholic want to keep abortion legal so this should not be a big issue for you
As to getting a minimum wage job…they are actually easy to get…there are plenty of work options out there for Willy I am sure…that he can pass on Starbucks if he so wishes
And it is choice to work for a company that supports aboriton, gay issues etc. If he does not want to work for these types of companies that is his choice and I say good for him!
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Karianne
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As to getting a minimum wage job…they are actually easy to get…there are plenty of work options out there for Willy I am sure…that he can pass on Starbucks if he so wishes
And it is choice to work for a company that supports aboriton, gay issues etc. If he does not want to work for these types of companies that is his choice and I say good for him!
You have no idea whats going on with our economy.
I’m not going to educate you.
Let’s leave it at this, we agree to disagree on your responses to Willy.
And it is choice to work for a company that supports aboriton, gay issues etc. If he does not want to work for these types of companies that is his choice and I say good for him!
You have no idea whats going on with our economy.
I’m not going to educate you.
Let’s leave it at this, we agree to disagree on your responses to Willy.
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Karin
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sure I do…in my area minimum wage jobs are a dime a dozen…
please dont…your views are really skewed on many fronts!
that is fine…but my reply to Willy answered the question he asked…perhaps you should reread his OP.
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Karin
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here is WIlly’s OP again…
See I even bolded (in black) his question…
so my reply stands…Starbucks supports abortion and gays.
Please read in the same post (once again bolded in red) what he would do if they did support anti-catholic things…
So you see I did answer his question…your issue is not with me or Starbucks but with Willy…perhaps you should teach him about the economy
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Karianne
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Your answer was not in Willy’s best interest, it was an opportunity for you to promote your agenda.here is WIlly’s OP again…
See I even bolded (in black) his question…
so my reply stands…Starbucks supports abortion and gays.
Please read in the same post (once again bolded in red) what he would do if they did support anti-catholic things…
So you see I did answer his question…your issue is not with me or Starbucks but with Willy…perhaps you should teach him about the economy
Any thinking person knows that people are better off working than sitting at a computer drumming up reasons not to work.
I’ve worked with the unemployed for 30 years.
He would be better off at a job.
He has a shot at good one and Starbucks pays over minumum wage, it’s not a bar or a brothel…I hope he disregards your advice but it’s likely that he has latched onto your comments
as a morally acceptable reason to hang around the house.
I hope that you have not done him any damage in your efforts to trash Starbucks.
Time will tell.
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Karin
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I am not promoting any agenda my dear Karianne…what I was doing was answering his question…you seem it have a problem with people answering direct questions…
once again re-read his OP…he had already made up his mind…why are you ignoring that fact and making this all my fault?
I have not done any harm…perhaps your ignorance has though
…once again I did not trash Starbucks…I stated facts about what they support (as willy wanted to know about from his OP)…they chose to trash themselves by supporting these things…but then I would not expect you to understamd…you have no problems with aboriton or homosexuals (from your various posts).
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Karin
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really then you better run out and get a job or get back to the one you have
that is wonderful I have worked with the homeless for many years…
I am sure he agrees…but it would seem that he does not want to work for a company that goes against his religious/moral beliefs (once again reread his OP)
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