Starbucks said it removed "symbols of the season" used in the past, which have included reindeer and ornaments, in favor of a simple, two-toned red cup.
When the cups rolled out in late October, Starbucks (SBUX) vice president Jeffrey Fields said the company "wanted to usher in the holidays with a purity of design that welcomes all of our stories."
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." Feuerstein encouraged customers to say "Merry Christmas" instead of their names in order to "trick" baristas into writing the phrase on the cup. He said to use "#MerryChristmasStarbucks" to post photos online.In response to Feuerstein's video,
Starbucks said in a statement Sunday that it tries "to create a culture of belonging, inclusion and diversity." The cup is meant to be a "blank canvas" that encourages "customers to tell their Christmas stories in their own way," Starbucks said.
I think this story is unbelievable. It's suprising to think Christians would be insulted by the fact Starbucks no longer have Christmas symbols on the cup. If they seriously think Starbucks removed the symbols because they "hate jesus" then they are taking this whole matter way too seriously.
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