All Christians beware – the local Starbucks is out to ruin your holiday. That”s right, Starbucks hates Jesus and has declared war on Christmas.
The war began artistically, with a cup. A paper cup. A cup that is designed to hold coffee and apparently hates Jesus.
The holiday cup from Starbucks is, get this, red. Technically, it is red, green and white – the universal colors of Christmas – because of the Starbucks logo. But that”s not Jesus-y enough for us. Technicalities don”t matter.
In past years, the cups have had snowflakes, snowmen, elves and just about everything else the Bible mentions when Jesus was born. Lo and behold, Mary and Joseph were actually elves. It”s in the Bible.
Claire Whitley
At the base of it all, the whole debacle brings out the true spirit of Christmas – hating on businesses through social media in order to get retweets or views. Forget good cheer and happiness this holiday season, instead people can just whip out their smartphones and include #WarOnChristmas in their tweets and Instagram uploads. How festive.
Every year, someone accuses a business or organization for being anti-Christian just because they try to be inclusive of all religious holidays. God forbid Jewish holidays are ever represented or Islamic observances are taken into consideration. There”s that good ole Christmas spirit again. Accepting everyone and being kind to thy neighbor apparently is overrated.
This simple red cup acting as a declaration of war on Christmas is absurd. The cup is still more Christmas-themed compared to the other winter holidays. Are Hanukkah”s colors red, green and white? What about Kwanzaa?
In fact, I say Christians should be thrilled by this design and with Starbucks itself. The company is still pushing plenty of Christmas merchandise, despite the fact that it”s still early November, and the cup undeniably reeks of Christmas, even if it lacks tacky snowmen and sleds.
If you don”t want to drink at Starbucks out of religious protest, then don”t drink Starbucks. Find some Jesus-loving coffee corporation to give your money to instead, there”s plenty of them.
The holiday season shouldn”t even be focused on Christians who feel like their religion is being attacked. This season is supposed to focus on family, love and sharing what we have with those we care about. So maybe shift your focus outward this season, whether you”re celebrating Christmas, Hanukkah or Kwanzaa, and give the gift of understanding.
Claire Whitley can be reached at [email protected] or on Twitter @Cewhitley24