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Is the Starbucks 'Red Cup' Controversy a Tempest in a Coffee Pot?

By Rod Anderson, CP Cartoonist
Is The Starbucks "Red Cup" Controversy A Tempest In A Coffee Pot?
Is The Starbucks "Red Cup" Controversy A Tempest In A Coffee Pot?

Starbucks is brewing a fresh pot of controversy.

The specialty coffee company's annual red cup is causing quite a stir — not because of what's in the cup, but for what's on it — or isn't on it. This year's simple red cup is devoid of Christmas or holiday motifs, and that's ruffling feathers, especially among many Evangelicals who feel that Christmas has been left out.

Many social media users commented that Starbucks was deliberately attacking Christianity and the birth of Jesus through its lack of Christmastime cup decor, claiming a Starbucks "war on Christmas."

Read more at http://www.christianpost.com/news/candace-cameron-bure-defends-starbucks-red-cup-149635/#zvVzm8QKYcmOPULC.99

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