I\u2019m pretty certain that He couldn\u2019t care less about the color of Starbucks\u2019 coffee cups, and I have money hidden in my shoes that says He prefers the red cup over the other images that were plastered on their \u201cChristmas\u201d cups of the past.<\/p>\n
Pray tell, when did snow flakes, sleds, elfs, and Santa Claus have anything to do with Jesus Christ or authentic Christianity?<\/p>\n
Yet we\u2019re being told that \u201cChristians\u201d are experiencing apoplexy over the red cups.<\/p>\n
I\u2019m not a Starbucks devotee, but I like the red cups MUCH better than those other images which detract from Jesus Christ and conflate the celebration of His birth with American consumerism, childhood fantasy, and science fiction.<\/p>\n
Add to that, when did Starbucks become a Christian organization in the first place?<\/p>\n
(As far as I know, they\u2019ve never plastered a Nativity scene on their cups.)<\/p>\n
All told, I could care less if their coffee cups are red, blue, green, or plaid. And frankly, to be frank (and I am), why should any Jesus-follower?<\/p>\n
I really want to believe that this whole \u201ccontroversy\u201d is an invention spawned by anti-Jesus followers, making them look like village idiots who can\u2019t figure out the difference between Santa Claus and Jesus of Nazareth.<\/p>\n
But sadly, I\u2019m probably wrong here. Sigh.<\/p>\n
Johnny Mac\u2019s (John McEnroe\u2019s) famous reaction sums up my feelings on the matter.<\/p>\n
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