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This week Starbucks doubled down on their support of same-sex marriage. Starbucks Australia released a statement echoing their parent company's previous statement that same-sex marriage is core to the brand. Even more interesting is that it appears Starbucks Australia is going to take their support beyond what their corporate parent has done.
"It is with this in mind that Starbucks Australia would like to publicly announce our proud support of marriage equality for all."
While I'm not exactly sure of the intent behind this statement, the obvious implication is that Starbucks Australia supports the ability of any person to marry anyone else, with no qualifiers. Lest anyone think we are taking this statement out of context, the full statement from the Starbucks Australia Facebook page is as follows:
Core to who we are and what we value as a company is our belief in equal treatment of our partners (employees) and our customers. It is with this in mind that Starbucks Australia would like to publicly announce our proud support of Marriage Equality for all. Many of our stores and partners are actively participating in events and activities aimed at changing local legislation—together we can make a difference.
Such a broad statement is easily misunderstood and tells us that Starbucks is better equipped to sell coffee than push a controversial moral issue. While I doubt they intended to support polygamous, incestuous, or underage relationships, it certainly appears they are trying to push the line.
They should stick to their coffee.
What you can do this week:
Get on your Facebook account and go to the Starbucks Facebook page. On the right hand side, just below the main bar at the top of the page, you should see a list of your own Facebook friends that "like" Starbucks. Look at the list and send your pro-marriage friends a private message along these lines:
I was checking out Starbucks the other day and saw that they have endorsed same-sex marriage. I know you are a big supporter of the family and thought I'd send you a link to the counter-campaign that I found, DumpStarbucks.com. I signed on because I believe in marriage, and that big corporations should stay out of controversial moral issues that have nothing to do with their business.
Feel free to personalize the message as you see fit; the key is to let people know that Starbucks has endorsed same-sex marriage and to help them figure out a way they can join with tens of thousands of other people in speaking out.
Have a great week!
31 Comments
Unfortunately, I left facebook. Too much drama involved.
I would think the line "I was checking out Starbucks the other day and saw that they have endorsed same-sex marriage" wouldn't be entirely true.
Shouldn't it read "I was at the NOM blog today and they told me to send this to you".
I would think that would be more honest.
Actually, both statements would be true, since they do not contradict.
But logic has never been a notable strong point among marriage corruption advocates.
If one is prepared to argue against the biological fact that all moms are female, and all dads are male......well.
Having swallowed that, the rest is quite easy I'm sure.
Again, just to establish what the marriage corruption movement intends to legislate, here is the text of the Maine marriage law which we defeated:
§ 650-A. Codification of marriage
Marriage is the legally recognized union of 2 people. Gender-specific terms relating to the marital relationship or familial relationships, including, but not limited to, "spouse," "family," "marriage," "immediate family," "dependent," "next of kin," "bride," "groom," "husband," "wife," "widow" and "widower," must be construed to be gender-neutral for all purposes throughout the law, whether in the context of statute, administrative or court rule, policy, common law or any other source of civil law.
There you have it.
Pseudo-marriage insists that by law mothers are not female, fathers are not male, brides are not women, husbands re not men.
And had we not defeated this insanity schoolchildren would now be in the process of indoctrination into the pseudo-marriage war against reality via compulsory education laws.
There is a very great deal at stake in this fight.
Rick,
As Lane said, its a false statement. He has an ability, as do most, to recognize false statements. This couldn't be clearer. It also quite stupid. I suppose you think Starbucks will just tabulate them without bothering to read. Maybe they will, but I am sure they will recognize and wonder how 15 or 20 people all decided to casually check out starbucks and notice something ithe same thing (in exactly the same syntax moreover).
But in this same article, lo and behold, we see evidence of a conscience trying to get out.
"While I doubt they intended to support polygamous, incestuous, or underage relationships"
Way to go NOM, keeping taking little steps toward honestly, it won't help your cause, but it might. Nonetheless, you will be the better for it.
Reformed,
We've seen your definition of honesty play out in this blog in the blasphemy you pimp as truth. Your disinformation campaign may help you feel better about the side you have chose, but feelings are ephemeral; the truth eternal.
Thanks, Rick, for including the Maine marriage bill. I'd never seen it before. It's much more insane than I had imagined.
As for the opposition's argument on this thread: LOL
Religion indoctrinates children to hate and bully gays.
I like starbucks!
@Reformed
Their coffee is overpriced, like apple products.
People if you are concerned with saving money, make your own coffee.
Money is really the least of our concerns if we are the kind of civilization that would surrender innocent children to indoctrination in hgomosexual anti-values.
Trust me, a civilization capable of debasing marriage is a civilization certain to debase its money.
'Marriage is the legally recognized union of 2 people'
This definition itself is discriminatory. If they aren't basing the number '2' on the biological basis of male+female, the number '2' itself becomes arbitrary.
As my college Statistics Professor pointed out:
"Mathematics is a theory; not a fact"
So by insisting that the governing component of marriage be changed from (1) man and (1) woman to (2) consenting adults you have changed the basis for marriage from a scientific fact into a scientific theory.
Society should never build its foundational supports on theories - you might as well build them on quicksand.
Hang on, this is Starbucks AUSTRALIA. NOM is based in America. Why should you care? It's not your country!
I believe NOM should stay out of foreign issues. Actually, go to Sweden and see how they'll respond to you.
Why was my comment deleted from the moderation queue?
Randy I couldn't have said it any better.
Society should never build its foundational supports on theories - you might as well build them on quicksand. I agree with you for so many reasons on this thought. Stop building laws off the bible. Its theories don't even come close to the truth.
Chris,
The bedrock scientific fact is rooted in biology; as opposed to the fleeting feeling perverts are insisting these institutions be based on.
Your expressed religious bigotry and prideful ignorance is a whole other matter all together.
The ssm ilk really get tied into knots when discussing Biblical truth about the sin of the homosexual lifestyle. They run around this blog making nasty comments about the motives of folks who believe in traditional, moral values thus in their own way being very judgmental and unfair.
The people that want everyone to " tolerate" their lifestyle sure have a divisive and odd way to convince others to follow their deceived way of thinking.
Another of my posts deleted, seriously? Come on NOM, at least tell me *why* they're being deleted! Do you not want me to talk to your supporters for fear that I'll change their minds? Were you told by those who run NOM that you should only let rude, volatile disagreement through in order to paint SSM-supports as radical? What's going on? Give us some information here!
You remember the discussion Maggie Gallagher was in with John Corvino? The one called "Can we talk instead of shout about gay marriage"? That's what I want to do - talk. And you're not letting me, for reasons unknown.
What was your post about, Robert? Maybe it just hasn't appeared yet -- that can happen. It happens all the time, in fact, and to people on both sides of the issue.
@Lefty:
I replied to what Byrd said (#18). My post showed up, then later it was gone.
Robert,
How many of the theories noted in your blog are considered to be societal foundational supports?
It is a fact that only pairings of one man and one woman can procreate naturally; that every human to walk the face of the earth was a product of one man and one woman. Even those few who count themselves as miracles of modern science would not be here today if it were not for the unique combination of one man and one woman.
Self evident truths are the only foundational supports that will ever stand the test of time.
Watch out, P&G! If P&G comes out in support of SSM, we'll also make it a point to boycott you. So what if they make household items. I've already stopped drinking Coca Cola and Pepsi. It's not good for our health. Remember to boycott Target too for printing those crazy T-shirts.
I'm definitely not buying any new computers too. I'm dumping Microsoft and Apple.
Randy,
Unfortunately I have no idea whether any answer I give here will be deleted. But you're welcome to recomment this on my blog, where neither of us will be censored, and we can discuss it there.
Rick, you blog sucks! Get a life!
MBOHOH: Better get your horse and buggy ready. GM just out up a a gay pride flag at one of their plants.
GZeus, was that the company who received public bailout money from the government?
@ Robert
Oh, I'm so sorry I missed whatever you wrote. I'm sure it was a one-of-a-kind steaming pile of nonsense that only someone like you would be capable of producing.
Cheers!!
Leo: Yes. What's your point? Because if it's that companies that received federal money are kowtowing to the Presidents stance on equality - that's a whole lot of companies. And how do you explain Target, JCP, Nike, General Mills, Apple, Starbucks, Microsoft, AT&T and others stance on equality?
Kieran: Your 'gay' religion
indoctrinates children to hate and bully 'straight' people (as opposed to 'crooked'). So you have an opinion. The point being?