There’s
no way around it, some companies have agendas. Most of them would say profit is
their underlying reason for continuing in business. But that’s not what
Starbucks is after, necessarily.
Sure,
they like a profit as much as the next company, but they’re trying to make sure
“diversity” is accepted and the traditional definition of marriage is
destroyed.
While
most bible-believing Christians would agree marriage is between a man and
woman, Starbucks is working to makes sure that definition no longer stands.
Seattle, Washington — At the annual Starbucks
shareholder’s meeting this past Wednesday in Seattle, company officials told
those who support Biblical marriage that they “can sell [their] shares in
Starbucks and buy shares in another company.”
According to reports, during the meeting, the
founder of Corporate Morality Action Center expressed concerns over the
company’s support of homosexual marriage. Tom Stobhar from the organization
cited that the company’s stance affected shareholder earnings after Starbucks
backed efforts to legalize same-sex “marriage” in Washington state last year.
The company’s announcement had resulted in boycotts against the coffee king.
“In the first full quarter after this boycott was announced,
our sales and earnings — shall we say politely — were a bit disappointing,”
shareholder Tom Strobhar stated.
“Not every decision is an economic decision.
Despite the fact that you recite statistics that are narrow in time, we did
provide a 38% shareholder return over the last year,” responded Starbucks CEO
Howard Schultz. “I don’t know how many things you invest in, but I would
suspect not many things, companies, products, investments have returned 38%
over the last 12 months.”
“Having said that, it is not an economic decision
to me. The lens in which we are making that decision is through the lens of our
people,” he continued. “We employ over 200,000 people in this company, and we
want to embrace diversity — of all kinds.”
The response drew both applause and cheers.
Schultz then concluded by saying, “If you feel,
respectfully, that you can get a higher return than the 38% you got last year,
it’s a free country. You can sell your shares in Starbucks and buy shares in
another company. Thank you very much.”
While some shareholders appear to be doing just
that, a number of Starbucks customers have also refused to frequent the
franchise as long as it remains opposed to Biblical marriage. One website,
DumpStarbucks.com, launched a nationwide campaign to urge coffee lovers to go
elsewhere for a cup of joe.
“We are urging customers across the globe to ‘Dump
Starbucks’ because it has taken a corporate-wide position that the definition
of marriage between one man and one woman should be eliminated and that same-sex
marriage should become equally ‘normal,'” the effort’s website outlines. “As
such, Starbucks has deeply offended at least half its US customers, and the
vast majority of its international customers.”
As of press time, there were over 49,000 signatures
on the campaign’s petition against the company.
“Starbucks is using its resources to invalidate
traditional marriage in the US and redefine the institution of marriage despite
the strongly held views of so many of its customers, including me,” the petition
outlines. “Therefore, I will no longer purchase anything from Starbucks until
you change your corporate values to be more reflective of my own.”
Thank
God we still live in a free country and Americans can control who they spend
their money with.
The
truth is there are quite a few companies than can help you return higher than
38% and don’t require investors to sell their souls for a profit.
Schultz
and his brethren are in the business of pleasing politicians and lobbyists and
are overlooking what a huge demographic in America want: The protection of
their values.
Will
you shop at Starbucks anymore knowing how they feel about your beliefs?
http://teapartypolitics.com/ceo-of-one-of-americans-biggest-companies-admits-theyre-trying-to-kill-this-christian-value/
1 comment:
Well, if it's not the official, canonical Starbucks (on Dupont Circle), and the rest of the Bright Young Things of the 1990s aren't hanging out there, personally I've always thought Starbucks charged far too much for coffee anyway. And there are too many of them.
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