Drinking "Moral Coffee"?

“Eating Chicken should not be a moral or ethics issue”

That was the idea back on August 1st...

Dan Cathy’s company was blasted for him taking a stance for his beliefs, putting money into groups that others don’t like. Because of it, LGBT groups decided to boycott Chick-Fil-A. Conservatives and ‘Christians’ saw this as a ‘hate’ attack, and decided to show response in ‘love’ by buying chicken that day.

It was said that it was because Mr. Cathy had the right to stand for his beliefs, and how he runs his business. Chicken is chicken, and one shouldn’t be told how to run his business. By doing a boycott, it harms his company (and those that work there)... and that’s wrong. We should show the love of Christ, show no hate.

I whole-heartily agreed and participated in the event... twice! Proud of those who seemed to show true ‘love’, I stood in line and proclaimed that we can all eat chicken together.




Now... a little over 6 months later, it has happened again. Words have been twisted, and for some reason, drinking a certain brand of coffee is “morally” wrong. All because a company has some of their money going to groups some people don’t agree with. So in response.... “Boycott!”

The problem is, it’s now the other side!

Sadly, it appears that many of my friends and acquaintances have lost their ‘love’. What was claimed as ‘hate’ act for another group is now acceptable for them. Since Starbucks Coffee has money going to the LGBT community, and their CEO continues to support the move, many in have called for a boycott and petition.

What happened?



I agree that if you don’t want your money going to support something you don’t believe in, that’s fine. But please realize that eating at a chicken sandwich shop or not drinking at a fancy coffee shop won’t further the Kingdom of God. I don’t remember Jesus shopping at a market because of someone’s moral stance, or boycotting a business because it was ran by a sinner.

I do know he asked for a drink by a woman at a well, one shunned by others for her sins. He sat and ate with both sinners and Pharisees, he also taught both groups as well.

Are we forgetting the verse after John 3:16?

Personally, I don't buy Starbucks because they are too expensive for my wallet. I do like their drinks. I go to Chick-fil-A for good chicken, not to make statements about my faith, morals, or politics.

However, I agree with what the CEO said in response the the person who owned stock in Starbucks: "If you feel, respectfully, that you can get a higher return than the 38% you got last year, it’s a free country."

I also agree that one should be informed on what company spends their money on. Just like I like to know what business support good Christian radio. ;) Research is good. So, for those who love social media... and want to not support the LGBT community, no Google+ or Facebook. http://techcrunch.com/2012/06/25/tech-gay-pride/ For a top ten list of those who publicly support the pro-gay lifestyle: http://www.queeried.com/10-pro-gay-companies-to-go-and-spend-all-your-money-with/



~Matt