Starbucks: People who believe in traditional marriage not welcomed as customers

[PatColo]

Starbucks: People who believe in traditional marriage not welcomed as customers (http://www.naturalnews.com/051205_Starbucks_gay_marriage_Howard_Schultz.html) Posted on September 18, 2015 by The Crazz Files (http://crazzfiles.com/author/adam/) in News (http://crazzfiles.com/category/news/) // 0 Comments

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Slowly but surely, traditional American culture and values are being swept away by liberal, progressive activists and culture warriors who actively encourage a break from our past, even if they don’t say so directly.


The latest example of this dramatic cultural shift comes from coffee icon Starbucks, whose CEO and founder recently told customers and shareholders who happen to believe in the historical nature of marriage as a construct between one man and one woman to stay out of his stores.


At the company’s annual meeting in Seattle recently, CEO/founder Howard Schultz was challenged by a shareholder who questioned his well-publicized position of supporting gay marriage and last year’s support of a referendum in Washington state backing same-sex marriages. Schultz’s position led to calls to boycott Starbucks from the National Organization for Marriage, and the shareholder explained that led to lower-than-expected earnings.




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[Neuro]

Why not? They already made clear that those who like a good cup of coffee are not welcome either...

[PatColo]

I like their coffee; but here in asia they seem to be more of a "prestige brand". Always prime locations, usually with an adjacent McD's, KFC, Swensen ice cream, or other int'l brands.

Whatever coffee drink & size you could want, SBs is always around double what competing local brands charge. And I couldn't tell the difference in a blind taste test, I'm sure.

When I was new & naive; I bought a 200 gram (little under 1/2 pound?) bag of french roast. Was like $23 usd... pushing $50/lb :o :o I was new to the currency conversion too; didn't really think anything of it until I did the math later. Ever since, I buy a good local brand, about $6.50 for the same 200g bag... :D

[mick silver]

good just one more reason to not overpay for a cup of coffee

[madfranks]

I may be in the minority here, but I think SB coffee is superior in many ways. Their dark roasts are way better than anything out there. The only thing that comes close is Dazbog (a Denver shop). As for the politics, I don't give two craps what the CEO thinks.

[Shami-Amourae]

You guys shouldn't be drinking coffee period. It's not good for you.

Coffee is only good for enemas.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LTHStdmh6t0


...And steak.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f5GqyOzaYuw

[Horn]

I can get 250grams of Poas volcano fresh ground for $4. I had an ancient espresso machine at one point, but it just becomes too addictive, i've let it go to pot. There may be one Starbucks out there somewhere I dont know where though?

[milehi]

Starbucks is anti gun and their stores are gun free zones. If I drank coffee I'd ban them.

[madfranks]

You guys shouldn't be drinking coffee period. It's not good for you.

Coffee is only good for enemas.

Not necessarily. Mounting Evidence Suggests Coffee May Actually Have Therapeutic Health Benefits (http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2012/09/16/coffee-health-benefits.aspx)

[ximmy]

I don't ever go there. I try to support the local independent shops, coffee, gas, hardware, gift, restaurant, groceries (except Trader Joes), etc.
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Claim: Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz was confronted by a shareholder over the company's support for same-sex marriage.

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FALSE: Howard Schultz said supporters of traditional marriage were not allowed to be Starbucks stockholders or desired as Starbucks customers.


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Breaking News: Starbucks moves even farther left and tells traditional marriage supporters we don't want your business.

Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz just said at their annual meeting that If you support traditional marriage, we don't want your business. He told a shareholder to sell his shares if he supported traditional marriage and didn't like Starbucks stance against it. So let's get this straight. If you support the 5000 year old tradition that marriage is between one man and one woman, you can't buy shares in his far left radical company that sells designer $7.00 Grande Decaf Lattes? Done! I'll take a Chick Fil-A and their 99 cent coffee instead.

Click LIKE if it is time to BOYCOTT far left radical Starbucks and their attack on traditional marriage


Origins: Starbucks, the ubiquitous behemoth of a coffee chain, was one of several prominent Washington-area companies (including Microsoft, Nike, and Amazon) who in early 2012 supported (http://www.dumpstarbucks.com/documents/memo.pdf) a state measure to legalize same-sex marriage, stating that:
Starbucks is proud to join other leading Northwest employers in support of Washington State legislation recognizing marriage equality for same-sex couples. Starbucks strives to create a company culture that puts our partners first, and our company has a lengthy history of leading and supporting policies that promote equality and inclusion.

This important legislation is aligned with Starbucks business practices and upholds our belief in the equal treatment of partners. It is core to who we are and what we value as a company. We are proud of our Pride Alliance Partner Network group, which is one of the largest Employer Resource Groups for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) employees in the U.S., helping to raise awareness about issues in the communities where we live and work.

For the last 20 years, our benefits program has offered domestic partner benefits in the U.S. These benefits include medical, dental, vision, prescription drugs and alternative health care coverage. All partners (part-time and full-time) in all work locations, whether in a store, a roasting plant or a corporate office, adhere to the same eligibility requirements for health coverage and have access to the same comprehensive health plans.

We are deeply dedicated to embracing diversity and treating one another with respect and dignity, and remain committed to providing an inclusive, supportive and safe work environment for all of our partners.

We look forward to seeing this legislation enacted into law.
That support led the company to becoming the target of "Dump Starbucks (http://www.dumpstarbucks.com/)" boycotts instituted by anti-gay marriage groups such as the National Organization for Marriage.

At a Starbucks shareholders meeting in March 2013, shareholder Tom Strobhar (founder of The Corporate Morality Action Center (http://www.corporatemorality.org/), an organization which also opposes same-sex marriage) challenged Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz over the company's financial performance, which Strobhar suggested had been harmed by Starbucks' corporate support of same-sex marriage and the subsequent boycotts, saying: "In the first full quarter after this boycott was announced, our sales and our earnings — shall we say politely — were a bit disappointing."

Schultz responded (and drew two rounds of applause from attendees) by asserting that Starbucks stock had performed well over the past year, affirming the company's support of same-sex marriage, and stating that not all corporate decisions were based purely on economics:
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. 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. We employ over 200,000 people in this company, and we want to embrace diversity. Of all kinds.

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.
Howard Schultz did not, however, say anything that could reasonably be construed as "If you support traditional marriage, we don't want your business" or "you can't buy shares in [this] company." Schultz told a disaffected stockholder that if he thought the company's social policies were hurting its financial performance and he could get a better return for his money elsewhere, he was free to sell his Starbucks stock and invest in a different company. He did not say that supporters of traditional marriage were neither allowed nor desired as stockholders and customers of Starbucks.

A video of Schultz's response can be viewed here (http://www.bizjournals.com/seattle/video/c1eDBjYTo4LXS3IoL7s_pSdNyONvOFwF?autoplay=1).
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