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(Tipped by JMG reader John)

In a transparent attempt to whip up anti-gay fervor in Islamic nations, Brian Brown declared in April 2012 that NOM was buying anti-gay banner ads which denounce Starbucks’ support for LGBT rights. Arabic-language ads were placed in United Arab Emirates, Oman, and Kuwait, all of which criminalize homosexuality. Despite NOM’s campaign, Starbucks has continued its rapid expansion into foreign markets …

A laughably measly 2583 people have signed NOM’s boycott petition for Target since the retail giant submitted pro-gay marriage briefs last week in the states of Wisconsin and Indiana. NOM’s 30-month-old boycott petition for Starbucks has yielded 68,745 names – a number that has scarcely budged in the last two years. Their 25-month-old boycott petition for General Mills petered out …

Andy Towle writes at Towleroad: “Starbucks raised an enormous 800 square foot LGBT Pride flag over its Seattle headquarters today in celebration of the 40th anniversary of Seattle Pride. Photographer Nate Gowdy was on hand and shared these images with Towleroad of the clock tower and flag, as well as CEO Howard Schultz, who observed the flag raising with employees.” …

Via Business Insider: Starbucks announced late Sunday it will pay for thousands of its workers to take courses through Arizona State University to complete their bachelor’s degree. The Starbucks College Achievement plan will let full- and part-time workers choose from 40 undergraduate degree programs at ASU that will be delivered online. 135,000 employees are eligible. “There’s no doubt the inequality …

JMG tipster Lynda expects that you-know-who will be ever so pissed about this new Mother’s Day campaign from Starbucks. Oprah does the voice-over.

Wut.

Starbucks is asking its customers to stop bringing firearms into their outlets. Gun nuts in “open carry” states have been staging parties in their stores and selling t-shirts with the logo seen here. In an interview, CEO Howard Schultz said the decision to ask customers to stop bringing guns into stores came as a result of the growing frequency of …

“Starbucks is allowing us to lawfully carry firearms in their store. Recently, they have been the target of unjust attacks from certain groups that do not support our right to bear arms. We will thank starbucks for standing up for our right to bear arms by going there on Friday, August 9th. We ask that if you choose to carry …

Starbucks’ stock value is at a 12-month high. Keep it up, NOM! (The message above his tweet is to remind me that Thomas has blocked me so that I don’t repeat his words verbatim in that horrible way I have.)

“Boycotts are ineffective and only cost Christian organizations time and money. They are futile and ineffective. Boycotting is not how Jesus did business. He was a carpenter and routinely mingled with known sinners.” – Jerry Falwell Jr, responding to a Christian Post survey of religious leaders on anti-gay boycotts. Concerned Women head Penny Nance disagrees. “One of the most notorious …

JMG reader Ben writes with the tip that Same Love, the viral hit by Macklemore & Lewis, is Starbucks’ pick single of the week.  Get the free download code at your local outlet or by using your Starbucks app.  The track has earned almost 11 million views on YouTube in just three months.

Coinstar, the parent company of those ubiquitous Redbox DVD vending machines, wants to have the same effect on Starbucks that it did on Blockbuster. Redding expects each machine to serve as many as 28 coffees and lattes a day, with a simple cup fetching $1 to $1.50 and specialty drinks $1.50 to $2. At those prices—up to $1.50 less than …

In an obvious dig at Starbucks, the American Family Association is promoting its own coffee brand with proceeds allegedly going to their relentless campaign to inflict Christianity upon unwilling Third World nations. The top-listed flavor: Relationship Blend. Via press release: We use coffee in our blends that support other missionary and humanitarian efforts in places such as Ethiopia, Papua New …

“Starbucks supported same sex marriage, saw their support from Republicans dwindle, missed sales projections, and watched the company lose $4.4 billion overnight and over $10 billion from their 2012 high. While executives of publicly traded companies have had a wonderful time claiming that not supporting same-sex marriage hurts their employee recruitment and retention efforts, we now have a case study …

In a Facebook exchange with a pro-equality activist, the page administrator for coffee company Jitters & Bliss revealed that their donation agreement with NOM had ended. An excerpt via Zack Ford at Think Progress: “Our customers will receive the discount until the end of July, but no money goes to NOM after July 9th. Our true intention is to sell …

What should their slogan be? Source.

As they continue to flog their humiliating fail of a Starbucks boycott, yesterday NOM announced a national partnership with coffee company Jitters & Bliss, who unlike Starbucks is staying “neutral in the culture wars.” Well, no. Our Mission: As stewards of God’s many blessings, we strive to be a world-class purveyor of fine coffees by delivering outstanding quality, service, and …