If This Year's Starbucks Holiday Cups Are Controversial, It Will Be Your Fault

Coffee chain unveils packaging you can draw on

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You want Christmas? Starbucks has your Christmas.

The holiday season of 2015 was marked by controversy over Starbucks’ plain red cup, devoid of Christmas cheer. It was, purportedly, a sign of a war on Christmas and persecution of anyone who celebrates it. One pastor notably claimed that Starbucks removed “Christmas from their cups because they hate Jesus.”

Last year’s Starbucks holiday cups had more wintry cheer to the tune of snowflakes and evergreen trees.

But this year, your Christmas will not be denied, Pastor.

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