Comments on: Starbucks church?

By: Bill(cycleguy)

Bill(cycleguy) — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 10:30:31 +0000

What a cheesy looking Jesus. Holding a cup of coffee with a grin and a thumb in the air. And fortunately for me I don’t drink coffee at all.

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By: Joe Miller

Joe Miller — Mon, 01 Sep 2008 22:21:55 +0000

Fair enough Kevin.

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By: jimmy paravane

jimmy paravane — Mon, 01 Sep 2008 19:15:24 +0000

I think you all are missing the really important question here:
What Would Jesus Drink?(grin)

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By: Tom Bryant

Tom Bryant — Mon, 01 Sep 2008 12:30:12 +0000

How much did they have to pay to be able to use the *$ name, coffee and set up.

Do they have free coffee anywhere for those who can’t or don’t want to pay the $3 for the coffee?

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By: Texas in Africa

Texas in Africa — Mon, 01 Sep 2008 03:56:26 +0000

I don’t know anyone who’s not a believer who would choose to go inside a church for a Starbucks fix. So to me, this just seems like another way for Christians to isolate themselves from the rest of the community.

Hal also makes a great point about the importance working with local communities in the developing world in using fair trade practices that help the poor. It makes me nervous that a church is working with a multinational corporation, but if one is going to do so, they should be very scrupulous about these kinds of things.

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By: Bob Cleveland

Bob Cleveland — Mon, 01 Sep 2008 02:15:37 +0000

I think they ought to sell doves and change money, too. That way there’d be no doubt what Jesus would do if He drops in some Sunday morning.

Unless they’re giving the stuff away, that it.

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By: Marty Duren

Marty Duren — Mon, 01 Sep 2008 01:00:41 +0000

While you are in the mode, I like this template better than the previous one.

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By: Quinn Hooks

Quinn Hooks — Sun, 31 Aug 2008 23:51:35 +0000

This reminds me of an article I read a while back about a church in Houston that opened a McDonalds on its campus. I found the article here on the NY Times site:

http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9802E3D81230F93AA35756C0A9649C8B63

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By: Kevin Bussey

Kevin Bussey — Sun, 31 Aug 2008 22:40:14 +0000

Janna,

Cool, wish I could visit.

Joe,

No. I think the reason Sugar Creek and others are not doing this to make $$ but to reach people for Christ.

Hal,

Being on the mission field I guess you know more about that than me.

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By: Hal Ward

Hal Ward — Sun, 31 Aug 2008 22:04:13 +0000

I think hanging out in a church sipping an espresso sounds like a great idea… buy why a Starbucks? Given the company’s poor reputation in its dealings with the developing world, it might have been better to open their own, independent café. I wonder if an on-site Starbucks will be effective in reaching Houston’s large Central American community.