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Wilmington Patch Poll: Starbucks' New Holiday Cups

It's the hottest social media issue of the holiday season. Take our Patch poll on Starbucks' new holiday cups and tell us what you think.

Starbucks new holiday cups were unveiled last week, and social media has been ablaze over the hottest issue of the season so far.

This year’s holiday cup is red with the Starbucks logo, reports the Huffington Post. But the cups have drawn the ire of some evangelical Christians because the cups no longer bear the images of Christmas trees, snowmen and other holiday symbols.

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Former pastor Joshua Feuerstein posted a Facebook video sharing his disappointment, according to the AJC, a video that has been viewed more than 10 million times and shared by 400,000.

You can watch Feuerstein’s video yourself here.

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The design has some customers calling the cups part of a “War on Christmas.

Wilmington Patch wants to know what you think about the new holiday cups. Is this much ado about nothing, or are you disappointed in their design. Take our Patch poll below.


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