Tag: Starbucks

  • Dan

    Social Orthodoxy and the New Legalism

    Tag something “religious” and it’s easy to take shots at it. Label something religious “bigoted” or “close-minded” and you’re a hero. You’re even more of a hero if you “come” from that group and take shots. In this Holy Week, the gospel texts focus on the last few days of Jesus before his arrest. He has taken the gloves off…

  • Dan

    Causes and Coffee

    From chicken sandwiches to Venti decaf caramel macchiatos. I can (or can’t) eat at Chik fil a or can (or can’t) drink coffee at Starbucks. How about I don’t like deep fried chicken (and we don’t have a Chik-fil-a nearby) and I like Caribou and local coffee shops more than Starbucks. And my absence or patronage means I like or…

  • Dan

    This Just In… THE WORLD IS COMING TO AN END!

    We interrupt this blog for an important breaking news bulletin: Starbucks is going INSTANT. Yes, you heard that right. They are going to peddle (I shudder at the thought) instant coffee. When I first got into “real” coffee years ago I read Howard Schultz’s book on the founding of Starbucks. He was such a purist. Now, he’s a corporate hypocrite.…