Starbucks Removes Christmas From Cups, Sparks Viral Video Saying It 'Hates Jesus'

• Starbucks Corporation SBUX said that Christmas symbols, such as reindeers and ornaments, have been removed from their holiday-themed cups.
• Starbucks said it wants to "usher in the holidays with a purity of design that welcomes all of our stories."
• A "social media personality" released a video encouraging customers to say "Merry Christmas" instead of their own names so a barista is forced to write the phrase on a cup.

Starbucks' holiday-themed cups will look very different this year.

Starbucks said all symbols that are associated with Christmas, such as reindeers, snowmen, snowflakes and ornaments, have been removed from their cups. Taking their place is a plain red cup that features Starbucks' iconic logo in the center.

CNN Monday noted that Starbucks' decision stems from its desire to "usher in the holidays with a purity of design that welcomes all of our stories."

Starbucks' decision hasn't gone over well with some.

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"The Red Cups (do I need a trademark symbol after that?) are now an anti-Christmas symbol, with Starbucks declaring their formerly Christmassy cups to be ‘holiday beverages' and shedding any sign of Christmas from them," Breitbart's Raheem Kassam commented in an article last week.

"It's about the colour red, or something. It's a "holiday season". Don't say Merry Christmas. It's offensive," he sarcastically added.

Starbucks Hates Jesus?

Joshua Feuerstein, an evangelist and self-described "social media personality" published a video on his Facebook page that went viral with more than 11 million views.

Feuerstein's video, titled "Starbucks REMOVED CHRISTMAS from their cups because they hate Jesus," suggested that Starbucks' is yet another company to fall victim to "political correctness."

Feuerstein said instead of boycotting Starbucks, he is starting a movement to put Christmas back in the "plain red brand new cups. He explained that when he was asked to give his name when ordering a beverage, he replied with "Merry Christmas."

"Starbucks, I tricked you into putting Merry Christmas on your cups," Feurstein said in his video. He added that he is encouraging like-minded individuals to not only follow suit but upload a picture of their cup to social media with the hashtag #MerryChristmasStarbucks.