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Odoreida

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Sun Jul 2, 2017, 08:10 AM Jul 2017

FWIW, Starbucks supports "gay marriage" and so ...

Muslim leader calls for a worldwide boycott of Starbucks because the coffee chain's pro-gay stance is 'not in line' with Islamic law
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4658116/Muslim-Anwar-Abbas-urge-Indonesians-boycott-Starbucks-LGBT.html
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A prominent Muslim leader has called for a boycott of international coffee brand Starbucks because its support for gay marriage is 'not in line' with Islamic law.

Anwar Abbas, the leader of Muhammadiyah, a 30 million-strong group in Indonesia, said Starbucks' pro-gay stance threatened the 'religious and cultured' core of the Southeast Asian nation.

'If Starbucks only does business, then fine. But don't bring ideology here,' Abbas told Reuters on Saturday.

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Dare I use the expression "virtue signalling"?

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FWIW, Starbucks supports "gay marriage" and so ... (Original Post) Odoreida Jul 2017 OP
Getting a cappachino at SBs next time I see one just to spite these Islamic theonimists! Nt LostOne4Ever Jul 2017 #1
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