According to Wikipedia, Starbucks Corporation is an international coffee company and coffeehouse chain based in Seattle, Washington.
Starbucks is the largest coffeehouse company in the world, with more than 17,000 stores in 55 countries, including over 12,500 in the United States, over 1,200 in Canada and over 700 in the United Kingdom, and 54 in Russia.
There are over 35 Starbucks located throughout Richmond, Virginia. See photos and locations.
Huffington Post reports that a Christian pastor is asking customers to boycott Starbucks due to the company's support of a bill to legalize gay marriage in Washington state.
Steve Andrew, an evangelical pastor and president of the USA Christian Ministries in California said in a statement:
"Christians are upset with Starbucks for turning against God...Starbucks can follow Satan if they want to. However, pastors are to help Christians. Are you on the Lord's side? Will you help the USA be blessed by God?"
The call for the boycott was on January 31, 2012, a day prior to the bill's passage in Washington's State Senate.
USA Ministries is also asking for Christians to stop serving Starbucks coffee at their church facilities and events.
If the bill passes in the state house of representatives, Washington will become the seventh U.S. state to recognize same-sex unions.
The Seattle-based Starbucks chain has joined more than 100 other firms to back the same-sex marriage bill.
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