The annual introduction of Starbucks' paper Christmas cups is stirring  up a holiday hullabaloo, drawing fresh accusations that retailers are waging a "war on Christmas."

Social media is boiling over this week after former TV and radio evangelist Joshua Feuerstein took to Facebook to complain about the cups, which are simply red and feature no holiday symbols or messages.

"Starbucks removed Christmas from their cups because they hate Jesus," Feuerstein posted. And he urged his 1.8 million Facebook followers to use the hashtag #MerryChristmasStarbucks and ask Starbucks workers to write "Merry Christmas" on cups instead of customer names.

Donald Trump has already weighed in, too: "Maybe we should boycott Starbucks,".he suggested Monday. "I don't know. Seriously. I don't care."

Starbucks, meantime, says the cups aren't meant to offend anyone, and that while past cup designs have featured snowflakes, snowmen or other seasonal symbols, this year's cups are meant to give customers an open canvas to doodle their own pictures or messages.

So where do you stand? Is it a war on Christmas -- or just some red paper cups? Grab a cup of coffee and take our poll:

 

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