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In 2007 The Watchtower stated that Jehovah’s Witnesses do not share in toasting, on the ground that raising a glass can be viewed as asking ‘heaven’ for a blessing.

Claim ID claim-doctrine-toasting-2007-do-not-shareConcerns 15 February 2007Explicit statement
Explicit statement · 15 February 2007 Verified

In 2007 The Watchtower stated that Jehovah’s Witnesses do not share in toasting, on the ground that raising a glass can be viewed as asking ‘heaven’ for a blessing. The Watchtower, 15 February 2007

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The Watchtower, “Questions From Readers”

15 February 2007 · pp.30-31 · Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society

“For many, this seems a harmless custom or social grace, but there are good reasons why Jehovah’s Witnesses do not share in toasting.”

The question is ‘The Bible does not mention toasting, so why do Jehovah’s Witnesses avoid sharing in toasts?’ The answer ends: ‘there are valid reasons why Christians do not share in toasting, which has a religious background and even now can be viewed as asking “heaven” for a blessing, as if seeking aid from a superhuman force.’

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Confidence note. Document opened on the Watchtower Online Library on 19 September 2026 and read in full; the quoted sentence sits after the page 30 marker.

Corroborated by. src-chg-p-lv-2008-ch13-toasting

Notes. The answer compares toasting with patriotic gestures that Witnesses decline to make.

Accessed. 19 September 2026 · Source ID. src-chg-p-w-2007-0215-qfr-toasting

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