A Sentinela de 15 de julho de 1960 disse que a Palavra de Deus não proíbe o casamento entre pessoas de raças diferentes e que "no one should criticize" um casal que se case cruzando linhas raciais, ao mesmo tempo que aconselhava que esses casais provavelmente enfrentariam mais "tribulation", que suas oportunidades de pregação poderiam ficar restritas e que, onde vigoravam leis contra a miscigenação, eles "would have to move" para uma jurisdição em que o casamento fosse legal.

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A Sentinela de 15 de julho de 1960 disse que a Palavra de Deus não proíbe o casamento entre pessoas de raças diferentes e que "no one should criticize" um casal que se case cruzando linhas raciais, ao mesmo tempo que aconselhava que esses casais provavelmente enfrentariam mais "tribulation", que suas oportunidades de pregação poderiam ficar restritas e que, onde vigoravam leis contra a miscigenação, eles "would have to move" para uma jurisdição em que o casamento fosse legal. Source: The Watchtower, 15 de julho de 1960

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The Watchtower, “Questions From Readers”

15 de julho de 1960 · pp.447-448 · Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society

“God’s Word does not forbid marriage between the races. On the contrary, it shows that all races are related in that they all came from one man originally. … It is quite likely that those who marry across racial lines will have more of this tribulation than will others. … Then again, the law in certain lands and states forbids interracial marriage. Since Christians must recognize Caesar’s right to regulate marriage, Christians residing in such states or lands and contemplating interracial marriage would have to move to a land or state where such marriages are legal, and it would be inadvisable for them to return to their own land or state or to go to any others having such laws.”

The reader’s question is "Is it wrong for a white person and a colored one to marry if they truly love each other?" The answer says no, then lists practical cautions: added tribulation, restricted preaching opportunities, obstacles for any children, and "the law in certain lands and states" that then forbade such marriages. It closes: "If two persons of different races decide to take such a step, no one should criticize them."

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Nota de confiança. Opened on the Watchtower Online Library on 19 September 2026 and read from the document’s own HTML, twice and independently; the page markers read 447 and 448 and the printed citation line reads "w60 7/15 pp. 447-448". An earlier version of this record ended the quotation at "… where such marriages are legal." with a full stop; in the document that sentence runs on past a comma, and the rest of it is now quoted.

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Notes. The extract that circulates on critical sites omits the opening sentence, “God’s Word does not forbid marriage between the races”, and the closing one, “If two persons of different races decide to take such a step, no one should criticize them.”

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