The Watchtower, “Questions From Readers”
“In shunning this custom of toasting, along with many other objectionable customs, we may appear narrow-minded to worldlings. So we are.”
Answering the question ‘Is it proper to propose or to drink toasts to God or Christ or the Kingdom?’, the magazine traces toasting to Babylonian, Greek, Roman and Scandinavian drinking rites and says that God and Christ are not honoured by pagan customs switched to them.
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Provenance and verification note for The Watchtower, Questions From Readers
Confidence note. Document opened on the Watchtower Online Library and re-opened for audit on 19 September 2026. The Questions From Readers column runs pp. 318-320 and answers three questions; the toasting answer begins after the page 319 marker and the quoted words fall between the page 319 and page 320 markers, so the page is 319.
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Notes. The same Questions From Readers column also answers questions on saying ‘Amen’ and on wedding showers.
Accessed. 19 September 2026 · Source ID. src-chg-p-w-1952-0515-qfr-toasting