The Watchtower, “Questions From Readers”
“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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Provenance and verification note for The Watchtower, Questions From Readers
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