# What groups don't toast?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-groups-dont-toast/496058>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [May 11, 2009, 5:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-groups-dont-toast/496058 "2009-05-11T17:16:28Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
**Page:** 3

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![Bartman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/779978/32.png) [@Bartman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bartman)\
**Post date:** [May 13, 2009, 12:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-groups-dont-toast/496058/41 "2009-05-13T00:51:04Z")

</div>

> [@astro](#):
>
> The Mormon Tabernacle Choir refused to say the words “here’s a toast to the host” as part of the air [Air Force’s song](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_U.S._Air_Force_(song))and substituted the words “here’s a prayer to those”. They also substituted “hell of a roar” with “terrible roar”.

Probably more to do with the implied reference to booze than any issue with toasting. I’ve been to many mormon functions and have seen many toasts. All were done with non-alchoholic beverages though.

---

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\
**Post date:** [May 13, 2009, 1:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-groups-dont-toast/496058/42 "2009-05-13T13:05:07Z")

</div>

One of my JW coworkers confirms that they don’t toast. She wrote, “The basis for this is found at 1 Corinthians 10:31 which states: “Whether you are eating or drinking or doing anything else, do all things for God’s glory.” Usually this practice draws attention to a particular individual and gives him/her the glory that is rightfully due the Creator. We also take into consideration the origin of toasting, which is not Biblical and was not practiced by Jesus, his disciples nor early Christians. If I am not mistaken, I believe this practice originated either in Babylon or Egypt.”

---

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![Shot\_From\_Guns](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ccd318/32.png) [@Shot\_From\_Guns](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shot_From_Guns)\
**Post date:** [May 13, 2009, 2:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-groups-dont-toast/496058/43 "2009-05-13T14:58:31Z")

</div>

Thanks, **Elendil’s Heir**. Looks like the non-toasting is pretty exclusive to JWs (outside of Hungary).

[Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-groups-dont-toast/496058.md?page=2)