La Tour de Garde du 15 juillet 1960 affirmait que la Parole de Dieu n'interdit pas le mariage entre races et que "no one should criticize" un couple qui se marie par-delà les lignes raciales, tout en signalant que de tels couples connaîtraient probablement davantage de "tribulation", que leurs possibilités de prédication pourraient être limitées, et que, là où s'appliquaient des lois interdisant le métissage, ils "would have to move" vers une juridiction où le mariage était légal.

Claim ID claim-attitudes-race-1960-interracial-cautionConcerns 15 juillet 1960Déclaration explicite

Déclaration explicite · 15 juillet 1960 Vérifié

La Tour de Garde du 15 juillet 1960 affirmait que la Parole de Dieu n'interdit pas le mariage entre races et que "no one should criticize" un couple qui se marie par-delà les lignes raciales, tout en signalant que de tels couples connaîtraient probablement davantage de "tribulation", que leurs possibilités de prédication pourraient être limitées, et que, là où s'appliquaient des lois interdisant le métissage, ils "would have to move" vers une juridiction où le mariage était légal. Source: The Watchtower, 15 juillet 1960

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The Watchtower, “Questions From Readers”

15 juillet 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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Note sur la fiabilité. 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.”

Date de consultation. 19 septembre 2026 · Identifiant de la source. src-race-w-1960-0715-qfr-interracial

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The Watchtower, “Questions From Readers”