Addiction in America

€uroMeinke · 07-13-2007, 11:23 PM

You know, now despite your disclaimer it looks like you are picking a fight. AA was founded by at least one minister (my program knowledge is not to be relied on) and was based on a religious program. It thus bears those artifacts - like our pledge, words on money, opening prayers in Congress. Yup God and religion are there - I'm not sure what you are trying to prove with this?

There are atheists in the program - I don't know how they reconcile these passages, but I assume not everyone takes it so dogmatically as it is written (though certainly some do).

But if you feel so strongly about this, you can always choose jail time on your next DUI. Perhaps recovery statistics for doing time have a better sobriety success than AA.

07-13-2007, 11:23 PM	#11
€uroMeinke L'Hédoniste Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: A.S.C.O.T. Posts: 8,671	You know, now despite your disclaimer it looks like you are picking a fight. AA was founded by at least one minister (my program knowledge is not to be relied on) and was based on a religious program. It thus bears those artifacts - like our pledge, words on money, opening prayers in Congress. Yup God and religion are there - I'm not sure what you are trying to prove with this? There are atheists in the program - I don't know how they reconcile these passages, but I assume not everyone takes it so dogmatically as it is written (though certainly some do). But if you feel so strongly about this, you can always choose jail time on your next DUI. Perhaps recovery statistics for doing time have a better sobriety success than AA. __________________ I would believe only in a God that knows how to Dance. Friedrich Nietzsche
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