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Re: Just wanted to let you know...
05/16/12 01:42 PM
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> True, that's what it says. The Twelve Steps also always says "alcohol", with no
> mention of narcotics. So if you have an addiction to narcotics, all you are supposed
> to do is replace the word "alcohol" with whatever your D.O.C. might be. D.O.C. means
> your Drug Of Choice.
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> There are many non religious people that are members. There are also many atheists.
> One of them will always raise their hand and ask that question. They will say if they
> don't believe in God so how could they have a higher power? The leader of the
> meeting, or the one of the speakers of the meeting, or a another member, will reply
> that your higher power doesn't have to be God. It could be whatever you want it to
> be. Alternative God examples that your higher power could be is the "12 Step" poster
> that's hanging on the wall. Or your higher power could be the "Big Book". Most
> atheists and non religious people normally make the "Big Book" their higher power or
> the "Twelve Steps".
I'm not denying that they let you switch up Coke for Pepsi if you like. Point being, that is an adaptation with VERY recent en masse acceptance...and not all groups teach it. AA was founded as a Christian/Protestant organization with God, Jesus and all the trimmings. Taking a recently conceded concept as the focus of your argument was bad enough. Using a populous with reality altering impairments to prove a point was just double-whammy silly.
I don't know, or care, what the actual reason for you making your point was. I'm just saying you should probably use something else to back it up.
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