The Purpose of AA Agnostica
By Roger C This week AA Agnostica turned into an eight year old website! And a dynamic and busy site it truly is: in all, counting today’s post, 522 articles have been published. That’s...
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Staying Sober Without God
Review by Heather C. Staying Sober Without God is an exciting addition to the growing body of literature which approaches sobriety from a non-religious point of view. Author, therapist and former addict Jeffrey Munn...
Atheist nurse’s fight against mandatory AA will go before B.C. Human Rights Tribunal
By Bethany Lindsay Originally posted on CBC News on June 12, 2019 A B.C. nurse who lost his job when he refused to attend a 12-step program for addiction will get a chance to...
The Role of Choice in Addiction and Recovery
By Steve K. In the field of addiction studies there is an ongoing debate in relation to how much voluntary choice is involved in addiction to alcohol and other drugs. During an AA discussion...
Recovery is Relative to the Individual
By Zarina Macha Alcoholics Anonymous is one of the most incredible things I’ve done. It has given me much joy, love, peace, clarity and goodness and I am in great awe to the original...
The Growth Rate of Secular AA
By Joe C. Originally posted on the FaceBook Page, The Secular AA Coffeeshop Secular AA seems to follow the same growth rate as AA as a whole. We are growing as AA did in...
“Spiritual, Not Religious” – The Hollow Claim of Alcoholics Anonymous
“Facts do not cease to exist because they are ignored.” – Aldous Huxley By Paul W. Introduction As an organization, Alcoholics Anonymous has long claimed to be, “spiritual, not religious.” Admittedly, this is the intent...
Higher Powers
By life-j Let me start by saying that the only higher powers I believe in are judges and cops. They’re tangible. And further, let me add that anyone who wants to believe in a...
Secular Ontario AA Roundup
SOAAR 2019 WIDENING THE GATEWAY By Murray J. What is SOAAR 2019 you might ask? And what is “Widening The Gateway?” They are the Secular Ontario AA Roundup and the theme for the event....
No Two Addictions Are the Same
By David B. Bohl Originally published on his website, David B. Bohl, on February 4, 2019 Addictions, like snowflakes, have one thing in common – they are all absolutely unique. The intricacies of a...
Your First SMART Recovery Meeting
By Sam29 First posted on SMART Recovery So, you’re considering attending a SMART Recovery meeting. We applaud you for reaching this point in your recovery! Your consideration might come with one or a mix...
Refuge Recovery – Reflections on Recovery
Refuge Recovery Part Two Reflections on Recovery “The following is a personal recovery story from a member of our Refuge Recovery Community. We have included these stories for those new to recovery to get...
Refuge Recovery
What’s a Refuge Recovery Meeting Like? Published on January 2, 2019 on Recovery Ways After leaving treatment, attending mutual aid meetings are a great way to continue your recovery. You meet other people who...
Critique of Chapter 10 – To Employers
Rigorous commonsense is by no means obvious to much of the world. Indeed, commonsense sometimes requires ceaseless vigilance in its defense. Richard Dawkins By Paul W. The prior critiques by Clara M., life-j, and...
Buddhist Precept: Intoxicants Cloud the Mind
One Buddhist’s take on the precepts and recovery By Arthur S I’d like to first clarify that I’m no authority on Buddhism, Recovery or AA. I’m going to try my best not to preach...
