My Name is Marnin
Today we are sharing Chapter 21 of the book, Do Tell! Why? Simply because the author, Marnin, is celebrating 50 years of sobriety! He quit drinking on October 27, 1970. Congrats, Marnin! By Marnin...
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The Challenges of 12 Step Recovery for Agnostics
By Andy F Going to my first AA meeting at the age of thirty was the best thing I ever did. I loved the fellowship from my very first meeting. I was someone who...
Sober Focus – The True Face of Alcohol
A review by Diane I The author, Elvi, paints a very grim picture of our relationship with alcohol. The book is divided into two sections. Part 1 is called Alcohol and Society and it...
Why are 12-Step Fellowships so God Centric?
By Dave W Sobering up in Toronto in 2018 gave me the luxury of sidestepping the grief a lot of addicted drinkers face when desperately reaching out to AA for the first time. I finally...
Returning to My Spiritual Roots in Sobriety
Chapter 4 Do Tell! Stories by Atheists and Agnostics in AA Julie B. I’m an urban Aboriginal woman who was raised by a single mother of European descent. Although I did beadwork and occasionally...
Acceptance?
By John B Something about 12 Step recovery that continues to pique my interest is how some assertions that make absolutely no sense to me have been endowed with the status of AA infallibility....
Vancouver Sober Agnostics – 2013-2020
By Hilary J Sober Agnostics had its first meeting on May 7, 2013, and its last meeting on March 10, 2020 (the last Tuesday before the COVID lockdown in B.C.), at Trinity Anglican Church...
“We’re Spiritual, Not Religious.” “Oh. Please!!”
By Bobby Beach In order to resolve a debate about words, it seems wise that we consult an authority on words. Peter Mark Roget was a young physician when he assembled a collection of...
I Lost My Faith and Happily So
Chapter 3 Do Tell! Stories by Atheists and Agnostics in AA By John S It’s hard to believe, but it was twenty-six years ago when I attended my first AA meeting, and fortunately I’ve...
Traditional AA, Repression, Oppression, and Alienation
How’s that for a title? A discussion of a traditional AA fellowship’s repetition of God language turned up today on Facebook. The poster was upset by the repeated references, and not only references but...
Sleight of Hand; Slight on “Real” Inclusivity
By bob k Thank the Lord (in a manner of speaking) for the wonderful liberals among the God-believers in Alcoholics Anonymous as I encountered them years ago. These delightful creatures were more interested in...
A Magnificent Game Changer
Chapter 2 Do Tell! Stories by Atheists and Agnostics in AA By Doris A. Like many, childhood was a fertile ground for becoming an alcoholic. My mother had very serious problems with alcohol, binge...
A Rewrite of Chapter 4 of the Big Book
In 2017 the book A Secular Sobriety was published. Written by Dale K, it contains a rewritten version of the first 164 pages of the Big Book. Here is a modern version of the...
The Big Book: An Updated Chapter 4
What if the fourth chapter of the Big Book, “We Agnostics”, had actually been written by atheists and agnostics? By John S Originally published in September, 2014 on Secular AA Kansas City Introduction I...
How Dare You – An Open Letter to AA Trustees
This is an edited version of the “Open Letter” which was sent to the AA Trustees on August 3, 2020.[1] By Paul W Introduction Alcoholics Anonymous has lost sight of its purpose, of its...
