Author: Roger

Fellowship not Faith

By Mick S. In September of 2024 I had an article printed here entitled AA Then and Now which told the story of my Australian experiences in AA starting with my introduction to AA...

Is God Fact or Fiction?

I originally published this article on March 31, 2023. I have edited it a little bit. I hope you like it and I look forward to comments about this article… Oh, and by the...

How I Earned My Seat

By Eddie Cohen It was the best of times that inevitably would become the worst of times. By now, the Hippie movement of tuning in, turning on and dropping out was pretty much behind...

Agnostic 12 Steps

By Andy F. A meeting in a rehab Every Friday, at 11 am, I would make the journey with a couple of buddies to a nearby drug and alcohol rehab. As a 12-step facility,...

ICAA ‘25: Celebrating Secular Sobriety

By Rady A. I registered in February for the quinquennial International Convention of AA held in Vancouver, British Columbia in July. Three omens bode well for atheists and agnostics in AA: Secular AA was...

The Alternative 12 Steps

By Roger C. This is a truly remarkable book. The first edition of The Alternative 12 Steps – A Secular Guide to Recovery was originally published almost 35 years ago, in 1991. And, to...

Who Gets to be Spiritual?

Is It Time to Expand Our Definition? Why limiting spirituality to religion leaves out millions of people having profound experiences. By John Aher  A few years ago, my friend Sarah—a self-described atheist and data...

Remembering Bob K.

Bob K. died on August 12th. He had been my friend for many, many years. He was also a recovered alcoholic who had quit drinking 34 years ago, on October 28th, 1991. He was...

An Agnostic’s AA Journey

By Mikey B. I thought that having to go to AA was a bad thing; it turned out to be the best thing to happen in my life. It was an important turning point....

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