No Grapevine Book for Atheists in AA
By Roger C. I want to share with you two letters, with a document in the middle of the two letters. The first letter was written to the Grapevine and to the AA General Service Office and...
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If You Want What We Have
By Russ H. The vast majority of AA members have heard How It Works read aloud at the beginning of meetings. It is such a common practice that many of us have passively committed...
Living with Lillian
Living with Lillian: A reader’s look at a pioneering book in secular recovery by Joe C. Supposedly, belief in God is not required to join AA, and one might even get sober, but according...
Key Players in AA History
Review by Roger C. Our friend, bob k, has written an exceptional book. But before we have a look at Key Players in AA History, let’s back up just a little bit. Bob first starting...
AA won’t list nonreligious group meetings
By Rekha Basu Originally published in The Des Moines Register on February 6, 2015 The Alcoholics Anonymous schedule of meetings in Des Moines lists a diverse roster of gatherings for a Saturday. There’s Big Book...
An Atheist’s Twelfth Step
By JHG When we first get to AA, we can just “take what we like and leave the rest”, but eventually, we have to decide whether we’re even going to stay. And if we stay,...
The Doorknob Deity
“Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter.” – Martin Luther King, Jr. By Tom P. AA saved my life and set me on an exciting journey of...
Dr. Bob – Part Two (Akron-Style AA)
From his last drink in June, 1935, AA became the centerpiece of Dr. Bob’s life… (He) worked with Sister Ignatia… to treat thousands of alcoholics, who were then channeled into AA. He provided all...
Ernest Kurtz: The Historian as Storyteller and Healer
Ernie Kurtz died on Jan 19, 2015. He was born on September 9, 1935, the same year that AA was founded. The Historian as Storyteller and Healer was published a number of months ago and when Ernie...
Al-Anon Agnostica
By Lisa M. Hi, my name is Lisa and I am not an alcoholic. I am, however, the daughter, the ex-wife and the mother of alcoholics. I was raised in a house with a father...
The 13th Step
TRIGGER WARNING. This article contains content about sexual assault and/or violence which may be triggering for some readers. By Erin J. By the time I was 21, I had already completed two failed stints in...
Another Atheist In Recovery
Reviewed by Christopher G. If you are new or old in recovery and you have old ideas that aren’t working anymore, you may find, like me, that when you get rid of an old...
Hallowed be the Big Book?
By Laurie A. The Preface to the fourth edition of the Big Book notes, “Because this book has become the basic text for our Society and has helped such large numbers of alcoholic men...
The Impossible Becomes Possible
By Roger C. It was a something of a miracle, if I may be so bold as to use that word. Almost three hundred women and men gathered in Santa Monica, California, in early...
