From Believer to Non-Believer
At around 8 years sober, he redefined his Higher Power By Bob S., Louisville, Ky. Published online by the AA Grapevine in November 2014. Copyright © AA Grapevine My journey in AA began in 1985 and...
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AA as “stealth Buddhism”
By Thom L I’ve sometime heard at meetings in western Massachusetts that AA is “stealth Buddhism”. I like to think of the historical Buddha as one of the first addictions counselors. He observed that...
AA Without the God?
Is believing in a higher power an essential component of the recovery process? By David Sack, M.D. Published on December 10, 2014 in Where Science Meets the Steps (Psychology Today) It’s a comment I’ve heard...
High School Reunion
By Sher G. This summer I flew to Denver to attend my 30th high school reunion. I’d attended my 20th and had a great time. I’d also had a few apologies to make, along...
The First 164 Pages
By Bob C. My first sponsor, Rob, was getting the Saturday AA meeting ready by himself when I showed up there. It was my second meeting ever, the previous one being the same group,...
Atheists and agnostics in AA will never give up on our fellowship
This article was initially published in the Camel Courier, the newsletter for District 11 (Area 34) in Northern Michigan. By Eric C. In October of this year, a federal court ordered the State of...
Agnostic AA Meetings Gaining Momentum
By Russ H There is a story about agnostic AA meetings that needs to be told. It is about growth, acceptance and inclusiveness in Alcoholics Anonymous. It is an important story because so much attention has...
Workshops at the WAFT Convention
It was a very, very busy convention, the We Agnostics and Free Thinkers (WAFT) International AA Convention (IAAC) held in Santa Monica at the beginning of November, 2014. And it was rich and diverse...
No Human Power
“No matter how outlandish the proposition, if it is supported by impeccable evidence and logic, it is most likely true, at least until even more impeccable evidence and logic refutes it and progress is...
We Agnostics and Atheists AA Convention – Day 3
Day 3 was the busy and energizing last day of the We Agnostics, Atheists and Free Thinkers (WAAFT) International Alcoholics Anonymous Convention (IAAC). To begin with, attendance had grown to almost three hundred women and men. And, besides more...
We Agnostics and Atheists AA Convention – Day 2
Day two – Friday, November 7 – of the Convention consisted of a number of panels and workshops, followed by a talk by the manager of the General Service Office (GSO), Phyllis H. What...
We Agnostics and Atheists AA Convention – Day 1
It began not with a whimper but a bang. Some two hundred delegates gathered on day one of a truly historical event: the first ever international convention for agnostics, atheists and freethinkers in Alcoholics...
Recovery: Climbing out of Plato’s Cave
By Peg O’Connor Originally published on January 8, 2012 in the New York Times. Reposted with Permission. Philosophy is one of the oldest areas of inquiry. Out of control behavior fueled by alcohol and...
Letting Go of God
We atheists and agnostics in AA have faced a long struggle for acceptance. But newer 12-step fellowships are leading the way to a more tolerant form of recovery – despite a “Back to Basics”...
