Now I Understand AA (Thoughts of an Agnostic at Year 35)
By Bruce Q. I have been active in Alcoholics Anonymous – and sober – for thirty-five years. I have also been a card-carrying agnostic the entire time. These two facts have never been in...
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Honesty and Recovery…
By Darcy B. I attended a meeting yesterday and the topic was “honesty”. I was given the opportunity to share, and I thought it would be good to put my thoughts on the topic...
Christmas Presents: Books!
Hi folks, Books – good ones – are excellent Christmas presents. You can buy some now for your family members or friends. Most will be delivered before December 25th and even though some may...
Is AA a Religion?
By Andy F. The stigma of religiosity Over the years, the question of whether AA is a religious organization has always been controversial and contentious. To many lay people who are not members, it...
AA’s Tyranny of (Other People’s) Experience
By Kurt R. Suppose someone close to you passes away and you’re sad. A few days later you hear their voice, plain as day. You look around but the room is empty. You henceforth...
Websites and the Growth of Secular AA
This article by Bob K was originally published on June 6, 2021. Sadly Bob died on August 12th of this year. by bob k On May 31, 2011, Alcoholics Anonymous was dramatically altered, both...
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...
I No Longer Rebel – Not Even Against God
Hi, everyone! My name is Sándor, and I am an alcoholic from Pécs, Hungary, Europe. The last time I drank alcohol was on November 2, 2009. So it will soon be 16 years. I...
A Woman’s Way Through The Twelve Steps
There is now a new edition of this book published on January 23, 2024. Of course it is available on Amazon. A picture of the new edition is attached. This article was originally published...
The Responsibility Declaration
This was the very first article written by me and published on AA Agnostica! It was published when I first launched AA Agnostica 14 years ago, on July 3rd, 2011. Please consider writing an...
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...
Secular Ontario Alcoholics Anonymous Roundup (SOAAR) 2025
By Michel D. Chair, 2025 This year’s Secular Ontario Alcoholics Anonymous Roundup (SOAAR) in Ottawa was the fourth biennial event in a series that began in Toronto, followed by Hamilton and Kingston. The event...
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,...
