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...
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...
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 the Secular AA Kansas City website....
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...
Carrying the Message to the Nonbeliever
Chapter 1 Do Tell! Stories by Atheists and Agnostics in AA By Nell Z. “The first time I came into an AA meeting, I felt right at home.” I have heard this shared at...
Finding Humanist Spirituality in AA
By Chad Minteer I grew up as a Jehovah’s Witness and stayed until I was almost 30, about the time I started on my recovery path. I was a good little boy and young...
Questions & Answers – AA Agnostica
The creator of the Polish website Agnostics and Atheists in AA recently asked me a number of questions. Here are the questions and my answers. By Roger C How long have you been in...
