Rob Ford: What he could expect in rehab
Most of us are familiar with the sad saga of Rob Ford, the mayor of Toronto. The story has all the hallmarks of alcoholism, such as denial, enabling family members and friends, and destructive and...
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What is SOS?
The History of Secular Organizations for Sobriety — Save Our Selves: An Interview with James Christopher By William L. White Introduction For more than a quarter of a century, James Christopher, founder of Secular Organizations...
All Paths to Recovery are Cause for Celebration
By John M. This past February at AA Agnostica, I wrote about my ten favourite recovery websites. The William White Papers was included among them not only for the wide range of material one...
A Buddhist’s Views on AA
The difficulty the program struggles with isn’t in its basic prescription. The trouble instead resides in the way that message is often presented. By Taiyu In Buddhism there is a myth about a hell-realm...
An Atheist in AA
By Megan D. When I entered our Program some 33 years ago, I was a complete cynic about life in general and the term “god” made me nauseous in particular. Actually, I was ‘terminally...
My Path in AA
By life-j. The path was not easy for this agnostic in AA. I was an atheist when I got sober, as arrogant as most people with staunchly held beliefs. Sober, I have still never...
The General Service Conference Stumbles
By Roger C. At the 1965 General Service Conference held in New York, Bill Wilson had a very clear message for the area delegates, trustees, directors and General Service Office staff in attendance: “Our...
First AA Meetings
By Thomas B. A couple of years ago, my wife Jill and I were visiting my daughters and grandkids in Frederick, Maryland. We found an open Big Book meeting listed on the Internet at...
God and Diet Pills
By Steve B. I have come to believe that God is to sobriety what diet pills are to weight loss. The diet pills I’m referring to are the over the counter supplements you see...
My 10 Favourite Recovery Websites
By John M. I’ll begin by confessing that AA Agnostica is my favourite recovery website and I’ll say no more given that you are currently reading this blog and you will have your own...
Physical Recovery
By John L. Physical recovery is downplayed or even ignored by Alcoholics Anonymous, both in its literature and in practice. This is unfortunate. Next to staying away from the First Drink, without which there...
A Million Little Pieces
By Roger C. I read an awfully good book recently about addiction and recovery: A Million Little Pieces by James Frey. Published ten years ago, it is billed as a “memoir.” I have only read...
My Name is Marnin
By Marnin M. My name is Marnin and I’m an alcoholic and an agnostic/atheist. Marnin is Hebrew for he who brings joy, a singer of songs. In my youth I was embarrassed to have...
In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts
Review by Roger C. Nothing sways them from their habit, not illness, not the sacrifice of all earthly goods, not the crushing of their dignity, not the fear of dying, the drive is that...
