Appendix I – Secular Versions of “How It Works”
“How It Works” is Chapter 5 of the Big Book. The beginning of it (from pages 58 to 60 in the Fourth Edition) is often read at the beginning of traditional AA meetings. This...
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Conclusion: Who We Are
One of the favorite quotes I came across in early recovery was the following: “It does me no injury for my neighbor to say there are twenty gods or no God. It neither picks...
Chapter 16: A Growing Secular Movement
Riding the Tide We are a rapidly growing and evolving secular movement within Alcoholics Anonymous. Our “godfather”, if you will, was Jim Burwell, back in the 1930s. That’s where we all – I trust...
How to Start A Secular AA Meeting – FAQ
Frequently Asked Questions By Roger C. Updated on 2019/12/27 Those who choose to start a secular AA meeting have to make very few decisions. Here are some of the questions asked when these meetings...
Arizona Secular AA Conference
By Dave H. Scottsdale, Arizona The second biennial Arizona Secular AA Conference will be held Saturday December 9, 2017 in Tempe, Arizona. Here’s how it all got started. There is something about being in...
Widening the Gateway
Such were the final concessions to those of little or no faith; this was the great contribution of our atheists and agnostics. They had widened our gateway so that all who suffer might pass...
Chapter 15: Austin Convention
by life-j I missed out on the Santa Monica Convention, and I almost didn’t make this one either, but the tooth fairy came through at the last moment. And now I’m really stoked. I...
Chapter 13: Santa Monica Convention
Word about a plan to hold a first international convention for agnostics, atheists and freethinkers in AA began to circulate in early April 2013. The plan had originated with two alcoholic women, Dorothy H...
SOAAR 2017
By Martin D. On Saturday, September 16, roughly 100 AA members enjoyed a wonderful day informally sharing our experience, strength and hope in Toronto at the first Secular Ontario Alcoholics Anonymous Roundup (SOAAR). The...
Chapter 12: Literature for We Agnostics
A few years ago, there was almost nothing for secular alcoholics in AA to read. In fact, before 2010 only a few such books had been published, and one of them had been out...
10 Ways SMART Recovery Differs From 12-Step Programs
By John Lavitt First published on August 17, 2017 in The Fix The organization’s approach emphasizes a secular and scientifically-based modality which is attractive for people who do not connect with the spiritual aspect...
A Secular Sobriety – Review
“Here is what I think it might have looked like if it were written in a secular manner with the sole intention of promoting sobriety and not religious conversion.” Dale K. (Page 44) By...
Six Years Old!
By Roger C. An Anniversary Today – on this very day – AA Agnostica is six years old! The website was first launched into the internet universe on June 15, 2011. And it quickly...
The Austin Convention – Survey Results
By Thomas B. Approximately 400 persons attended the second biennial convention of We Agnostics, Atheists and Freethinkers International Convention (WAAFT IAAC), which took place November 11 – 13, 2016 at the Austin Crown Plaza...
