The groups I attend are the same. We've actually discussed the "Higher Power" concept and the consensus seems to be that whatever works for you is just fine. We seem to have about as many "non-believers" as we do believers. Everyone is different; we have some members who say "I have a higher power I choose to call God," others who reject that idea. And, as a liberal, I'm not judgmental. If anyone has a concept that's working for him/her, then who am I to say it's "wrong?"