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cordelia

(2,174 posts)
42. Your experience has not been mine.
Sun Apr 7, 2013, 08:37 PM
Apr 2013

My experience has been the polar opposite of what you've posted here.

AA doesn't work for everyone; the AA literature states as much.

Please edit this or delete it. It does not belong here.

Spirituality vs the "God" idea. [View all] Stuart G Jan 2012 OP
thanks Stuart NMDemDist2 Jan 2012 #1
Nicely put. Tripod Jan 2012 #2
Agreed and well said Old Codger Jan 2012 #3
Once I invited my higher power back into the driver's seat, tavalon Feb 2012 #15
My own opinion Old Codger Feb 2012 #20
Thank you for that post above. Stuart G Feb 2012 #21
That is cult talk - don't tell the truth, don't make waves. Don't try to make any changes progree Feb 2012 #23
easy there NMDemDist2 Feb 2012 #27
And what you just said, in a nutshell, tavalon Feb 2012 #38
Well Old Codger Feb 2012 #31
Maybe you need to be the next Bill tavalon Feb 2012 #33
Well spoken! tavalon Feb 2012 #36
When I was drinking I was an agnostic. Now after many years of sobriety I have Him with me. Every demosincebirth Feb 2012 #35
Yeah, I think you hit on a sticky spot for some tavalon Feb 2012 #37
I've been sober over three decades -- have met few who don't believe in a Higher Power and there demosincebirth Feb 2012 #39
Kind of hard to endure the religious proselytization about a prayer-answering favor dispensing deity progree Jan 2012 #4
I've met folks from County Drug Court in the rooms Rhiannon12866 Jan 2012 #5
It is a violation of the Establishment Clause of the First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution progree Jan 2012 #6
In answer to this quote...from above post.. Stuart G Jan 2012 #7
Your last line says it all tavalon Feb 2012 #16
It is not "playing God" to not believe in a prayer-answering favor-dispensing deity - NT progree Feb 2012 #24
There were lots of "I" statements in my post tavalon Feb 2012 #26
there has been much controversy about court ordered attendance for sure NMDemDist2 Jan 2012 #8
All the groups I've been to ... (2) Why I brought all this up progree Jan 2012 #9
i'm sure you're not the only one. i stated that in my first response NMDemDist2 Jan 2012 #10
Its not Bible thumpers that bother me... its the religious proselytization in the 12 Steps and Lit. progree Jan 2012 #11
i dunno NMDemDist2 Jan 2012 #12
What I resent is that it all these characterizations are directed at the agnostic / atheist progree Jan 2012 #14
I do not believe in this, and never have... Stuart G Jan 2012 #13
Prayer to me, is the time that I stop chattering tavalon Feb 2012 #18
Wow, nicely put. Tripod Feb 2012 #22
God in the Steps and literature sure sounds like a deity who does favors and answers prayers .... progree Feb 2012 #32
Wow, I've never been to a program tavalon Feb 2012 #17
The groups that I've been to end the meetings the exact same way Rhiannon12866 Feb 2012 #19
Well, I don't like a generic prayer-answering favor-dispensing deity being crammed down my throat progree Feb 2012 #25
i felt very much as you do NMDemDist2 Feb 2012 #28
Lord's Prayer..????? Stuart G Feb 2012 #29
FWIW, Stuart, my heart heard you loud and clear dixiegrrrrl Feb 2012 #30
Since you asked... progree Feb 2012 #34
A.A. Members In My Experience mrjackshuman Apr 2013 #40
this post is completely inappropriate for this group and this topic NMDemDist2 Apr 2013 #41
Your experience has not been mine. cordelia Apr 2013 #42
Your rant sounds like a personal problem and not my experience with and in AA. Lil Missy Apr 2013 #43
Nor has this been my experience Rhiannon12866 Apr 2013 #44
As long as you don't question the program, especially its "not religious" claim, you'll be fine n/t progree Apr 2013 #45
Again, not my experience. cordelia Apr 2013 #46
Question if you like..here is what happened last Sunday...at a 12 step meeting........... Stuart G Apr 2013 #47
Thanks for this, terrific answer! Rhiannon12866 Apr 2013 #48
Did he or she question the "not religious" claim or the program, other than ask a question about it? progree Apr 2013 #49
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