Many thanks to Nick H, one of the founders of Children of Chaos, an agnostic group in Austin, Texas. Nick found this article about a decade ago on a website, Sober Times, that no longer exists. by the Cyber Sot One of the many paradoxes of AA is that while we … Continue reading
By Linda R. Jim Burwell’s contribution to Alcoholics Anonymous is truly significant and second only to that of AA’s two co-founders, Bill Wilson and Dr. Robert Smith. Jim is credited with adoption of A.A.’s Third Tradition – “The only requirement for membership is a desire to stop drinking” - as reported by … Continue reading
By Bob K. Chapter 4 of the Big Book, We Agnostics, is less than satisfying for many non-believers. Six months ago I went undercover so that I might investigate these devious agnostic creatures. It was my hope to discover what it was in Chapter 4 that they found objectionable. Disregarding a … Continue reading
On Tuesday (March 27, 2012) the Greater Toronto Area (GTA) Intergroup voted 59 to 19 against including two agnostic AA groups on its meeting list (hard copy and online) and giving them a voice at Intergroup meetings. The issue was discussed at its meeting in February. The actual motion read as follows: “that the … Continue reading
By Frank B. I am crunched tight in the fetal position, whimpering pitifully on a piss-stained carpet covered with a layer of crushed plastic Wild Oak Cider bottles. I have ended pretty much every day for the last decade in this fashion. It is May 1999, I am 31 years … Continue reading
By Faye P. My name is Faye and I am an alcoholic. Like everyone else who has made this admission, it was not supposed to … Continue reading
Note: Marya Hornbacher’s latest book, “Waiting: A Nonbeliever’s Higher Power,” which was reviewed on this site recently by John M, explores what spirituality can mean … Continue reading
“The inability of many people to understand persons not having a carbon copy of their own stories is surprising.” By Rick A. Do I make … Continue reading
Barb C. Gainesville, Florida Copyright © A.A. Grapevine, Inc. (October, 2003) At the beginning of every meeting of my home group, we read, … Continue reading
