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upanddownjj · 08-19-2006, 03:31 PM

There are some people who are so excited about THEIR new found Religion - that they are taught and feel the need to do this..However this is NOT the way in AA - we are not affiliated with ANY religion and people are free and encouraged to discover a God of their own understanding..Often people are mislead my the use of the word GOD in the literature, however many people use this as an acronym ...Group Of Drunks....Good Orderly Direction for example...some people use Nature as their Higher Power...a Higher Power can Be anything - as Long as it is NOT ME - my best thinking got me here

A sister in Sobriety
July20,1999

08-19-2006, 03:31 PM	#2 (permalink)
upanddownjj One Day At A Time Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: West Vancouver, BC Posts: 408	UNFORTUNATELY I have seen this done There are some people who are so excited about THEIR new found Religion - that they are taught and feel the need to do this..However this is NOT the way in AA - we are not affiliated with ANY religion and people are free and encouraged to discover a God of their own understanding..Often people are mislead my the use of the word GOD in the literature, however many people use this as an acronym ...Group Of Drunks....Good Orderly Direction for example...some people use Nature as their Higher Power...a Higher Power can Be anything - as Long as it is NOT ME - my best thinking got me here A sister in Sobriety July20,1999 __________________ Honest, Openminded & Willing IT WORKS !! (Ch 5 Big Book of Alcoholics Anonymous)