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Religious fanaticism is no stranger to AA and there are those who continue in the vain attempt to make our fellowship something it is not; a severely non-partisan religious Christian organization. This unfortunately will never change when religious fanatics believe that your conversion is their most important course. If you reject their advance and proclaim your unwillingness to believe as their particular denomination believes, you are categorically set aside. I have no problem with not being a part of; I do have a problem with those who feel that my conversion is their duty regardless of my feelings on the topic.

"When, therefore, we speak to you of God, we mean your own conception of God. This applies, too, to other spiritual expressions which you find in this book. Do not let any prejudice you may have against spiritual terms deter you from honestly asking yourself what they mean to you."

Chapter Four, First Edition of the Big Book of Alcoholics Anonymous