[ananda]

Well..as someone who is a member of AA, I have to say that my expreeince has been that my path is my own...although it includes the 12 steps....I still believe the expereince of hearing others expereinces from a range of places is the most valuable tool the program offers me.

Because the Athiest who doesn't convert is not a common thing in many areas, a pamflet will share the general experince strength and hope of a number of AAs who's expereinces I need to hear.

I do agree thought that looking for our comonality instead of our differences is absolutely necessary .... it's just not something that I first came to AA able to do, and at times today I still struggle with that...

I always want the steps and AA to be as accessable as possible...all inclusive, never exclusive.