Originally Posted by
AwesomeMachine 
A.A. is Roman Catholic Confession, without any forgiveness for sin. Members confess sin in small groups, but no one offers forgiveness. Therapy works in a similar way, sins are confessed, but no forgiveness is granted.
Objection, your honor! There is specific mention of acceptance of foregiveness in the basic text:
"If we are sorry for what we have done, and have the honest desire to let God take us to better things, we believe we will be forgiven and will have learned our lesson. If we are not sorry, and our conduct continues to harm others, we are quite sure to drink. We are not theorizing. These are facts out of our experience." [Big Book, page 70, line 8]