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Old 03-06-2008, 08:41 AM
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sugErspun
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Well..that short form of the third tradition causes more problems that it solves.

"Our membership ought to include all who suffer from alcoholism. Hence we may refuse none who wish to recover. Nor ought A.A. membership ever depend upon money or conformity. Any two or three alcoholics gathered together for sobriety may call themselves an A.A. group, provided that, as a group, they have no other
affiliation."

The A.A. Tradition

If you are not suffering from alcoholism, why in the world would you want to be in a closed meeting of AA which is trying to carry the message to the ALCOHOLIC who still suffers from alcoholism?

That does not mean that the twelve steps can't help the addict who suffers. Just keep it out of closed meetings.

Ever heard the saying "AA kills drug addicts"?

If you cannot relate - you won't get very far.
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