I hear people say that the spiritual journey of the steps led them to accept Jesus. That doesn't bother me when I hear that in a meeting. Makes more sense to me than a friggin' light bulb or a doorknob.
One of my roommates came into AA a Christian and is now a Buddhist.
When I began to awaken, I became spiritually curious. I read books, sought out teachers, went to retreats, and checked out various churches. I tried fitting into a fundamentalist, Pentecostal style church and found out that isn't where I belong, mainly because I had to part ways with them theologically.
But while I was going to that church I met a man who, judging by his story had been a hopeless alcoholic. He had tried AA and it didn't suit him. He found his surrender in that church and had been sober a long time. I asked him what he did to stay spiritually active. He said "Prayer and service." Sound familiar?
On a different note, why apologize for God in AA?