DesertEyes

That is irrelevant. His 25 years sober are _his_ and worthless to anybody else. All 25 of those years put together won't keep anybody else sober for a single minute, so he can save his bragging for somebody who cares.

In case he wants to play "My AA ***** is bigger" with his 25yrs, I have 30 and my sponsor lineage goes directly to Chuck C., so he can just sit down, shut up and listen to folks who've got more time than him.

"I already have a Higher Power, and it's not you."

That's a whole different issue, and it has nothing to do with recovery, traditions or any such thing. The guy is harassing you, plain and simple, so treat him like you'd treat any other nut job that harasses you.

Mike