Originally Posted by
Terminally Unique 
I heard this 1,000 times, since it is read at the beginning of every single meetings, and I never liked it one bit. It is essentially a miranda warning for any would-be-dissenters, showing no concern for human life. One has to be morally deficient accross-the-board not to cringe at this practice.
Hmm, really? I don't see it that way AT ALL. I suppose we see what we want to see though..... and I don't think you'd find anyone who knows me who'd say I'm "morally deficient" let alone "across the board."
You're entitled to your
opinion though, as am I.
........and let's remember......just because it seems to be a favorite past-time 'round here sometimes......... this thread's original intent was not to hyper-analyze passages from AA literature. There's a 12-step support section of this forum for that.