Thank you Lilly. But my point and case is just that. I am very well versed in the Big Book. Your paraphrased quote "Try some controlled drinking and let us know how it goes" from chapter 3 More about alcoholism. But reading the bible and reciting the commandments never stopped the man from sinning. The way it is said and set up has such a stigma placed on it. Almost an air of pretentiousness. Back to my original point being if there was not such a stigma placed on allot of the program, maybe a "slip" would not be such doom. P.S. Thank you all for the feedback. No answer is wrong and I am enjoying this healthy discussion :-)