Hey Don.
I created this forum and you know how much I care about you. I would never create a forum with the intentions of hurting you. There have been many requests for an alternative forum. It was not that thread that lead me to create this forum. It was other threads from the past. We tried an alternative forum before and it didn't work. Having a secular forum was a new idea with the intentions of creating a place for all our recovery programs that had a secular view of recovery. That includes 12 step groups. It doesn't exclude anyone. Our secular members have grown in number and I felt there was a need for this forum. It was the same with the spirituality forum. No difference.
Hugs,
MG