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When I stopped drinking, I guess I could say I was athiest at the time.
The princples that AA teaches towards finding recovery were given/shared with me by a strong AA leader. A God idea never came into play. When people would speak of God, I would ignore those words but hear what was being said aside from that.
I had been about 15 years alcohol free before I started my journey with the Lord. I did not become a Christian till I was 43 years old. AA had nothing to do with my choice, nor did AA influence my choice either way. As a matter of fact... life and people being people may be why I stayed away from church and God til I was 43.
AA is a good program that works to help all who will listen find a sober way of life.