As anything else event today only 10% do the work. Getting involved is important if you dont want to ask questions later. Absaining is a Vote not counted, no participation. No mean NA, Yes means yes, Abstaining means no change. So majority rules, sometimes by Roberts Rules by 2/3 majotiy. The Fellowship is much larger today and much more diverse.
like has been sais, If it an HIV meeting, It doesn't say only HIV members are aloud to attend here, and with women, men, gay whatever, the personalities put that there. As the matter of fact, in Rochester there is a AIDS in recovery meeting and has many homegroup members that don't have AIDS. The message of recovery is always a reccurring theme. Meaning like I stated before, If someone with the AIDS problem feels they canot share in a regular open meeting, and there is an AIDS meeting that that individual can share and be with other member sharing the same difficulties, the message is carried, who am I to question that. So, how about Spanish speaking meetings, Should those be out too, They should learn to speak English, right.
Folks have dug deeper into this disease deeper than some can even adhere to, It takes some diffent ideas to get to the rate of recovery we expect them to be at.
Peace,
Todd J.