A.A. the ONLY requirement for membership..

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02-07-2009, 04:09 PM

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24hrsAday

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A.A. the ONLY requirement for membership..

from my grandpa's big book.. (foreward to the first edition) "the ONLY requirement for membership is an *HONEST desire to stop drinking. we are not allied with any particular faith, sect or denomination, nor do we oppose anyone. we simply wish to be helpful to those who are afflicted"
i hope that might be of some help to someone..

02-07-2009, 07:19 PM

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The "honest" is not in the newer editions, right? Makes since to me. How can you not be honest about wanting to stop drinking? Even if you are not done you may still honestly want to stop.

02-07-2009, 07:21 PM

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Originally Posted by 24hrsAday

from my grandpa's big book.. (foreward to the first edition) "the ONLY requirement for membership is an *HONEST desire to stop drinking. we are not allied with any particular faith, sect or denomination, nor do we oppose anyone. we simply wish to be helpful to those who are afflicted"

It would be nice if all AA groups actually put this into practice.

02-07-2009, 07:45 PM

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felly79: that is correct! i think it was a wrong to remove it myself..

02-07-2009, 07:48 PM

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Hey if you have a first edition Big Book and it is in good condition, it could be worth a lot of money. What printing is it?

A first edition first printing will go for $15k on ebay.

02-07-2009, 07:55 PM

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my copy is a second edition.. ninth printing,1967' i do NOT plan to sell it! my grampa passed away sober about 40 years in 05' (he gave it to me about a month before he died)