Hmm... I can see how one would resent the implication, but I don’t think that is what is meant. The Big Book itself says that AA is only one method for sobriety. In my own life, I’ve found nothing else that effectively helped me sober up and stay that way besides AA. Yet, each time I’ve had long term sobriety I’ve moved into other domains of maintaining spiritual health. Many would say see, that’s your problem, but I can’t really see myself hanging out with newly sobered drunks. Just can’t. I don’t operate well in that environment. I go to meetings, prn, but am not very active. More of a religious guy now.
But Religion doesn’t have a very good track record of GETTING people sober.
Very well said. The program is meant to be suggestive only. I take the other tact when it comes to working with others. I actively sponsor 2-4 people at a time. It was one of the suggestions made by my sponsor, and it keeps me close to my step one experience.
if the Spirit leads you to church, great...there are many there who wont venture to AA because it is non religious...
lots of work to be done...