Some AA programs push a strong God/religious emphasis. Someone I know went to an AA meeting that had a number of athiests or aganostics. At that meeting little was mentioned about God, but people were told they could use their sponsor or some other healthy respected person as their “higher power.” The 12 steps themselves do not have to be religious in emphasis. They include things like making a fearless moral inventory of your past mistakes. This could certainly be given a God/sin emphasis in biased hands. Also helping other addicts.
My atheist acquaintenance was much helped by the program.
**My atheist acquaintenance was much helped by the program.**
Some meetings do things a little differently but it’s all pretty much the same. Some more God than others, others sound like therapy sessions.
I’ve been clean/sober for 31 years now... and My experience shows that.. Mr. Hazle’s chances are not good. His refusal to give it a chance may have doomed him.