i ask because i know in the 12 step you have to surrender to a higher power & and the pledge folk say mentions god also.
is there an agnostic AA .
2007-05-09 12:56:44 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Other - Society & Culture
yes
AA is a secular organization.
A light bulb can be your higher power, or even the group itself. .
2007-05-09 13:15:09 · answer #1 · answered by Bobby Jim 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Why not attend a meeting and find out for yourself? AA does refer to a higher power and most times the name "God" is used when people forget to say "higher power" but there is no pressure for you to be religious. I have attended AA "social" meetings with a friend who is has been in AA for a number of years and at a predominantly First Nations meeting, everyone said "the Creator" instead of "God", so I think you will find that customs vary with the local membership.
You do need to have some spiritual beliefs though and one of them is the belief that there is a "higher power" of some kind.
2007-05-09 20:24:48 · answer #2 · answered by MissPriss 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes to both the Automobile Association and Alcoholics Anonymous.
If you are agnostic try thinking about the planet on which you live and which gives you life as the higher power - think of your own intelligence and suppose there is an intelligence source that provides your own intelligence with information.
May the Source Be With You.
2007-05-09 20:10:52 · answer #3 · answered by Jewel 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
First reaction: Even atheists have cars which break down.
The 'pledge' has nothing to do with 'Alcoholics Anonymous'.
The pledge is an undertaking to be 'tea- total', that means swearing before God that one will never touch alcohol.
AA's initial aim is to persuade alcoholics that they have a problem and that they should be able to explain when and how the problem started. The members are then encouraged to talk about their problems, accept them and, having discovered the reasons, learn to deal with their addiction.
2007-05-10 03:40:04 · answer #4 · answered by cymry3jones 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Absolutely Ron...AA is for anyone who feels the 12 step programme will help them get their life back...or help them get their life back on track...
The higher power they speak of doesn't have to be a Deity...(or a religious God)
2007-05-09 20:12:37 · answer #5 · answered by ;) 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sure. But you have to put up with the blatant religious nature of it. They'll tell you that your higher power can be anything you choose it to be, but the attitude is that "You will come around eventually." AA was established as a religious organization targeting emotionally and psychologically vulnerable segments of the population for conversion.
Check out SOS.
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2007-05-09 20:09:22 · answer #6 · answered by Skeff 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
AA Car insurance?
2007-05-10 02:49:20 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The only requirement for membership is a desire to stop drinking. It's not a religious programme but would be spiritual in nature
2007-05-09 20:05:22 · answer #8 · answered by Jax Back 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You have to be talking about the USA here,they seem to have millions of religious maniacs over there,I bet this isn't happening in the UK.
2007-05-09 20:16:29 · answer #9 · answered by Pat R 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There are alcoholic programs that do not rely on religion but they are few and far between. Its really just switching one addiction for another.
2007-05-09 20:04:25 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋