Agnostic 12 steps

Agnostic 12 steps

November 26, 2023

By Andy F

Categories: Atheists, agnostics and freethinkers

An agnostic arrives at AA. Although I loved AA from the beginning, I had a bad reaction when I saw the twelve steps. They were hanging on the wall of every meeting. Five of the twelve steps mention God, and the sixth is a higher power. I grew up in care with a foster Mother […]

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‘The Family Afterward’ – AA

The Family Afterward

November 13, 2023

By Andy F

Categories: AA literature

Reading the Big Book as an Agnostic Just because I identify as an agnostic doesn’t mean I didn’t read the Big Book. After years of relapse, I eventually received the precious Gift Of Desperation. (Acronym for GOD) It was a powerful motivator to get serious about the AA literature. Over time, I became familiar with it. In the […]

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Big Book ‘Thumpers’

Extremism

August 8, 2023

By Andy F

Categories: Atheists, agnostics and freethinkers

Can you remain sober and happy in AA as an atheist or agnostic? Dear friends  My first book, The Twelve Steps for Agnostics, was published on Amazon on the 21st of August, 2021. The positive comments and reviews from secular AA members have been encouraging and heartwarming. I am very grateful to report that atheists, […]

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