We agnostics i n the precedingchapters you have learned something of alcoholism. Quad a alcoholics anonymous for atheists and agnostics. Jul 02, 2018 find meetings with the meeting finder app. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading the big book of quotations for atheists, agnostics, and secular humanists. Reading guide for we agnostics amethyst recovery center.
The big book serves as the foundation for the alcoholics anonymous 12step program. Regular meetings of the we agnostics of new york city aa group were soon in full swing with. Meeting types and descriptions alcoholics anonymous in. New hampshire aa big book step study meetings concord nhbbss. Educated agnostic pages 3556 in the first edition big book.
Tonight, this particular meeting began as almost all a. All meetings are located in building 3752, except the womens aa meeting each day a new beginning on saturday which is located in building 3810, rheinlandpfalz army library. New study shows how effective alcoholics anonymous really is. A history of agnostic groups in aa william white papers.
All meetings and each group have a slightly different culture. Step one willingness through despair it was only a matter of being willing to believe in a power greater than myself. Charlotte atheists and agnostics is nonprofit and nonprophet organization located in charlotte, nc with the mission to create and foster a closeknit community of nonbelievers and to put a positive face on atheism through education, public outreach and community service. Words contained within the first 164 pages of the big book. The 164 and more book, ebook, and web site are all concordances which display passages from the big book alcoholics anonymous, the twelve steps and twelve traditions, and the a.
By roger c excommunicated two agnostic groups we agnostics and beyond belief were kicked off the official list of alcoholics anonymous aa group meetings in the greater toronto area gta on may 30, 2011. Monday brookline happy destiny bbss brookline community church 2 main st 7. And sadly, it is not only an unfortunate choice, it can be a deadly one. Working the 12 steps in this is a easytoread and understand workbook, we discover the core issues of the 12 steps and how to work toward making them a daily part of our lives. If you are new and unfamiliar with the big book bb many of us change the words alcohol to food, alcoholic to compulsive overeater. We wish to make the 12 steps of alcoholics anonymous part of our. Alcoholics anonymous, wednesday night big book study meeting, wednesday at 7. Nothing more was required of me to make my beginning.
The reference pages are taken from the 4th edition of the big book of alcoholics anonymous. Join us 3 times a year for 3 days of fellowship, recovery, meetings, great food and an experience of. Meetings lists for addicts atheists and agnostics editor 20180528t. The purpose of this study guide is to enable the student to better understand the information the authors of the book, alcoholics anonymous, intended to impart to each of us based on their experience and knowledge of alcoholism and. The critique of we agnostics which i have drafted is intended to be a step in this direction. A history of agnostic groups in alcoholics anonymous. We agnostics chapter of the big book religious forums. Aa speaker turn our will and our lives over to the care of god new. Atheist in big book alcoholics anonymous, 12 steps and 12. I hope that one day all addicts who travel will find a secular twelve step group at their destination. Free thinking and atheist meetings are subject to human nature too. Step meeting an experienced aamember goes through all the twelve steps, along the big book, in 4 meetings the whole meeting in as many weeks. Concord big book step study anniversary celebrated every october. Given current events we have moved to a virtual meeting only, until further notice.
The big book of quotations for atheists, agnostics, and. We hope we have made clear the distinction between the alcoholic and the nonalcoholic. The big book of quotations for atheists, agnostics, and secular humanists kindle edition by probulos, i. Weekly chapter reading from the big book of alcoholics anonymous. The big book study guide helps us to examine the contents of virtually every sentence in the original text of the big book. Big book alcoholics anonymous chapter 4 we agnostics pages 44 57. Chicago alcoholics anonymous remote online meetings. At a big book meeting, they readdiscuss and hopefully study the big book. Alcoholism12 step support a perspective on we agnostics chapter 4 of the big book im not going for this god stuff. The saturday morning big book step study meeting of alcoholics anonymous normally meets every saturday from 9 a. Sorting and rendering passages in the proprietary format of the 164 and more concordance does not in any way imply affiliation with or endorsement by either alcoholics.
To one who feels he is an atheist or agnostic such an experience. Oct 05, 2014 i thought it had to be done precisely as laid out in the big book, and although bill w. The reason is, the bb is the basic textbook for recovery in aa. The word god is tossed around a lot because thats whats in the big book of alcoholics anonymous and thats the guideline that we use to run meetings and groups, but on the individual level its acceptable to believe anything you want. Reflecting the times, new agnostic aa meetings are being organized. Outlining the steps and traditions that make aa famous, as well as numerous stories about recovering addicts who have been through the process, the big book has helped guide millions into a life of sobriety. Pages in category english agnostics the following 103 pages are in this category, out of 103 total. The story of how many thousands of men and women have recovered from alcoholism is the primary basis for alcoholics anonymous, or aa. Meetings submit new meeting form start a meeting new meeting interest. If, when you honestly want to, you find you cannot quit entirely, or if when drinking, you have little control over the amount you take, you are probably alcoholic. Find nonprayer aa meetings for agnostic aa in the san franscisco bay area here. Commonly referred to as the big book, alcoholics anonymous. Bbss speakers on step four in accordance with the twelve traditions of alcoholics anonymous.
M download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Difference between 12step meetings and big book meetings. May 21, 2008 in its chapter, we agnostics, the big book outlines its attitude toward spiritual and religious matters. This is the great news this book carries to those who suffer from alcoholism. The daily noon est meetings are at the same phone number and pin at the night meeting. What if the fourth chapter of the big book,we agnostics had actually been. Big book step study keene serenity center 34 mechanic st 5. We agnostics is the fourth chapter of alcoholics anonymous, or the fifth if you include the doctors opinion.
In this part of the alcoholics anonymous big book study, joe and charlie discuss the chapter we agnostics this series of talks came about. Mar 22, 2015 joe and charlie aa speakers there is a solution from the joe and charlie big book study duration. If you wish to be contacted please fill out the form below and click submit. It sounds like they are trying to convert me to something. It is a spiritual journey and the big book is our travel guide. Rather, it is presented as still more evidence of the need for literature by, for, and about nontheists who are successfully sober in alcoholics anonymous.
Is it time to stop the god bashing in alcoholics anonymous. We are going to know a new freedom and a new happiness. In the preceding chapters you have learned something of alcoholism. Originally published in 1939 by author and aa cofounder william g. Aa meetings in great britain are listed on the aa gb website here. I guess i was a bit of a fundamentalist at the time and feared that it wouldnt work if i didnt follow directions exactly. Big book workbook is for those who are willing to grow along spiritual lines 60. Many aa agnostics have found these books to be useful and enlightening. West end group here in traverse ity where im a regular at the we agnostics meeting every friday at 7 p. It made the front page of canadas largest daily newspaper, the toronto star. We agnostics, claire teague senior center great barrington, ma, 917 main st. Estepona thursday serenity seekers, new american club, calle san.
We can attend meetings of alcoholics anonymous and watch with our own. By the very act of critiquing chapter 4, we agnostics, i admittedly commit aa heresy. It is clearly not an attempt at a new chapter on nonbelievers in alcoholics anonymous. I also dont approve of the big book saying i dont know who god is. New hampshire aa big book step study meetings concord. This is the heart of the big book, the chapter that introduces the twelve. These are suggested topics from the big book of alcoholics anonymous, as a guide to selecting a meeting topic for discussion meetings. The big book of alcoholics anonymous we agnostics youtube. Oct, 2016 it is fair to say that countless addicts and alcoholics have stayed clear of 12step recovery because of the pervasive nature of the word god in the big book. Aug, 2017 then why does the chaptor we agnostics insinuate were all agnostic till we find out who god is in our lives and we have to have a spiritual awakening. In the case of big books, a number of meetings in the area give new members a copy to keep for their own use. Our goal is to study the steps as a friendly, focused group, and work them as the authors of the big book described. I heard about a meeting of aa big book fundamentalists in the toronto area, named the muckers for the way they study the bb, marking up the pages as they pair up and guide one another through the bb text in a detailed, action oriented wayclosely following the way of the first 100 to recover in aa. They are not aa approved, but are aa permitted to use and adapt the aa 12 step program.
Big book phone meeting big book step study workshop. In that setting, consider that, over in the corner, sits an old timer who has been around aa for over half a century. The portion of chapter five of our big book that was read aloud, how it. Pat is one of the attendees at a saturday morning meeting at the fitchburg serenity club. Although these books are not written specifically for the agnostic, they use nonjudgemental direct language and are higherpower neutral. Aa meeting topics in the big book and suggested topics for a. In doing so, the big book also presents a method by which readers can investigate theological questions for themselves. Oct 12, 2017 one of many good places to begin is in alcoholics anonymous aka the big book, specifically chapter 4, we agnostics. The program of alcoholics anonymous is not an intellectual challenge. The aa agnostics, freethinkers and atheists groups share a common faith that suffering alcoholics can achieve sobriety through the proven aa 12 step program without having to accept anyone elses beliefs or having to deny their own. A perspective on we agnostics chapter 4 of the big book. If we are going to be a fellowship that helps all the alcoholics, we must be bigger than the big book. I know that i am not alone and that i can be totally honest.
The idea of complete deflation and the teachings of the oxford group were offered as a solution to fred the accountant. Big book step study links newington, nh big book step study website. The purpose of this study guide is to enable the student to better understand the information the authors of the book, alcoholics anonymous, intended to impart to each of us based on their experience and knowledge of alcoholism and their program of recovery. How could there possibly be a god when there are so many starving people and wars where everybody says god is on their side. Secular aa meetings have been the main source of my sobriety. Please visit our agnostic aa group web sites, listed in the left.
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