Alcoholics Anonymous
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Alcoholics Anonymous An Apologetics Index research resource |
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Alcoholics Anonymous (AA)
Twelve-step sobriety program.
Saddleback's 12-step program began when Baker, a recovering alcoholic and increasingly devoted Christian, grew frustrated with the taboo of mentioning his higher power--Jesus Christ--at traditional Alcoholics Anonymous meetings. In the secular world, the concept of a higher power--the cornerstone of 12-step programs--can be anything from God to a doorknob, depending on the spiritual comfort level of the person in recovery.
"At an AA meeting, you can talk about anything else, but not Jesus Christ," Baker says. "I'd be mocked when I talked about my higher power."
12 Steps, Christian Style,
Los Angeles Times, Apr. 24, 1999
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(Includes items added between Oct. 25, 1999 and Jan. 31, 2002. See about this database) Older item: (May 26, 1999) A Path to the 12 Steps: How Alcoholics Anonymous Began |
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