October 11, 2011
If you are new to Addiction Magazine blogs, welcome. I don’t believe in God. I feel about as welcome here as I do anywhere. I have found myself in the middle of AAs attitude adjustment about faith with tempers flaring on both sides of the God language in AA. In time we will have [...]
July 22, 2011
In my last column, I explored some misconceptions that I have seen causing friction in the fellowship, specifically between atheists and God-conscious members in 12 Step programs. Like any society, variations in our heart-felt beliefs can make a mosaic out of community life or it can cause tension; it’s all about love and tolerance. Today, I reflect on [...]
July 14, 2011
“More than 2,000 years ago, whoever wrote Psalm 14 claimed that atheists were foolish and corrupt, incapable of doing any good. These put-downs have had sticking power. Negative stereotypes of atheists are alive and well. Yet like all stereotypes, they aren’t true — and perhaps they tell us more about those who harbor them than [...]
July 9, 2011
Sometimes I feel alienated, and isolated to myself in a group. This usually happens when “belief in God, or the existence of God” becomes part of the conversation. I feel intimidated to stand up and declare my belief in God, largely because that certain statement would cause, in a room of 50, 50 stereotypes would [...]
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