1Jun 30, 2015
Earlier this year, Eric C spoke at an AA meeting and gave an honest account of an atheists experience in Alcoholics Anonymous. He was speaking to a group who may not have been very familiar with agnostic AA and his talk was well received. He wrote about the experience on AA Agnostica in March of […]
2Jun 27, 2015
By RJ W. Here’s a little bit of my story so that I can properly introduce myself. I got sober in AA 22 years ago, in a small town in Nebraska. I will never forget how those people reached out to me. Acts of service are still the touchstone of my sobriety, and it is […]
3Jun 27, 2015
By Dorothy H. My name is Dorothy H. and I am an alcoholic/addict and an agnostic/pagan. My alcoholic story is rooted in the struggles that I have had since birth. I was born deaf, I have ADHD, dyslexia, and I struggle with depression. I failed the second grade and was put into self contained special […]
4Jun 27, 2015
By Wally K. I finally realized that I was an alcoholic at the age of 31, during the last week of 1971. Since that day, by practicing the program of Alcoholics Anonymous, I have been continuously clean and sober. I have gained back all the tangibles and intangibles that I had lost, and have built […]
5Jun 27, 2015
By Dianne P. When I was growing up I was one of the most picked on kids in school, probably because I was excruciatingly shy, geeky, and my mom used to dress me and do my hair like 1930s child star, Shirley Temple. I had never learned how to stick up for myself and I […]
6Jun 27, 2015
By Eric C. from Lake Leelanau, Michigan Question: How could anyone possibly work the 12 steps of A.A. without believing in a God of their own understanding? Answer: Atheists and agnostics in A.A. work the 12 suggested steps in exactly the same manner as everybody else: imperfectly and to the best of their ability and understanding. […]
7Jun 27, 2015
By Vince Hawkings I was lucky to have an IQ in the top 10% that, in the UK, got me an elite Grammar School education from age 10-17 which taught me to think for myself. Yes, it was a coincidence, just like the two alcoholic granddads. Before going to that school I can recall playing […]
8Jun 27, 2015
By Dorothy H. “Those who are too sure of themselves, too sure about just about anything, are a plague on serenity.” ~ Ernie Kurtz Greetings, my name is Dorothy H. I am the founder and chair woman of WAFT IAAC and a founding member of the new wAAft Central. I have been inspired to write […]
9Jun 27, 2015
By Carlos R. I was born to a very poor family, in a very poor barrio, of a very poor city, in a very poor country. Yes, that is San Salvador, capital city of El Salvador. I have recollections from age three onward. My father was a member of the armed forces and my mother […]
10Jun 27, 2015
By Ashley M. Hello Everyone! My name is Ashley M. and I am an Alcoholic. My sobriety date is October 10, 2000 and my home group is the Chubbuck Sunday Night AA Group in Chubbuck Idaho. I currently serve as the DCM for District 1, Idaho Area 18. I have been given the topic: Does […]