12 step programs and a "Higher Power"  Posts: 19 Joined:
2007-01-31 User is offlineOffline 12 step programs and a "Higher
Power"  I been attending AA meeting for over 3 years...and I've
sober the whole time. AA says it has no opinion on
religion...but, if I said from the podium that I'm an atheist, I
have no doubt that I would be shunned.  I've made some friends
that, like me, don't really talk about our beliefs.  Why is
reliance on a "Higher Power" needed to get over an addiction? At
first I needed to see others like myself that had overcome
alcohol..but, at the end of the day, I did it..no invisible guy.
How does the state get away with forcing people to go to 12 step
programs that have a lot of pressure to accept a "Higher
Power?"....I heard a woman share yesterday that if you don't
find God, you're doomed to relapse...    atheistBloggerHigh
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2006-12-25 User is offlineOffline It is mostly a lack of  It
is mostly a lack of understanding of psycho