It seems
that the Road to Recovery cult group has been even busier than we
thought. Our latest information (and update to our previous entry)
is, and we quote:
“Hi
Fellas,
I just
read your article and you've got the cart before the horse. Way back
….. addicts were turning up at the Roads meeting. The sponsors that
they got at the group passed this up the line, and the directive came
back down to start an NA group along the lines of the Roads meeting.
This caused massive problems within the local NA community as they
were up to the tricks that they usually are, sharing in a shaming
way, everyone else is doing it wrong, never had a bad day bla bla
bla. …. Also taking over the PI committee etc. They also set up an
NA meeting in the Dorset Area of Narcotics Anonymous, but there being
a more established NA community they couldn't really pull their usual
stunts. Matt the Message and Rik the Vet were prominent in this
meeting.
Eventually
they took the strong hint in Dorset and buggered off to CA, where
they carried on with their usual …... making friends and
influencing people; pissing everyone off! Meanwhile, back in
Plymouth, as the NA community grew and became more established they
weren't able to get away with their usual practices and eventually
the NA meetings there became DAA meetings
That's a
quick off the cuff précis. As I said they were Roads meetings from
their very beginning when they were flying under the NA banner,
indeed the NA meetings were started at the Roads sponsors' sponsors'
direction!
Best,”
(name
omitted)
and:
“Hi
again,
Indeed, my
understanding is that DAA as a Fellowship was expressly started by
the NA/Roads members
Best,”
(name
omitted)
Comment:
So it would seem that the R2R gang have been most proactive as they
busily extend their tentacles into both NA and CA. We were already
aware that they had developed offshoots in both of these (as well as
Al-Anon) and with exactly the same modus operandi (though not to the
extent of actually fracturing these fellowships!) This particular
parasite though seems to be quite indiscriminate, settling as it does
on any victim that may present itself. But perhaps it's time they
took the hint and stopped feeding off AA and kindly went forth and
….. well we'd hardly encourage them to multiply! Then they can
play God to their hearts' content!
Cheerio
The Fellas (Friends of Alcoholics Anonymous)
PS Our
usual thanks to our local correspondents
