Comment:
We'd say this trend represents a healthy indication that the
Fellowship – if not the conference - is finally taking its
responsibilities seriously. The groups expelled or refused
participation in intergroups are generally those which have elected
to ignore THEIR RESPONSIBILITIES by; affiliating themselves with
outside organisations (in which case according to Tradition 3 they may NOT call themselves AA groups); practising the
systematic abuse of newcomers (under the guise of so-called 'tough
love' promulgated through a dictatorial – and hierarchical -
'sponsorship' system) in some instances placing newcomers' lives at
risk (including suicide) by giving improper and unqualified
'guidance' on prescribed medication issues; seeking to justify their
conduct under Tradition 4 (but always ignoring the second part); endeavouring to conceal
their actions by improper reference to the 'yellow card'
(confidentiality) or more blatantly by simply lying; misrepresenting
AA recovery rates in order to justify the dissemination of their
so-called 'undiluted' message (thereby providing licence to those
'narcissists' (control freaks) who constantly seek to impose their
will on others) .. and so on and so forth .. the list goes on and on
….. To sum up – by abusing others!
There
are plenty more of these groups to deal with (see our Cult: Where to Find – and USA).
But as always the solution lies in our own hands! So … INTO
ACTION!
Cheerio
The
Fellas (Friends of Alcoholics Anonymous)
PS
For AA Minority Report 2013 click here
