Conference questions not quite up to par! (contd)

24. 
AA groups are being denied their basic right of membership in local Intergroups . This action also denies them participation in Region and Conference. Can Conference please clarify this situation and give advice so that minorities in AA are no longer banished from our Service/Conference structure and that their conscience is heard.

Background

• When these groups have asked the assistance of Conference in the past they have been told “it’s a local issue” and up to the “conscience of those concerned”. When the Conscience of those concerned deal with it, by fo [sic]

• Conference 2012 Comm 5 Qu 2 says that by being part of the group conscience and valuing the importance of love, tolerance and the right to participate, we can best strengthen the unity of the Fellowship.

Terms of Reference No. 6/7 Lack of clarity in the question and background material and that this is a matter to be decided locally.

Comment: Here we go! Sounds like the Bournemouth Road to Recovery cult group bleating about their rights ….again … and again … and …. Funny thing is that those who most protest their rights usually have the least regard for the rights of others .. and certainly no conception of their own duties or responsibilities! And where does it say that a group has a “basic right” to membership in a local intergroup? Surely that's up to the groups to decide … which brings us back to the response.... “that this is a matter to be decided locally” .. We always find it highly ironic (and even a little amusing) to hear cult members talk about love and tolerance .. they know so little of it themselves. As to the RIGHT to participate this refers to Concept IV:

“4. At all responsible levels, we ought to maintain a traditional “Right of Participation,” allowing a voting representation in reasonable proportion to the responsibility that each must discharge.”

So one of the prerequisites for assuming such a “Right” is that those concerned have some faint grasp of the concept of responsibility, and its application, something rather lacking in cult circles generally …. After all you wouldn't put a paedophile in charge of a nursery would you?

Cheers

The Fellas (Friends of Alcoholics Anonymous)

PS For AA Minority Report 2013 click here