We have received recent
contacts from members within this intergroup including the
following:
“Whilst we may not
agree with you in every detail of your approach, we are happy to offer you
information and assistance to try to support the achievement of our common goal,
an AA of genuinely autonomous and effective meetings.
As well as their base
in Long Eaton, the Derby Wednesday and Sunday "Friends Meeting House" meetings
were taken over by the cultists around a year ago, and they also now run a
number of "informal meetings" in Derby and Long Eaton. These "informal meetings"
do not appear on the GSO list, and are run by the cult as explicitly and
exclusively Christian affairs with no pretence of following AA tradition.
You can see confirmation of what I am telling you on the intergroup website here. Look at the meeting minutes for confirmation of their promotion of "informal meetings" [apparently this entry has now been removed from the intergroup website], their version of step 4 worksheets, and the use of a 1940's version of "questions and answers on sponsorship".
Bill is the name of
their local leader. He is based in Long Eaton. His firmest follower is
Geraldine, who has infiltrated the local Derbyshire intergroup, along with a
number of other cultists including her soon to be ex-husband Jez.
The local intergroups
under the influence of the cult removed every member of our groups [Derby City
centre] from the 12-step list, and responders rota a couple of weeks
ago.
Regards
…..”
Cheers
The Fellas
(Friends of Alcoholics Anonymous)
(our usual thanks to
this contributor)
