We
recently came across Shelly's blog
in our wanderings through the highways and byways of the world wide
web. It doesn't deal exclusively with matters relating to AA and
cult activity within the fellowship but there is one section which
goes into considerable detail about the conduct of some groups in the
US, some of whose behaviour is highly questionable to say the least!
Some we have mentioned before (such as the Midtown group - Mike
Quinones etc) but there are a few we hadn't come across before. And
so we begin with that old favourite:
We have to
say right off that a lot of this stuff sounds awfully familiar …
and we do mean awfully familiar …..right down to the “six
suggestions” (which are continually metamorphosing and expanding
like some kind of nightmareish blob monster!). Here are the same
“sponsor worship” tendencies, 'expert' misinformation,
'directions' rather than 'suggestions', abusive power relationships,
gurus and 'benevolent dictators' and so on and so forth. But we'll
leave you to survey this unsavoury mess for yourselves! Only one
suggestion: you might need a powerful sedative before reading it
(under doctor's orders only of course!)
Cheerio
The Fellas
(Friends of Alcoholics Anonymous)
