It
would appear that David (see previous entry) is something of a 'loose cannon' even in cult
circles. He was – until recently – the treasurer of the Surbiton
Sunday meeting and concurrently co-secretary of the meeting under
question. Apparently his knowledge of AA traditions is rather limited
if non-existent (always a positive attribute in a group secretary –
irony!). At one time, according to our correspondent, he was involved
in a publicity campaign promoting the Tuesday (Ormond Rd) cult meeting. This involved posting flyers through people's
letterboxes in the Hampton/Hanworth area. Apparently this was not
sanctioned by the group conscience but he went ahead and did it
anyway. David's fondness for individual autonomy extends into other
spheres. Despite AA guidelines on displaying non-AA literature
separately from AA conference approved literature (and being reminded of this) he
ignored this advice … and went ahead and did it anyway. The cult's
involvement in the Monday meeting seems (according to our
correspondent) to be limited (currently) to this one man show. Of
course from our point of view ANY cult participation in an AA meeting
if left unchallenged usually involves its early demise as a vehicle
for carrying the AA message. Such meetings usually degenerate into a
cult dominated clique devoted to flattering the ego of the latest
narcissist to appear on the block whilst promoting his or her own
twisted version of the programme.
Cheerio
The
Fellas (Friends of Alcoholics Anonymous)
PS
Thanks to our correspondent
(to
be contd)
