“31. Could the ‘View
details’ section of ‘Find a Meeting’ on the Alcoholics
Anonymous GB website give more information?
Background
There is little
information apart from the start time. If more details could be
included the newcomer would be better informed when deciding which
meeting to attend.
In some areas this would
be useful for visitors who may want a meeting with a similar format
to their home group.
Tradition 5 ‐ ‘Each
group has but one primary purpose – to carry its message to the
alcoholic who still suffers’.
Ideally, the website
should give as much detail as is required to enable groups to do
this.
Information could include
the following
What time the doors
open, not just the start time
The time the meeting
ends
If the group go on to
another venue to socialise
The type of meeting
e.g. whether it follows the AA principles, the 12 Steps, Big Book,
sponsor
Whether it is a
discussion, topic, speaker or other format meeting
Terms
of Reference No. 7 Referred to Electronic Communications Committee”
Comment:
aacultwatch (as usual already ahead of the curve on this one!)
includes on our site a number of Cult Where to Finds. We offer this
as a service to both AA and cult members (the former lest they run
the risk of running into a room full of fanatics, the latter that
they wander into an AA meeting by accident and have to endure the authentic AA message and have their programme
'diluted'). These are:
In the groups listed above you will discover a newly designed fellowship, one in which 'personalities' take precedence over 'principles' (ie. the all-seeing, all-knowing, omnipotent SPONSOR ie. the cult 'Higher Power'), where the traditions operate (but sporadically, and only when it's convenient!), where words count for far more than action, where hypocrisy reigns, and whence the truth fled long ago. So if you're looking for a well polished performance this is the place for you. On the other hand if you want to get well in the company of ordinary human beings - who make mistakes and don't mind admitting to them - try an AA meeting. You might be pleasantly surprised!
See
here
for a full list of other questions that didn't quite get through the
'filter'
Cheers
The
Fellas (Friends of Alcoholics Anonymous)
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