From
our correspondent:
“Picture
this: a crusader Knight, clad in medieval armour, helmet & chain
mail; proudly riding his trusty steed. Sword by his side, Banner in
hand. Is he off to fight a new crusade ? Or perhaps on his way to
rescue a damsel in distress imprisoned in the lofty tower of a
far-away castle? Or maybe he is off to do some jousting with the
local chapter of the Knights of the Round Table?
Well,
no, actually. He is more likely to be heading off to his local AA
cult home group - call it Joys of Recovery or Road of Recovery,
either title will do. You may wonder what on earth this is about.
Well, this is based upon the latest brainstorming idea of cult guru
David C
(aka the Icon).
You
see, David C, like Wayne P, is preoccupied with “promoting chivalry and the ideal of
the catholic gentleman”. Is it coincidental that David's website article on
chivalry appeared the day after aacultwatch posted (on the 13th
July) an article on Wayne P's hypocrisy in presenting himself as a
Catholic gentleman entitled to lecture us all on personal conduct, in
spite of his own adulterous caprices? What we know for sure is
David C has produced an Icon (below) of a knight with a horse; a
sword; and catholic prayer book (lying on the ground for some
reason); and an article intended to inspire and inflame our hearts
and minds to acts of chivalry and true masculinity.
Tally-ho
Sir Knight! And …..Alleluia !
All
this could be laughingly dismissed as the harmless musings of an
eccentric buffoon living in a fantasy world. However David C has a
track record of imposing his prurient and fundamentalist catholic
beliefs upon unwary AA newcomers and sponsees. All done (falsely) in
the name of “carrying the message and working the AA program”,
For example he made it quite clear to an AA acquaintance of mine,
that practicing artificial birth control (i.e. condoms, the pill etc)
was “not on the program”. The ultimate reason given was that the
“Holy Father” (aka the Pope) disapproves of it, It would seem
that, in David C's mind, the Roman Catholic Pope should have
authority over AA members and how they run their lives and work their
programs. So much for our Traditions, and our AA Preamble which talks
about not being aligned to any sect or denomination. And notice
also how David's self-justification is always based upon an appeal
to authority, either his sponsor's or the Pope's. True to this
fallacious and lazy mindset he also abhors sex before marriage.
Indeed sex of any kind should only be for the procreation of children
within the context of heterosexual marriage. And masturbation?
Another heinous heresy! Strictly forbidden in accordance with true
catholic dogma. And please don't even mention same sex relationships.
And as for saunas.... don't ever go into one! They are to be avoided
like the plague for fear of encountering the “disorder” of
homosexuality. Get on your knees and say a pious prayer in a church
instead. David C's fanatical prurience and voyeurism in sexual
matters reached a sordid climax a while ago, with the creation of his
so-called “Big Book recovery” document and webpage, in which he
commanded those who wish to do step 4 & 5 to relate, in a
detailed and voyeuristic way, the most intimate and devious sexual
practices, including sex with children, animals and bottles. I believe he removed
this creepy demand only after being shamed by aacultwatch and others.
Of
course, all this is in stark contrast with the clear and simple
message of AA as found in the Big Book, and other AA literature.
Which wisely cautions us not be be the arbiter of another's sex
conduct (Big
Book page 69);
to follow our own conscience in spiritual matters (ibid
pp 95 & 132)
- not someone else's (e.g a sponsor's), and not to lecture or talk
down from a spiritual hilltop (ibid
pp 18 & 95).
And to choose carefully who we share with – allowing more than one
person if necessary, an AA member or an outsider, to hear our story
(ibid
p 74 ff).
Believe it or nor, we in AA are also allowed the freedom to follow a
Higher Power OF OUR OWN UNDERSTANDING, and spiritual expressions AS
WE UNDERSTAND THEM
(ibid p 47) –
which may not be the same as David's narrow understanding. (In my
case, and in many others, it will never be the same). It seems David
C,, Wayne P., and similar cult clowns and dunderheads, have great
difficulty in grasping and understanding the simple and liberating
concept of spiritual freedom and practice as suggested in the AA Big
Book.
Back
to our noble Knight. Think of chivalry, and maybe, like me, you think
of good manners, courtesy, tolerance, respect and defense of the
weak and down-trodden. Not so cult “chivalry” David C's
“chivalry” in his homeland of England is remembered with disdain.
Examples are too numerous to mention here. But it will suffice,
perhaps, to relate just a few to give readers a flavour of his
so-called “chivalry”. Some years ago, in a “Vision for You”
cult meeting in Eaton Square, London, he cross-shared and silenced,
in front of the entire meeting, one young lady who had begun to share
about a painful personal experience regarding her young son who was
ill in hospital. Oh dear! No emotional or “negative” sharing
allowed in David's pure and knightly presence! The end result was the
lady left the meeting, sobbing, never to return. On another occasion
I recall a young lady was sharing her experience of Step 9,
describing how she had made her amends to her mother, who, in turn,
had received and accepted the amends very well. No sooner had the
young lady finished sharing her lovely story, when our Sir chivalrous
Knight David C came charging in, cross-sharing just about everything
she had said, and making it clear that, in his opinion, (first taught
to him by his sponsor, the sponsorless David B), she had NOT done
Step 9 properly. After the meeting ended, David C skedaddled out the
door as fast as he could. And well he might. The young lady in
question was hurt and tearful, having been shamed and humiliated by
him in front of an entire meeting. Yes, such is David C's “chivalry”
and gentleman like manner. To date, there has been neither apology,
amends, nor even an expression of remorse or regret from the
self-appointed chivalrous Übermensch.
You see, as far as David C and Wayne P are concerned, they never do
anything wrong. It is the rest of us, the 99.99% bog standard AA
members who are always wrong. We have long been judged as the
“walking wounded” and the 'do nothings” no matter how long we
are sober, or how much service we have done over the years. However,
reality and practice reveal the exact opposite. And if we replace
the word chivalry with hypocrisy and humbug, we have the true picture
of David and Wayne, and all their co-dependent cult groupies and sock
puppets.
Chivalry
may exist somewhere at some times, but cult chivalry is well and
truly dead. In fact, it never existed in the first place. “
Comment:
None needed
Cheers
The
Fellas (Friends
of Alcoholics Anonymous
…. and far too liberated to engage in archaic and irrelevant
romanticism)
PS
Thanks to our correspondent
