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The entire insistence on the belief in a higher power, along with insistence that one is "powerless over your addiction" is intrinsically talking about a moral
by solidsnack9000 8y ago
The entire insistence on the belief in a higher power, along with insistence that one is "powerless over your addiction" is intrinsically talking about a moral failing, and more specifically adherence to a christian-worldview where all from birth are morally failed.
Does belief in a higher power constitute being morally failed? Is it even specifically Judeo-Christian?
Being "powerless over your addiction" has more to do with setting aside rationalizations and not mistaking temporary breaks for having control.
AA undeniably has a Christian flavor -- it was developed and elaborated by Christian people -- but that doesn't mean it's about Christianity.
- taurath 8y agoI think you should check the link I posted if you want to say it doesn’t mean it’s about Christianity.
- danielcarver 8y agoAA absolutely is about Christianity, it is an offshoot of Christianity and a Christian organization. The emphasis on public self-flagellation and self-humiliation via drunkalogs and self labeling as “alcoholics” aka sinners, the insistence on the nonsensical idea of “personal powerlessness,” the dogmatic suggesting of a book (the AA big book) written by Christian religious freaks as if it’s the Bible... AA quite literally IS Christianity. It’s just that they use the generic label “God” rather than the more specific label of “Jesus Christ.” It’s not like they allow polytheism, lol. They are specifically a monotheistic group religion, based on the idea of a singular MALE “higher power.” AA is Christianity. Saying otherwise reveals you either don’t know much about AA, or you don’t know much about Christianity. They are functionally the same.