www.orange-papers.org

Claudia Christian is the the actress who plays Commander Susan Ivanova on the science fiction television series Babylon 5, and like many of the Hollywood stars had a problem with alcohol consumption. She has written a book about it which included the alternatives to Alcoholics Anonymous because she found, like 95% of the people who enter the program, it didn't work for her.

More about Coercion

In most of today's state physician health programs, ―Regardless of setting or duration, essentially all treatment provided to these physicians (95%) was 12-step oriented. In these programs, ASAM practitioners routinely impose their spiritually-based 12-step abstinence recovery program. This system is imposed on medical professionals through threats to remove medical licenses or curtail practice or hospital privileges.

American Society of Addiction Medicine. A made up "specialty"

I have often thought, as time went on, that we in A.A. during the past fifteen years are just forming the nucleus of the brotherhood of man under the Fatherhood of Cod we were all intended for from the beginning. It seems to me that this fellowship stems from God and goes back to God, because the trouble with us alcoholics and the trouble with the world today is Godlessness. We have work to do, and I say to you that it is a back-to-God movement, and is fundamentally Catholic throughout.

N.C.C.A. "BLUE BOOK©" AN ANTHOLOGY

June, the sixth month of the year is deeply rooted in the history of Alcoholics Anonymous and has been immortalized by the followers of the prophet Bill Wilson who claimed to see god and speak with dead spirits using the devils tool of the Ouija Board to write the Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions (12&12) of Alcoholics Anonymous. What happened in AA during the month of June in AA history?

From a post from LFOD! "Did you know that AA helped with the WWII war effort? AA most certainly did, just ask 'em.

You see, it was like this. During the years that the U.S. was involved in WWII (1941-1945), AA was able to increase the manufacturing output of the U.S. manufacturer.

AA was able to accomplish this amazing feat by reducing absenteeism of the U.S. worker since hangovers were reduced, and productivity increased.." - LFOD

Whaaaa.......?

Wait a tick, there are a couple problems with this theory....which is usual and shouldn't surprise anyone!

Starting June 1, 2013 Alcoholics Anonymous members will no longer be able to smoke within 25 feet of a Starbucks according to new company guidelines (http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2013/05/31/187532646/no-smoking-outsid...), which corresponds with the 62nd Annual Family Groups Picnic at Stepping Stones in Katonah, NY.

http://swampland.time.com/2013/06/03/supreme-court-rules-police-can-take...

(WASHINGTON) — A sharply divided Supreme Court on Monday said police can routinely take DNA from people they arrest, equating a DNA cheek swab to other common jailhouse procedures like fingerprinting.

I've been thinking more about disease theory and I have come to the conclusion that the only way it could be correct is if we were in the middle of a Zombie Apocalypse.

Yes, Zombies. And although they may LOOK like some people in the rooms, those people ARE NOT zombies!

Level 1: Some entity (usually the government) will physically force you to attend 12 Step indoctrination. This happens, albeit relatively infrequently. See Florida's Marchman Act for an example.*

Level 2: If you don't go to AA, some government entity with the ability to incarcerate you will treat you more harshly than it would otherwise. This happens frequently in some states.

Talk about coercion. Wife won't put out unless husband goes to AA for support.

"My husband is skipping his Alcoholics Anonymous meetings
I've told him no sex until he gets support with staying sober."

"It's not just about the drinking. It's your behaviour. You can stop and be a sober drunk you know " ~wife says. (Too much Al-Anon, ya think?)

"I'm confused by what I've just said." ~wife continues. (I'm confused too. What is a sober drunk?)

Addiction: A Disorder of Choice - a book by Gene Heyman

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In a book sure to inspire controversy, Gene Heyman argues that conventional wisdom about addiction—that it is a disease, a compulsion beyond conscious control—is wrong.

Good morniing everyone, and you to btnben.
I Soberman do declare that on Oct, 7 2013 I will be 81 years young.
I had my last drink on Feb 22, 1970.
I stopped smokeing 2 years later.
I have been sober over 42years.
I have made over 10,000 AA meetings.
I sponsored over 500 drunks.
I can find only 2 that stayed sober.
I have not made a AA meeting in more than 10 yeare.
I burned my Big Book over ten years ago.
I don't drink and I do as I please.
Soberman
Don't drink, do as you please?

!ts been a while since I did one of these, but I thought it was time for Part V or Five, of my little mini-series!

I have been pouring over words for a while, trying to pick the right one. There's some obvious ones, like Higher Power, Spirituality, and Inventory for example, but I wanted a challenge! I wanted to find a word so innocuous that no one would have thought of it. The other night it came to me!

CHANGE!

Yes, I just saw your brow furrow, but that's OK! You'll understand in a minute.

BLUNT TRUTH: MA DPH DOCTORS MIGHT AS WELL BE SCIENTOLOGISTS

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http://digboston.com/think/2013/05/blunt-truth-ma-dph-doctors-might-as-wel...

THINK

Inspired by Rexy's excellent analyses of the way AA screws up the meaning of words, I thought it might be fun to try and compile some visual examples.

First effort :-

We met at an AA meeting in 1952. She was 45 years old; I was 57. I remember the moment vividly. It was in New York City, the City that never sleeps, ya know? This was a few years before my wife had her heart attack. Anyway, I said to myself, “I have to hit that”. The Guys had not yet set up the Watch Committee. Those meetings, for me, were really carnivals of sin. In the spirit of anonymity I will not reveal her name.

“Bill W.” – a Documentary about the co-founder of Alcoholics Anonymous will be playing in Manchester, VT on Saturday, June 1st- 1 p.m. at the Riley Center for The Arts at Burr and Burton Academy (the same school that Bill W. attended). There will be a featured talk by Mel B., well known author and historian. Also enjoy Q & A time with film director, Kevin Hanlon. A reception for attendees will take place at The Wilson House from 4 to 6 p.m. The price of a ticket is $30. All proceeds will go to support The Wilson House.

I was trying to have a nice night, just playing some Skyrim (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Elder_Scrolls_V:_Skyrim) on my XBox, when this random character shows up and says she is having trouble at work. She said she was sorry to her boss multiple times, and he can't understand why she shows up to work like she does!

Some use the Rosary for devotion to prayer. Yet others use the 12 Beads for prayer devotion.

A string of prayer beads? And they say AA ain't a religion!
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Twelve beads - twelve steps.

When repeating the steps, promises and traditions, beads may be used to enhance reflection.

AA has been under attack from many sides for several years. Now that it has increasingly become the source of material for mainstream comedy, its days truly are numbered.

AA members are leaving in such numbers that AAWS now won’t publish figures of membership levels. How does this affect the demographics of AA? What kind of people are remaining in the cult?