San Antonio, you out did yourself. The convention was fabulous and it was my honor to finally meet the moderator of this group Glenn C. I'm clear now that the...
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J. Lobdell
jlobdell54
Jul 6, 2010 4:44 am
Barry L. once (or perhaps more often) said he knew Bill W almost thirty years, meaning he met him some time after 1941, and I have somewhere come across a...
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jillanfinson
Jul 6, 2010 4:47 am
"On page 263 in the 4th Edition the tenants were already adjusted because of the wording on Tenant 6, but they were similar to the Oxford Group's Tenents. If...
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Baileygc23@...
gcb900
Jul 6, 2010 5:07 pm
In Pass it ON, it mentions Bill W as being called the greatest social.etc. One of the history group might have been involved in the witting of that book, and...
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John Lee
johnlawlee
Jul 6, 2010 5:09 pm
The word is "tenets", not tentets, tentents or tenants. A tenet is a fundamental principle or dogma, from the Latin tendre ["to hold"]. A tenant is...
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Baileygc23@...
gcb900
Jul 7, 2010 4:15 am
It does say the steps were to prepare us to be of maximum service to God and those around us. Dr Bob did say, the steps simmered down in the last to love and...
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Li Lightfoot
li_lightfoot
Jul 8, 2010 4:40 pm
In a speaker tape Barry says he was "spiritually dead in 1945" when he came to AA. I must assume that is the year he got sober. ... From: J. Lobdell...
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John Lee
johnlawlee
Jul 8, 2010 4:43 pm
My citation about Doctor Bob and "shibboleths" was incorrect. Doctor Bob wrote, "no shibboleths in AA", in his 1948 Grapevine article "The Fundamentals-In...
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John Lee
johnlawlee
Jul 8, 2010 4:43 pm
Bill used the word "tenet" when writing about the Oxford Group, not about AA. He was a very inclusive guy, who developed the 3rd Tradition, after all. Keep...
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Patricia
pdixonrae
Jul 13, 2010 6:23 pm
Hi, maybe it could be of some interest - links about AA SAN ANTONIO CONVENTION - good 24 !!! � �infos...
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Arthur S
lefthanded_ny
Jul 14, 2010 3:13 am
It probably wouldn’t hurt to have some postings on the history of the anonymity Traditions – what they mean, why they exist and how they should be...
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hjfree2001
Jul 14, 2010 7:08 pm
Last week NPR "On Point" did a focus piece on AA. Some might find it of interest http://www.onpointradio.org/2010/07/the-impact-of-alcoholics-anonymous...
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hjfree2001
Jul 14, 2010 7:09 pm
Perhaps I've missed it or don't know how to search but can someone fill in the reason everyone knows from page 51 "This world of ours has made more material...
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Lynn Sawyer
sawyer7952
Jul 14, 2010 7:17 pm
Dear Arthur, I agree w/you. Are you gonna post the info. you mentioned? Guess a panoramic shot from the rear of the big room would be ok, as you couldn't see...
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Jenny or Laurie Andrews
eze_kiel03
Jul 14, 2010 7:18 pm
Yeah, it's like herding cats! Most of the shots are taken from behind, only a handful of individuals can be identified and of course there's no way of telling...
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Angelica Creates!
angelicabeads
Jul 14, 2010 7:31 pm
From John K. and Ellen - - - - From: "John Keller" <keller@...> (keller at ociofcharlotte.com) I think that's a great idea, Arthur. John K - - -...
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Laurence Holbrook
hdmozart
Jul 14, 2010 9:00 pm
1) This world of ours has made more material progress in the last century than in all the millenniums which went before. 2) Almost everyone knows the reason. ...
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Stephen
spaberlejr
Jul 14, 2010 9:04 pm
... ======================================= I believe Bill is referring to the lack of open mindedness when it came to the "milleniums which went before"....
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Bent Christensen
bent_christe...
Jul 14, 2010 9:06 pm
Isn't this the reason? The spirit of modern scientific inquiry, research and invention was almost unknown. In the realm of the material, men's minds were...
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Angela Corelis
acorelis
Jul 14, 2010 9:08 pm
An explanation: the Mexican concept of anonymity is quite different. Their meeting places have large signs on the street entrance. Also public information...
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Alex H
ah1270...
Jul 15, 2010 2:44 am
Regarding our ideas being fettered by superstition and a lack of a scientific method, this is somewhat colored by a remake of history by those with various...
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LES COLE
secondles
Jul 15, 2010 2:46 am
There is something more to be said about group photos. As we all know there has always been a number of AA "supporters" who could not be called...
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M.J.
threeeyedtoad
Jul 15, 2010 2:48 am
Just following up - it seems that without a response, this is not a topic that has an answer at this time (which in and of itself is interesting). Thanks...
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George Cleveland
pauguspass
Jul 15, 2010 2:49 am
I try and learn from AA longtimers. There are long time circuit speakers who ALWAYS give their full name at a meeting. At the level of press, radio, film (TV...
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Tom Hickcox
cometkazie1
Jul 15, 2010 2:50 am
... - - - - The great fact is the Puritans on this side of the Atlantic didn't burn anyone at the stake. It seems to me that this is another example of Wilson...
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John Keller
johnpublico
Jul 15, 2010 2:54 am
I'm reminded of a comment by a dear friend, a fellow AAer and North Carolinian, who passed away several years ago. In her '80s at the time, my friend was a...
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planternva2000
Jul 15, 2010 2:55 am
As to anonymity, look how many of the letters posted today show the write's full name. This site is open to anyone with an interest in AA history. Jim S....
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Baileygc23@...
gcb900
Jul 15, 2010 2:59 am
Burning witches was a universal thing in those days, or at least among the Christians. In a message dated 7/14/2010 5:00:19 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, ...
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Baileygc23@...
gcb900
Jul 15, 2010 3:00 am
Overview: We are not going to win many friends in the Neopagan communities with the following essay. However, we believe it to be accurate. It is a story that ...
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Shakey1aa@...
Jul 15, 2010 5:05 pm
This site is open to everyone. You don't have to be an AA member to post here or participate. Shakey Mike Gwirtz Phila,PA USA Sent from my Verizon Wireless...
