Post-Modern Thoughts On Tradition Ten...
Tradition Ten - Alcoholics Anonymous has no opinion on outside issues; hence the A.A. name ought never be drawn into public controversy.
I'm starting a group that is using artistic recovery as way of practicing the Eleventh Step to seek a conscious contact with our Higher Power. Since there is no AA literature that directly speaks to the issue of creativity as a spiritual method, the group has settled on a non-Conference-Approved book, The Artist's Way. I was going to use my lawyerese and my knowledge of AA history to defend this choice, but when I turned to the long form (the official version) of the Tradition, I realized that our choice of reading material did not violate the spirit or letter of the Tradition.
The long form of Tradition Ten reads:
No A.A. group or member should ever, in such a way as to implicate A.A., express any opinion on outside controversial issues - particularly those of politics, alcohol reform, or sectarian religion. The Alcoholics Anonymous groups oppose no one. Concerning such matters they can express no views whatsoever.
The book we're using is part of the AA Tradition of encouraging persons to find their own higher power, and it does not endorse any politics or sectarian religion.
I'm starting a group that is using artistic recovery as way of practicing the Eleventh Step to seek a conscious contact with our Higher Power. Since there is no AA literature that directly speaks to the issue of creativity as a spiritual method, the group has settled on a non-Conference-Approved book, The Artist's Way. I was going to use my lawyerese and my knowledge of AA history to defend this choice, but when I turned to the long form (the official version) of the Tradition, I realized that our choice of reading material did not violate the spirit or letter of the Tradition.
The long form of Tradition Ten reads:
No A.A. group or member should ever, in such a way as to implicate A.A., express any opinion on outside controversial issues - particularly those of politics, alcohol reform, or sectarian religion. The Alcoholics Anonymous groups oppose no one. Concerning such matters they can express no views whatsoever.
The book we're using is part of the AA Tradition of encouraging persons to find their own higher power, and it does not endorse any politics or sectarian religion.
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