I embrace 12-Step philosophy. But I have two key arguments about the Steps as we hear them in meetings. First, probably because of the historic foundation of living "One Day at a Time," the Steps, in my view, don't impress strongly enough that all of us - ALL - are going to be held responsible to the consequences (and, God knows, there are ALWAYS consequences). Second, there's a valid argument that some of the daily devotionals are "too" religious in ideology. As much was said by a U.S. federal appeals court that found a lower court sentencing a convicted drunk driver to mandatory AA meetings violated the First Amendment seperation of church and state. Sorry to say, but I don't think - for me - it's enough to think only about the current 24 hours without considering the time beyond when the consequences of my misconduct tonight come due, and I don't think we can forever mask God in the traditional religious sense as a "Higher Power." |
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