The courts have also ruled that it is a religion.
I hope to not spawn any anger or otherwise but I have never read the Quote above in any newspaper,literature or even heard about a court calling AA a religion. Please post a link as I cant believe this from my own experiences.
Let me preface this with my observation and opinion
I am guessing that I have been to approximately 7500 meetings in my 15 yr affiliation with AA. I have been to some meetings where AFTER the meeting I was asked to join others in a Church/Religious setting. I have been to a number of meetings which I didnt care for,as they were geared towards things that didnt see as AA. I have had both good and bad experiences with both meetings and several people's ideology as to what AA actually is and is not.
But I gotta say.. I have never experienced what some of you talk about. I am not calling you liars.. I have just never experieced these things.
Truth be told,I havent been to a meeting in over a year,and maybe I missed something.
I can say,from my heart of hearts.. Had it not been for AA and the loving people Ive met along the way. I would probably not be here today.I havent had a drink in 16 yrs and havent used hard drugs in 10. (ya I didnt get it right away)
But I did get it. I remain grateful for it. I have lived all over the country and have many friends who I talk to regularly and I have never felt pressured to join a Church or other means of religion.
I find this all very interesting.
I think I finally made up my mind to "do the deal" just over 10 yrs ago. My life has gotten much better sober,and I am pretty sure I could not have accomplished the things I have if I had not gotten sober. I am not a cheerleader for AA. I just know "something" happed to me,and my life is so much better,as a result.
My 2 cents