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... church.
BB
A Vision For You, pp.158-159
They were deeply religious people, much shocked by their son's refusal to have anything to do with the church.
2.
... church.
BB
Doctor Bob's Nightmare, p.172
This had the effect of making me resolve that when I
was free from parental domination, I would never again darken the doors of a church.
3.
... church, a
political party, even a benevolent ...
12&12
Tradition Nine, p.172
Did anyone ever hear of a nation, a church, a political party, even a benevolent association
that had no membership rules?
4.
... church affairs.
BB
Doctor Bob's Nightmare, pp.171-172
My father was a professional man of recognized ability and both my father and mother were most active in
church affairs.
5.
... Church approves
of our use of them.
BB
Appendix V, The Religious View on A.A., p.572
There is something spiritual about an art museum or a symphony, and the
Catholic Church approves of our use of them.
6.
... church at
random from the directory, he ...
BB
A Vision For You, p.155
7.
... church, but
that won't fix it.
BB
A Vision For You, p.157
8.
... church directory.
BB
A Vision For You, p.154
9.
... church folk
and their doings; his insistence ...
BB
Bill's Story, p.10
I could almost hear the sound of the preacher's voice as I sat, on still Sundays, way over there on the hillside; there was that proffered temperance pledge I never signed; my grandfather's
good natured contempt of some church folk and their doings; his insistence that the spheres really had their music; but his denial of the preacher's right to tell him how he must listen; his fearlessness
as he spoke of these things
just before he died; these recollections
welled up from the past.
10.
... church for
the first time in many ...
BB
Into Action, p.80
11.
... church from
which he was long absent.
BB
A Vision For You, p.158
12.
... church groups,
and medical societies.
12&12
Tradition Twelve, p.186
Soon, groups began to receive requests for A.A. speakers to appear before civic organizations, church groups, and medical societies.
13.
... church journals
and also make inquiries.
12&12
Tradition Eleven, p.180
14.
... church member.
BB
There Is A Solution, p.27
Upon hearing this, our friend was somewhat relieved, for he reflected
that, after all, he was a good
church member.
15.
... Church, observes
editorially: "The basis of the ...
BB
Appendix V, The Religious View on A.A., p.572
The Episcopal magazine,
The Living Church, observes editorially:
"The basis of the technique of Alcoholics
Anonymous is the truly Christian principle that
a man cannot help himself except by helping others.
16.
... church school,
where he became rebellious at ...
BB
We Agnostics, p.56
He attended church school, where he became rebellious at what he thought an overdose of religious education.
17.
... church, Sunday
School and evening service, Monday ...
BB
Doctor Bob's Nightmare, p.172
From childhood through
high school I was more or less forced to go to church, Sunday School and evening service, Monday night Christian Endeavor and sometimes to
Wednesday evening prayer meeting.
18.
... church that
means everything to me.
12&12
Tradition Five, p.153
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