From the books ... Alcoholics Anonymous (Big Book) and Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions (12 & 12)
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... claimed Him.
BB p.11,
Bill's Story
To Christ I conceded the
certainty of a great man, not too closely followed by those who claimed Him.
2.
... claimed that
A.A. knowledge and experience were ...
12&12 p.167,
Tradition Eight
In all these instances, and more, it was claimed that A.A. knowledge and experience were being sold for money, hence these people, too, were
professionals.
3.
... claimed that
he hadn't got the "spiritual ...
12&12 p.109,
Step Twelve
From great numbers of such experiences, we could
predict that the doubter
who still claimed that he
hadn't got the "spiritual
angle," and who still considered his well-loved A.A. group the higher power, would presently love God and call Him by name.
4.
... claimed to
be godly.
BB p.46,
We Agnostics
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