From the books ...
Alcoholics Anonymous (Big Book) and
Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions (12 & 12)
CONDEMN occurs
4 times
(
Definition from Merriam-Webster Online)
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1.
... condemn and
criticize.
BB p.129,
The Family Afterward
The
opposite may
happen
should the
family condemn
and
criticize.
2.
... condemn him
to endless misery.
12&12 p.141,
Tradition Three
At
last experience taught us that to take away any
alcoholic's
full chance was sometimes to
pronounce his
death sentence, and often to
condemn him to
endless misery.
3.
... condemn; that
if this was done formerly, ...
BB p.142,
To Employers
Next he can be
assured that
you do not
intend to
lecture,
moralize, or
condemn; that if this was done
formerly, it was because of
misunderstanding.
4.
... condemn your
alcoholic husband no matter what ...
BB p.108,
To Wives
Try not to
condemn your
alcoholic husband no
matter what he says or does.
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