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Alcoholics Anonymous (Big Book) and
Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions (12 & 12)
CONFESSION occurs
3 times
(
Definition from Merriam-Webster Online)
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1.
... confession must,
and of course, will want ...
BB p.74,
Into Action
Those of us
belonging to a
religious denomination which
requires confession must, and of
course, will
want to go to the
properly appointed authority
whose
duty it is to
receive
it.
2.
... confession of
personality defects, restitution to those ...
BB xvi,
Foreword to Second Edition
Though he could not
accept all the
tenets of the
Oxford Groups, he was
convinced
of the
need for
moral inventory,
confession of
personality defects,
restitution to those
harmed,
helpfulness to
others, and the
necessity of
belief in and
dependence
upon
God.
3.
... confession of
shortcomings which the process requires ...
BB p.25,
There Is A Solution
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