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Alcoholics Anonymous (Big Book) and
Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions (12 & 12)
EXPRESS occurs
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1.
... express a
lack of hard feeling toward ...
BB p.142,
To Employers
2.
... express any
opinion on outside controversial issues ...
12&12 p.192,
Tradition Ten (Long)
3.
... express any
opinion on outside controversial issues ...
BB p.565(567),
Appendix I, The A.A. Tradition
4.
... express even
a willingness to believe in ...
BB p.46,
We Agnostics
We
found that as soon as we were able to
lay aside prejudice and
express even a
willingness to
believe in a
Power greater than ourselves, we
commenced to get
results,
even though it was
impossible for any of us to
fully define or
comprehend that
Power,
which is
God.
5.
... express Himself
in our group conscience.
12&12 p.132,
Tradition Two
"For our
group purpose
there is but one
ultimate authority -- a
loving God as He may
express Himself in
our
group conscience.
6.
... express Himself
in our group conscience.
12&12 p.189,
Tradition Two (Long)
Two -- For our
group purpose there is but one
ultimate authority -- a
loving God as He may
express Himself in our
group conscience.
7.
... express Himself
in our group conscience.
BB p.562(564),
Appendix I, The A.A. Tradition
Two -- For our
group purpose there is but one
ultimate authority -- a
loving God as He may
express Himself in our
group conscience.
8.
... express Himself
in our group conscience.
BB p.563(565),
Appendix I, The A.A. Tradition
2. For our
group purpose
there is but one
ultimate authority -- a
loving God as He may
express Himself in
our
group conscience.
9.
... express Himself
in the group conscience.
12&12 p.132,
Tradition Two
These
practical folk then
read Tradition Two, and
learn that the
sole authority in
A.A. is a
loving God as He may
express Himself in
the
group conscience.
10.
... express no
views whatever.
12&12 p.192,
Tradition Ten (Long)
Concerning such
matters they can
express no
views whatever.
11.
... express no
views whatever.
BB p.565(567),
Appendix I, The A.A. Tradition
Concerning such
matters they can
express no
views whatever.
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