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Alcoholics Anonymous (Big Book) and
Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions (12 & 12)
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1.
... rules.
12&12 p.139,
Tradition Three
"At one
time," he says, "every
A.A. group had many
membership rules.
2.
... rules?
12&12 p.172,
Tradition Nine
Did anyone ever
hear of a
nation, a
church, a
political party, even a
benevolent association that had no
membership rules?
3.
... rules.
BB xxix(xxvii),
The Doctor's Opinion
On the other
hand -- and
strange as this may
seem to
those who do not
understand -- once a
psychic change has
occurred, the very same
person who
seemed doomed, who had so many
problems he
despaired of
ever
solving them,
suddenly finds himself
easily able to
control his
desire for
alcohol, the
only
effort necessary
being that
required to
follow a few
simple rules.
4.
... rules and
regulations?
12&12 p.172,
Tradition Nine
Did anyone ever
hear of a
society which couldn't somehow
discipline its members and
enforce obedience to
necessary
rules and
regulations?
5.
... rules and
regulations were adopted.
12&12 p.148,
Tradition Four
6.
... rules had
been in effect everywhere, nobody ...
12&12 p.140,
Tradition Three
If all those
rules had been in
effect everywhere,
nobody could have
possibly
joined A.A. at all, so
great was the
sum of our
anxiety and
fear.
7.
... rules of
fair play and decency would ...
12&12 p.29,
Step Two
We
became convinced
that such
simple rules of
fair play and
decency would be
enough.
8.
... rules or
laws, they had become so ...
BB xix,
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