We’re in this Together
August 2025 | Atheist & Agnostic Members | Featured Section

We’re in This Together

One member shares why he joins in with his group’s prayers rather than rebel and be different

I’ve come to appreciate the inclusiveness and spiritual adaptability of AA’s program of recovery—but it took me a while. Religious references in meetings and literature didn’t jibe with my secular and self-will-driven outlook on the world. They almost kept me from joining AA. But it wasn’t being an atheist that stood in the way of my recovery from alcoholism, it was my attitude.

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