by Martin and Deidre Bobgan | Feb 1, 2003 | Critiques of the 12-Steps
AA denies being a religion and denies being Christian. It is not acceptable at meetings for anyone to preach the Gospel of Jesus Christ, that He is “the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me” (John 14:6) and that...
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by Martin and Deidre Bobgan | Jun 1, 2001 | Critiques of the 12-Steps, Pyschoheresy and Individuals
Part One of a Three-Part Series Well-known author Philip Yancey presents his position regarding alcoholics and the recovery movement in “Lessons from Rock Bottom” (Christianity Today, Vol. 44, No. 8). Natural Theologies Yancey begins his article by...
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by Guest Author | Apr 1, 2000 | Critiques of the 12-Steps
by Debbie Dewart, M.A. — AA ~ The Broad Road of AA “To us, the Realm of the Spirit is broad,roomy, all inclusive; never exclusive, or forbidding….” Alcoholics Anonymous, p. 46. Bible ~ The Narrow Road of Christ “Enter ye in at the strait gate:...
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by Martin and Deidre Bobgan | Oct 1, 1997 | Critiques of the 12-Steps
Christians continue to insist that Alcoholics Anonymous is compatible with Christianity because of its so-called Christian roots. That is because of its early connection with the Oxford Group, which is now called Moral Re-Armament (MRA). The founders of AA were...
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by Martin and Deidre Bobgan | Aug 1, 1995 | Critiques of the 12-Steps
The Higher Power and the Occult. Bill Wilson and Bob Smith, the cofounders of AA, embraced and promoted a variety of spiritual experiences. Both men practiced spiritualism and believed in the validity and importance of contacting and conversing with the dead...
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by Martin and Deidre Bobgan | Jun 1, 1995 | Critiques of the 12-Steps
Tyndale House Publishers advertises their Life Recovery Bible with these words: “Imagine having Abraham, King David, and the Apostle Paul in your 12-step group.” The ad continues: “Like you, they found recovery by trusting in a power greater than...
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