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Title: Shallow, simplistic and prejudicially hostile.
Review: Bufe misses the mark in most of his work here. The whole premise from the title onward is bogus- AA is no cult, not even a religion. It is a spiritual fellowship with no dogma, no official rules, and even makes exceptions for people who don't believe in god. I am a pantheist...that is a fancy word for "atheist nature lover". I consider myself a Jeffersonian when it comes to religion. I like the spiritual laws embodied in Christianity, but reject the "magic". I go to AA regularly, have 23 years sober, sponsor newcomers, and work in AA service at the District and group level, and I think this is a poor book. Read "The Spirituality of Imperfection" by Ernie Kurtz, instead, to catch a glimpse of the "spirituality, not religion" of AA.
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