Secular meetings in Toronto controversy Reception to secular 12 step meetings from within AA has been mixed. In 2011, secular meetings in Toronto, where the 12 steps were altered to remove references to God and prayer, were delisted from the Toronto AA online and print directories, effectively removing them from the network of meetings. They appealed this decision, but were rejected, leading to a complaint to the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario. The Toronto co-ordinating body, the Greater Toronto Area Intergroup of Alcoholics Anonymous, argued both that as a special interest group they have the right to restrict its membership, and that a belief in God is a requirement for groups in Toronto. Mediation between the two groups resulted in the delisted groups being listed again, however the secular groups would be required to not alter the 12 steps.
Secular meetings in Toronto controversy Reception to secular 12 step meetings from within AA has been mixed In 2011 secular meetings in Toronto where the 12 steps were altered to remove references to God and prayer were delisted from the Toronto AA online and print directories effectively removing them from the network of meetings They appealed this decision but were rejected leading to a complaint to the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario The Toronto co-ordinating body the Greater Toronto Area Intergroup of Alcoholics Anonymous argued both that as a special interest group they have the right to restrict its membership and that a belief in God is a requirement for groups in Toronto Mediation between the two groups resulted in the delisted groups being listed again however the secular groups would be required to not alter the 12 steps