What's an Outside Issue?

Recently I've seen some real problems emerging in the areas that once were the basic strengths of AA. This thought was galvanized recently at one of my favorite meetings. We were to vote on whether or not to make our meeting nonsmoking. As a three time loser of the American Cancer Society clinics and having dropped $500 with the Seventh Day Adventists in a futile attempt to stop, I thought I had better stay and see how it went.