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July 2000

Try It Standing Up

I'm very protective of my home group for the same reason that most alcoholics are: if the group doesn't survive, neither will I. A couple of months ago at a business meeting, my home group had a heated discussion over whether or not to say the Lord's Prayer at the end of our group's meetings. Saying it certainly seems to contradict AA's claim to have no affiliations with any sect or denomination. Furthermore, as a skittish newcomer, I remember being very uncomfortable sitting in a church basement saying a prayer that's a prominent part of Christian liturgy.

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