AA Grapevine Readers Respond to "Singleness of Purpose--what Are AAs Saying Today?" Featured in the May 2004 Issue

The writer of "Has Singleness of Purpose Become Narrowness of Purpose?" states that he came to AA "before singleness of purpose became a big deal." The principle of singleness of purpose is not new to AA. The reason it became a big deal in recent years is that increasing numbers of people with problems other than alcohol came to closed AA meetings, identified themselves as other than alcoholics, and talked about problems other than alcohol. The effect, understandably, was very divisive.