by altha-admin | Jan 7, 2022 | Articles
Dear Arthur,I found my Eagle Scout portrait going through files from the office flood.Two things occur to me looking at this photo of me taken 20 years ago: 1) The passage of time no longer scares me as it once did; and 2) I often forget how formative...
by Arthur Schaper | Jan 7, 2022 | Uncategorized
From the Orange Papers You can’t just make up any kind of a “Higher Power” or “god” you want, and then worship it like some Golden Calf, and expect it to perform miracles for you and grant all of your wishes, including making you quit...
by Arthur Schaper | Jan 7, 2022 | Uncategorized
From the Orange Papers The A.A. stereotype of alcoholics is untrue.A.A. creates a completely untrue negative stereotype of alcoholics, and then says that the Twelve Steps are the magic that will fix that standardized bad guy:Alcoholics especially should be...
by Arthur Schaper | Jan 7, 2022 | Uncategorized
From the Orange Papers The A.A. formula for “spirituality” is broken, and doesn’t work.Doing the Twelve Steps and forcing people to wallow in guilt and shame for years does not: enlighten them,or make them spiritual,or give them intense...
by Arthur Schaper | Jan 7, 2022 | Uncategorized
From the Orange Papers There is nothing moral or spiritual about trying to shove the funny Buchmanite religious beliefs of Bill Wilson on everyone else. It is not moral or spiritual to tell people that:”It’s isn’t a religion,...
