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Line 1: − − One of the goals of Alcoholics Anonymous is to promote the idea that alcoholism is not a [[moral weakness]].<ref>[http://books.google.com/books?id=p9pp8Nv05lUC&pg=PA77&lpg=PA77&dq=alcoholism+moral+weakness&source=web&ots=NUswFo3Ico&sig=uvCDl3DO5sA0ZVe_G3xJDhiU1Dw#PPA77,M1Z Alcoholic Thinking: Language, Culture, and Belief in Alcoholics Anonymous]</ref> This is at odds with the opinion of 63 percent of Americans, who believe that alcoholism is a moral weakness.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-136837521.html|title=See more articles from AScribe Health News Service: Stigma Persists Despite Scientific Evidence That Alcoholism Is Not a Moral Weakness}}</ref> Line 33:
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'''Alcoholics Anonymous''' is an organization created to help alcoholics on the path to recovery from [[alcoholism]]. Founded on June 10th, 1935 in Akron Ohio by William (Bill W.)Wilson and Dr. Robert (Dr. Bob) Smith, it utilizes a [[twelve step program]] to help those suffering from [[alcoholic drink|alcohol]] [[addiction]] to overcome their addiction, relying on [[faith]] in a "higher power". Both Wilson and Smith were members of the [[Oxford Group]], a Christian reform movement started by Lutheran minister [[Frank Buchman]], until about 1939 when the book "Alcoholics Anonymous" was published. The organization itself takes its name from the title of the book.
'''Alcoholics Anonymous''' is an organization created to help alcoholics on the path to recovery from [[alcoholism]]. Founded on June 10th, 1935 in Akron Ohio by William (Bill W.)Wilson and Dr. Robert (Dr. Bob) Smith, it utilizes a [[twelve step program]] to help those suffering from [[alcoholic drink|alcohol]] [[addiction]] to overcome their addiction, relying on [[faith]] in a "higher power". Both Wilson and Smith were members of the [[Oxford Group]], a Christian reform movement started by Lutheran minister [[Frank Buchman]], until about 1939 when the book "Alcoholics Anonymous" was published. The organization itself takes its name from the title of the book.
== The Twelve Steps of Alcoholics Anonymous ==
== The Twelve Steps of Alcoholics Anonymous ==
==Higher Power==
==Higher Power==
The "higher power" cited in Alcoholics Anonymous and other 12-step groups does not necessarily refer to [[God]]. The phrase "God ''as we understood Him''" allows members to choose other gods or "powers" to help them in their recovery.
The "higher power" cited in Alcoholics Anonymous and other 12-step groups does not necessarily refer to [[God]]. The phrase "God ''as we understood Him''" allows members to choose other gods or "powers" to help them in their recovery.
==Character and morality==
One of the goals of Alcoholics Anonymous is to promote the idea that alcoholism is not a [[moral weakness]].<ref>[http://books.google.com/books?id=p9pp8Nv05lUC&pg=PA77&lpg=PA77&dq=alcoholism+moral+weakness&source=web&ots=NUswFo3Ico&sig=uvCDl3DO5sA0ZVe_G3xJDhiU1Dw#PPA77,M1Z Alcoholic Thinking: Language, Culture, and Belief in Alcoholics Anonymous]</ref> This is at odds with the opinion of 63 percent of Americans, who believe that alcoholism is a moral weakness.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-136837521.html|title=See more articles from AScribe Health News Service: Stigma Persists Despite Scientific Evidence That Alcoholism Is Not a Moral Weakness}}</ref>
==External Links==
==External Links==