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Atheists in Recovery


Dec 3, 2020

Welcome to today’s show!

 

WHAT WE’LL LEARN:

 

  • How John’s early view of religion helped shape his identity in the world
  • Why did John ultimately decide to conform to religious beliefs even though his family had decided religion was not a part of their worldview
  • How John’s traumatic experience (and how he absorbed that experience) led to his accelerated drinking 
  • How after 25 years in AA, John came to the conclusion that he was an Atheist
  • Why John rejects the concept of a higher power and how this led to a fracture with his home group
  • What informed John’s decision to start the AA Beyond Belief community
  • John talks about how he has changed as a person from the beginning of the podcast until now
  • What would John write on a billboard for all to see



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