‘What’s Bill W. got to do with it?’ said one of the committee members to the others as they discussed how best to ban people from meetings.
This is a bit like saying ‘What’s L. Ron Hubbard got to do with it?’ at a Scientology convention, or ‘What’s Jesus got to do with it?’ at a church service. Oh no, wait, that’s exactly what they might end up saying at a Church of England gathering. They are moving towards gender neutrality, so at some point Our Father and the Son of God may have to be replaced by Our Heavenly Parent and a Daughter of God called Jess who never existed but will have to be invented to keep the snowflakes happy.
The atheistic cult are becoming as power-crazed as the transgender lobby
As for the atheistic cult who have seized control of AA in Surrey, they are becoming as power-crazed as the transgender lobby.
Having managed to ban several people from meetings under the guise of ‘safeguarding’, they are emboldened. There are five or six of them running this committee that is somehow running 78 meetings that ought to be running themselves. They have managed to turn the fellowship in this area into an authoritarian private members’ club.
I drive miles to go to meetings in another area, and I’ve heard of others who do the same, or just don’t go at all any more, which is appalling.
My friend the bricklayer, who has criminal convictions, has been told he makes women feel uncomfortable. He’s been banned from a dozen meetings. Another friend of mine was ejected unceremoniously after it was decided he was too religious in his outlook. Mentioning God is now likely to get you ticked off if one of the ruling clique hear you say the G-word in your sharing.

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