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March 1995

(From Dear Grapevine)

Without sounding like a bleeding deacon myself, I think many people in AA would benefit from reading and examining Tradition Two. On examining this Tradition, I thought of people in AA who try to push their dogma on the rest of us and on our groups and meetings. When one person wants the group or meeting to do it his (or her) way only, that is when Tradition Two comes in, because it is the group conscience that should prevail at our business meetings and meetings in general.

Unfortunately for us, some people in AA think God put them on earth to tell the rest of us what they think we ought to do with our lives, whether we like it or not. But we don’t have to do anything we don’t want to do. To me, that is the beauty of Tradition Two, because it protects us from people like that! I think the Traditions have kept AA together for the last 50 plus years, and they will keep us together for the long run.

So, remember the Second Tradition when someone is trying to enlighten you against your wishes. You don’t have to do it and neither does the group.

Charlie W.

Tucson, Arizona