A federal judge in West Virginia has ruled that the state corrections agency can’t force an incarcerated atheist and secular humanist to participate in religiously-affiliated programming to be eligible for parole.

  • McBinary
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    121 year ago

    Unfortunately, all AA is religious. The 12 step program they use inherently assumes you surrender to a higher power. There has been some push back to make that higher power into something you personally consider higher than yourself, but the intention is ‘God’.

    • binaryphile
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      -11 year ago

      That’s incorrect. AA is explicitly spiritual, not affiliated with any religion. Everyone gets to choose their own path, there is no endorsed religion.

      • @CountZero
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        1 year ago

        But it’s still magical thinking. You said it yourself, “spiritual”.

        The government shouldn’t be forcing anyone to believe in magic, even if the details of that magic are undefined.

        The fact that it can be essentially anything just proves the point that it’s meaningless.

        • lemonflavoured
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          11 year ago

          If I were ever forced to go to AA my argument would be that the only higher power I recognise is Vince MacMahon.

          “Son of a bitch!”

        • binaryphile
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          01 year ago

          Any dictionary will help you with the difference between the two.

          • @CountZero
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            21 year ago

            spir·it·u·al /ˈspirəCH(əw)əl/ adjective 1. relating to or affecting the human spirit or soul as opposed to material or physical things. “I’m responsible for his spiritual welfare” 2. relating to religion or religious belief. “the tribe’s spiritual leader”