Talk:12 steps

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Is there such a thing as an atheist 12 Steps Program? It would be kinda hard for someone who doesn't believe in god to do all those steps. --Arm

It depends on how you interpret higher Power and such terms. Alcoholics Anonymous has helped some atheists, but not others. See also Rational Recovery. -- Toby Bartels 23:38, 11 Jan 2004 (UTC)

... or SMART Recovery [1]. -- 145.254.53.57 14:58, 12 Mar 2004 (UTC)

...or Men/Women for Sobriety [2]. AA is the only addiction recovery group I am aware of which requires a belief in god (don't let that "higher power" or "as you understand Him" bit fool you) to work their program. I speak from experience when I say it is very difficult for an agnostic or an atheist to use. However, outside of the larger urban areas where there is a population density great enough to support a variety of types of approaches, AA/NA/CA may be the addict's only option. This is a very interesting read. Denni 19:07, 31 May 2004 (UTC)

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I miss the copyright notice. Did AA really grant permission to quote the twelve steps in Wikipedia? -- 145.254.53.57 14:58, 12 Mar 2004 (UTC)

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The AA copyright is disputed as these steps are widely in public domain. No decision to remove as copyright after 7 days on Wikipedia:Possible copyright infringements - copyright warning removed - Texture 19:03, 21 Mar 2004 (UTC)

Widely in public domain? When was this dedicated to the public domain? If this was originally published in 1939, and there was a copyright notice, and it was renewed, then it's still copyrighted. If there was a copyright notice, and it wasn't renewed, then it is in the public domain. If it was published without notice, then it's public domain. Was there a copyright notice on the original publication? Anthony DiPierro 19:37, 21 Mar 2004 (UTC)

OK, according to this admittedly unofficial source, the copyright on the original edition of the book was never renewed. Anthony DiPierro 19:45, 21 Mar 2004 (UTC)