In news:47A6EE9A.6A863357@pop.dcn.davis.ca.us,
Tim Bruening <tsbrueni@pop.dcn.davis.ca.us> typed:lugubriously
> According to the 12 steps advocated by Alcoholics Anonymous,
> alcoholics are supposed to turn to God/A higher power for help in
> overcoming alcoholism. Alcoholics are to believe that a higher power
> can restore them to sanity, turn their wills and lives over to God,
> admit to God the exact nature of their wrongs, ask God to remove
> their shortcomings, and seek through prayer and meditation to improve
> their conscious contact with God.
>
> If an alcoholic happens to be an atheist, how would he apply the 12
> Steps?
>
> If an alcoholic atheist is COURT ORDERED to attend AA meetings, would
> this constitute an infringement on their First Amendment right to
> freedom of religion?

Arf 12 anyone - I'm taking bets - starting now *^(\)

3 to 1 and floating points don;t count

Cheers