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Religious Craziness Sends Man Back to Jail
On Thu, 29 Aug 2013 15:11:50 -0400, wrote:
On Thu, 29 Aug 2013 13:23:31 -0400, "F.O.A.D." wrote:
On 8/29/13 1:12 PM, wrote:
I believe that is because of the support component that Harry
dismisses in such a cavalier way.
I don't dismiss support programs for substance abusers. Once again,
apparently, you cannot comprehend what you read. What I did say is that
the religious-osity, as it were, of 12-step programs, is offputting to a
substantial percentage of substance abusers. There is significant
published criticism for various reasons of 12-step programs.
The hard choices an addict needs to make is the main thing that puts
them off. They just use "religious-osity" as one more excuse. If they
were sent to a government facility, they would blame the government
and psychological therapists have their own class of slurs.
In the 60s in SE DC calling someone's mother a "social worker" was
worse than any of the other witty "Yo Momma" things that were going
around. The "souf'esse steal" was usually next.
Until an addict hits his/her bottom, they will continue to come up with excuses. The shame is that
some ruin themselves and their families before they hit that bottom. And, for some, the bottom is
death.
John (Gun Nut) H.
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