{"id":7360,"date":"2011-09-13T15:00:27","date_gmt":"2011-09-13T19:00:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.lighthousetrailsresearch.com\/blog\/?p=7360"},"modified":"2026-08-25T10:44:17","modified_gmt":"2026-08-25T17:44:17","slug":"why-the-bad-attitude-about-alcoholics-anonymous","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lighthousetrailsresearch.com\/blog\/why-the-bad-attitude-about-alcoholics-anonymous\/","title":{"rendered":"Why the bad attitude about Alcoholics Anonymous?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>LTRP Note:<\/strong> John Lanagan of My Word Like Fire Ministries has been\u00a0writing about his concerns with Alcoholics Anonymous for some time. 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So why do you think that so much of AA hinges on one man? I can understand your opposition to false religions, but since I have a religion (Christianity) and it is not AA (even though I am a member), I\u2019m confused on several of your blogs, there is a lot of false teaching in what you are saying. Are you basing your opinion\u2019s on some bad experiences? How many different groups have you been to and how many different states? You do realize that groups differ as much as different churches and denominations, that claim to be following the Bible?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>My Word Like Fire\u2019s reply:<\/p>\n<p>Thanks for the civility.\u00a0I want to start with your statement, \u201cthere is a lot of false teaching in what you are saying.\u201d Actually,\u00a0with all the angry letters etc., no one has ever been able to show that any of my facts are in error. 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