12 Traditions

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gptkbp:instanceOf set of guiding principles
gptkbp:adoptedBy 12-step groups worldwide
gptkbp:author gptkb:Bill_W.
gptkbp:firstPublished 1946
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label 12 Traditions
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Oxford_Group
gptkbp:language English
gptkbp:numberOfTraditions 12
gptkbp:originatedIn gptkb:Alcoholics_Anonymous
gptkbp:purpose guide group relations
maintain unity of groups
gptkbp:tradition1 Our common welfare should come first; personal recovery depends upon AA unity.
gptkbp:tradition10 Alcoholics Anonymous has no opinion on outside issues; hence the AA name ought never be drawn into public controversy.
gptkbp:tradition11 Our public relations policy is based on attraction rather than promotion; we need always maintain personal anonymity at the level of press, radio, and films.
gptkbp:tradition12 Anonymity is the spiritual foundation of all our Traditions, ever reminding us to place principles before personalities.
gptkbp:tradition2 For our group purpose there is but one ultimate authority—a loving God as He may express Himself in our group conscience.
gptkbp:tradition3 The only requirement for AA membership is a desire to stop drinking.
gptkbp:tradition4 Each group should be autonomous except in matters affecting other groups or AA as a whole.
gptkbp:tradition5 Each group has but one primary purpose—to carry its message to the alcoholic who still suffers.
gptkbp:tradition6 An AA group ought never endorse, finance, or lend the AA name to any related facility or outside enterprise.
gptkbp:tradition7 Every AA group ought to be fully self-supporting, declining outside contributions.
gptkbp:tradition8 Alcoholics Anonymous should remain forever nonprofessional, but our service centers may employ special workers.
gptkbp:tradition9 AA, as such, ought never be organized; but we may create service boards or committees directly responsible to those they serve.
gptkbp:usedBy gptkb:Alcoholics_Anonymous
gptkb:Narcotics_Anonymous
gptkb:Al-Anon
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Alcoholics_Anonymous
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6