Statements (28)
Predicate | Object |
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gptkbp:instanceOf |
set of guiding principles
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gptkbp:adoptedBy |
12-step groups worldwide
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gptkbp:author |
gptkb:Bill_W.
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gptkbp:firstPublished |
1946
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
12 Traditions
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gptkbp:influencedBy |
gptkb:Oxford_Group
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gptkbp:language |
English
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gptkbp:numberOfTraditions |
12
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gptkbp:originatedIn |
gptkb:Alcoholics_Anonymous
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gptkbp:purpose |
guide group relations
maintain unity of groups |
gptkbp:tradition1 |
Our common welfare should come first; personal recovery depends upon AA unity.
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gptkbp:tradition10 |
Alcoholics Anonymous has no opinion on outside issues; hence the AA name ought never be drawn into public controversy.
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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.
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gptkbp:tradition12 |
Anonymity is the spiritual foundation of all our Traditions, ever reminding us to place principles before personalities.
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gptkbp:tradition2 |
For our group purpose there is but one ultimate authority—a loving God as He may express Himself in our group conscience.
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gptkbp:tradition3 |
The only requirement for AA membership is a desire to stop drinking.
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gptkbp:tradition4 |
Each group should be autonomous except in matters affecting other groups or AA as a whole.
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gptkbp:tradition5 |
Each group has but one primary purpose—to carry its message to the alcoholic who still suffers.
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gptkbp:tradition6 |
An AA group ought never endorse, finance, or lend the AA name to any related facility or outside enterprise.
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gptkbp:tradition7 |
Every AA group ought to be fully self-supporting, declining outside contributions.
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gptkbp:tradition8 |
Alcoholics Anonymous should remain forever nonprofessional, but our service centers may employ special workers.
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gptkbp:tradition9 |
AA, as such, ought never be organized; but we may create service boards or committees directly responsible to those they serve.
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gptkbp:usedBy |
gptkb:Alcoholics_Anonymous
gptkb:Narcotics_Anonymous gptkb:Al-Anon |
gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Alcoholics_Anonymous
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gptkbp:bfsLayer |
6
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