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Healing Alcoholics and Addicts by the Power of God is Not a New Solution
The History of Alcoholics Anonymous and the Christian Recovery Movement
Dick B.
© 2011 Anonymous. All rights reserved
The Healing Solution for Drunks is Not a New One
This is the eleventh article in a series. And it moves forward from the tenth which described the seemingly-hopeless plight of the alcoholic. This article covers the solution to alcoholism and addiction that has been available throughout the ages and was the heart of the Christian Recovery Movement and of the original Akron A.A. "Christian fellowship" program that emerged from it in 1935.
My name is Dick B. I am an active, recovered member of the fellowship of Alcoholics Anonymous.
In the previous article, I lumped together many of the difficulties that confront an end-of-the-line alcoholic or addict who faces the possibility of interminable disasters versus a hope that emerges from seeking a solution that works.
Today, recovery fellowships, treatment programs, scientists, writers, and even a number of religious entities have been veering farther and farther from the power of God as a demonstrable, effective option for the alcoholic or addict who suffers and suffers and suffers, and returns for more. Arguments against Divine Aid emanate from those who don't believe in God, don't like religion, don't believe history, don't seems to believe in much but research, therapy, science, pharmaceuticals, and psychology, and in many cases blame their own failures on a program that turns to God. Some religious people regularly try to drive alcoholics and addicts from recovery fellowships based on establishing a relationship with God through Jesus Christ by claiming the recovery fellowships are "not of the Lord," involve "steps to destruction," and are non-Christian and contrary to biblical texts.
But here are some demonstrable, long-standing, experiential testimonies and witnesses of the ages. And we will merely summarize a limited number of these here: (1) In Old Testament times, there are accounts of the miracles God performed for Noah, Abraham, Moses, and countless others. (2) In reports in the Gospels, there is testimony of healings by Jesus of blindness, deafness, dumbness, lameness, leprosy, and other oppressions. There are solid examples of his raising the dead. (3) Once early Christians received the gift of the Holy Spirit in its fullness on the Day of Pentecost (Acts chapter 2), they accomplished the very things that Jesus had accomplished—they raised people from the dead (Tabitha and Eutychus); they healed people lame from birth; they healed other sick people, they healed people vexed with unclean spirits, they healed many paralyzed and lame folks; Ananias restored Saul's sight; Peter helped Aeneas to be made whole from paralysis; Paul healed a man who never had walked and cast a spirit of divination out of a woman; Paul was healed from the viper's bite, and he healed the father of Publius of fever and dysentery; and others where Paul was shipwrecked were healed as well.
In several of my books, I have listed account after account of healings by Christians from Apostolic times to the present. As I have shown, evangelists, rescue missions, Salvation Army people, and other Christians healed alcoholics with God's power. And this particular situation seems to have caught Dr. Bob's attention when the great evangelist, Ethel Willitts, spent 15 weeks in Akron from October 1938 through January 1939, carrying out Christian healings. In fact, her book, Healing in Jesus' Name, along with many other healing books, was found by me in Dr. Bob's own library of books.
Even early AAs clearly testified in newspapers and articles that they has been healed ("cured" was the word often used) of alcoholism by the power of God.
As we progress in future articles, we will see how the early AAs time after time professed their belief in God, came to Him through His Son Jesus Christ, and were cured of alcoholism. And it was this unique situation involving drunks helping drunks to obtain help from God that put early A.A. on the map. It is also mentioned over and over and over in the first edition of Alcoholics Anonymous (affectionately known as "the Big Book") that Bill Wilson assembled in 1938 and 1939. And it was left in place in the Big Book even after his famous compromise with three other people on the language of Steps Two, Three, and Eleven that took place on the East Coast just before the Wilson text went to print.
And what was the solution presented to seemingly-hopeless drunks by the founders of A.A. and their early counterparts?
Bill Wilson said, in quoted remarks on page 191 of the fourth edition of his Big Book (2001), "The Lord has been so wonderful to me, curing me of this terrible disease, that I just want to keep talking about it and telling people."
A.A. Number Three, Bill Dotson of Akron, recounted Bill's words on that same page of the fourth edition of the Big Book and said: "That sentence, ‘The Lord has been so wonderful to me, curing me of this terrible disease, that I just want to keep telling people about it,' has been a sort of a golden text for the A.A. program and for me."
A.A. cofounder Dr. Bob was the second AA to be cured and phoned a nurse at Akron City Hospital to inform her that he had found a cure for alcoholism and been cured. In his personal story, he wrote: "It is a most wonderful blessing to be relieved of the terrible curse with which I was afflicted." And at the close of his personal story, he assured others: "Your Heavenly Father will never let you down!"
Bill Wilson later embodied the solution to alcoholism with a challenge and an emphatic statement in the Big Book he published in 1939. He wrote: "Without help it is too much for us. But there is One who has all power—that One is God. May you find Him now!" He concluded his discussion of the suggested Twelve Steps with the assurance "That God could and would if He were sought."
Whether an afflicted alcoholic or addict wants to receive God's power, love, forgiveness, and healing or not, there is little doubt that this was the solution offered in A.A.'s earliest views. Its veracity was based on what the Bible itself assured. And it is a solution for which early A.A. claimed a 75% success rate among the early drunks who had thoroughly followed the suggested path. And, when the same ideas, coupled with the Program of the Big Book, were introduced in Cleveland in 1939, those ideas produced a documented 93% success rate.
These articles, then, will explain in brief summaries the role of God, His Son Jesus Christ, and the Bible in healings throughout the centuries—including in early A.A. and still available today. And God, His Son Jesus Christ, and the Bible are still available—in or out of A.A., in or out of church, in or out of a hospital, in or out of treatment, in or out of therapy, in and out of Christian fellowships, and in many other places where the afflicted start their journey toward recovery.
About the Author
The author is a writer, historian, retired attorney, Bible student, CDAAC, and an active and recovered member of the fellowship of A.A. He has published 42 titles and over 550 articles on the history of A.A. and the Christian Recovery Movement
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What is the fine amount in Los Angeles County for first offense DUI?
I would like to know what the fine amount for a first offense DUI in Los Angeles county is. Just the fine amount not including court costs, etc...
Thanks!
Fines for a DUI in Los Angeles are a little bit complicated. The minimum is $390, and the maximum is $1,000.00. Most prosecutors will offer to give you the minimum if it's your first offense.
However, the state imposes a tax of 171% on each fine. The county also has fees of $37 for alcohol processing reimbursement, $50 for alcohol abuse prevention education, and the state imposes a mandatory $100 contribution to the state restitution fund (a state run charity for victims), and a courtroom security fee of $20.00.
So your total is typically between $1,500 and $1,600 total.
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Gadgets for First Responders? Helpful and Harmful
The availability of global positioning systems and other computerized navigation aids can shave life-saving minutes off an ambulance trip. But use of the same gadgets that help first responders save lives is sometimes responsible for loss of lives. While systems like GPS are used by ordinary drivers as well as first responders, the risk of their use with emergency vehicles is heightened due to the high speeds at which such vehicles frequently travel. A few seconds of diversion have a greater probability of deadly consequences when speeds are high and braking distances increased.
Experts routinely remind drivers not to take their eyes off the road, and this is even more important for drivers of emergency vehicles travelling at high speeds. Even a momentary glance at a tech device can have tremendous consequences.
For example, a sheriff's deputy in St. Clair County, Ill., wasn't even speeding when he received dispatch instructions and entered the address into his cruiser's computerized mapping system in June 2007. That momentary distraction caused the cruiser to crash into another vehicle, causing serious injury to the driver.
In April 2008, when an ambulance driver in West Nyack, NY diverted his eyes momentarily to glance at a GPS, it was his partner who was left paralyzed. More recently, a New York paramedic nearly struck a pedestrian with his speeding ambulance when he tried to drive and enter information into his onboard computer simultaneously.
Multiple studies have shown the dangers of distracted driving. Distracted driving is not only responsible for 80 percent of all vehicle crashes; it's more dangerous than drunk driving. As evidence mounts concerning the dangers of distracted driving, using onboard devices to facilitate emergency runs and driving safely may be deemed incompatible.
Current rules in some jurisdictions preclude emergency drivers from using tech devices in traffic, but in practice those rules are likely to be ignored in times of crisis. Sometimes ambulance drivers' partners are attending to patients and unavailable to key in data in lieu of the driver.
Even more troublesome, though, if the fact that not all gadgets in emergency vehicles are used for life-saving purposes. Police officers routinely type in license plate numbers in non-emergency situations, for example. As spokesman Shawn Chase for the California Highway Patrol told Firehouse.com, "There's no way you could do this without eventually running into something."
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At The McClellan Law Firm in San Diego, we are trial lawyers first and foremost. Although complex personal injury litigation continues to form the foundation for our firm's success, we also represent businesses in corporate and commercial disputes, homeowners in real estate and construction defects litigation, and employees in cases of discrimination, sexual harassment, and employer retaliation. Contact us for a free consultation about your civil litigation claim at 619.677.1641 or visit http://www.mcclellanlaw.com/
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Road Casualties: One of the Reasons Why There Are New Rules on Alcohol Consumption
On May 14, 1988, at about 11:00 pm, a pickup truck driving on the wrong side of the Interstate Highway 71 in northern part of Kentucky crashed into an oncoming religious church bus carrying 67 passengers. The collision between the two vehicles resulted in the death of 27 people, 24 of which were children and young adults. The rest of the passengers were seriously injured and only 6 survived with very minor scratches. The Toyota pickup truck was driven by Larry Mahoney, who, according to reports was severely intoxicated when the tragedy happened. This road disaster was considered as the worst drink-driving accident in the US history. Mahoney was later convicted and then sent to prison for 11 years. This accident prompted the government to strictly act on the safety measures every vehicle manufacturer should employ to their buses like seatbelts, lesser flammable materials and many more.
Because of this incident, the famous Mothers against Drunk Driving (MADD) organization became even stronger with families of the victims becoming leaders. MADD is known for its radical push of legislations concerning minors consuming alcohol, responsible service of alcohol courses (a.k.a. RSA course), driving under the influence and many more initiatives. This organization is active in many countries with charters in countries like Canada and Australia.
Australia is not spared from accidents similar to what happened in Kentucky 2 decades ago. According to the Roads and Traffic Authority, there had been 374 deaths in NSW alone in 2008.
Data from car-accidents.com's record, stipulate there have been 1,601 people killed in 1,456 road vehicle disasters. In 2006 roughly causing a monthly death toll of 130 and a total of 22,500 were said to have been injured on the road during this year.
Because of these shocking numbers, the governments from around the world including Australia stepped in to tackle the issue and implemented rules, regulations, and laws that would prevent one from driving whilst drunk. In many states of Australia, there are courses that are compulsory to complete by those who are seeking employment in hotels, restaurants, and bars. One of the main courses is known as a RSA course or the responsible service of alcohol course. This course aims to prevent minors from getting alcohol from licensed establishments and to prevent severe intoxication of customers.
Other than the RSA course, there are other laws that the Australian government imposes in order to lower cases of drink-driving accidents. Many of the states also implement their own regulations on other issues about road accidents including safety measures and material quality checks on cars.
In the coming years, road accidents will not be totally eradicated. But eventually, they will be lowered because of the laws currently being implemented. It will take a lot of time, resources and commitment from the government for this to occur, but hopefully we will achieve this goal eventually.
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