Is Alcoholics Anonymous A Cult

THE CUBAN REVOLUTION, by Brian Cuban: Is Alcoholics Anonymous A Cult.

Gandalin comments: The basic organizational principles of AA are very different from those of any cult. The way AA functions is very different from the way cults function. As I understand them, and AA, AA is centered on a single purpose, which may cause its adherents to completely revolutionize their lives, but that revolutionization is not AA's purpose, and AA does not really specify exactly how they are to do that. Every AA group is independent, and is operated only to do the work of AA. It is not a hierarchical organization. There is no charismatic figurehead, no superstar media figure to suck up all of the energy of the egregore. AA is a vehicle for its members, they are not vehicles for AA. That's all I can say right at this moment. Thanks for letting me share.