Belief and spiritual language
A.A.W.S. includes agnostic and atheist members in its own account of the Fellowship
This page routes the reader through official membership language, official member experience, and the practical choice of a meeting without creating a separate membership class.
Belief does not replace the membership requirement
Official A.A.W.S. source: How do I join A.A.?
The only requirement for A.A. membership is a desire to stop drinking.
Agnostic or atheist identity does not create a different admission rule.
A.A.W.S. publishes agnostic and atheist member experience
Official A.A.W.S. source: The “God” Word
Agnostic and Atheist Members in A.A.
The publication is the appropriate source for how members themselves describe encountering A.A. language while remaining agnostic or atheist.
A.A.W.S. also presents a wider range of spiritual understandings
Official A.A.W.S. source: Understanding Alcoholics Anonymous and Spirituality
There is room in A.A. for people of all shades of belief and non-belief.
The official language includes belief and nonbelief in the same Fellowship instead of putting them into separate membership systems.
A focused meeting may help identification, but it is a choice
Official A.A.W.S. source: 2022 Membership Survey
A.A. is for everyone, regardless of race, gender, sexual orientation, religion, income, or profession.
Use Types of Meetings and the live finder to see current options. A focused meeting does not change the membership rule.