12-Step Coercion Watch

[Guest guest]

Dear Fellow Freedom Lovers:

12-Step Coercion Watch is a discussion list for those concerned about

the violations of religious liberty that are occurring throughout the

world where people are being coerced into the 12-Step programs of

Alcoholics Anonymous and its many offshoots such as Narcotics

Anonymous. In the United States alone more than a million people each

year are forced into these programs by courts and employers.

Two federal circuit courts (Second and Seventh Circuits) and two state

supreme courts (Tennessee and New York) have rule this practice to be in

violation of the Establishment Clause of the First Amendment, yet the

coercion continues throughout the country and also in other countries.

The discussions will focus on planning and initiating organizational

efforts to end 12-Step coercion worldwide. The primary focus will be,

but not be limited to, legal challenges in the courts. This may

include, but not be limited to, advising those now being coerced that

this coercion is unconstitutional, encouraging them to file suit, and

finding legal assistance for them.

We encourage lawyers and laypersons alike to participate in this group

and hope that a Supreme Court decision will eventually lead to the end

of 12-step coercion in the U.S. We also would like to hear from those

from other countries where coercion exists so together we can work to

end 12-step coercion worldwide once and for all.