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1. 12-Step Coercion

   tommyperkins replied to tommyperkins's topic in General Nursing

   The following is the Eighth Amendment to the Constitution: "Excessive bail shall not be required, nor excessive fines imposed, nor cruel and unusual punishments inflicted." Just whom do you think they are talking about here?

2. 12-Step Coercion

   tommyperkins replied to tommyperkins's topic in General Nursing

   Please offer some stats. Which program comes in second place?

3. 12-Step Coercion

   tommyperkins replied to tommyperkins's topic in General Nursing

   Stanton Peele's point is that 12-step coercion violates a person's constitutional right to religious liberty.

4. 12-Step Coercion

   tommyperkins replied to tommyperkins's topic in General Nursing

   Why do you think I have a bias against religion? I am a Christian.

5. 12-Step Coercion

   tommyperkins replied to tommyperkins's topic in General Nursing

   I'll be honest, open-minded and willing. I just wanted to ask you a few questions since you posted your credentials and also said you were a long-time member of AA, so I thought you would be well-informed enough to answer some basic questions. I d...

6. 12-Step Coercion

   tommyperkins replied to tommyperkins's topic in General Nursing

   Are you the teacher? If so then I am the pupil and I am ready to ask you some questions.

7. 12-Step Coercion

   tommyperkins replied to tommyperkins's topic in General Nursing

   anyone who might believe that aa is not religious can read chapter 3 of this book: http://www.morerevealed.com/books/resist/index.html not to mention that numerous federal and state courts have ruled aa to be religious.

8. 12-Step Coercion

   tommyperkins replied to tommyperkins's topic in General Nursing

   No, I'm not a nurse. Does that make me ineligible to express my opinion here?

9. 12-Step Coercion

   tommyperkins replied to tommyperkins's topic in General Nursing

   Wow!!! Especially the quote by Justice Black!

10. 12-Step Coercion

    tommyperkins replied to tommyperkins's topic in General Nursing

    are you saying that it would not hurt anyone to be forced to pray? if so then why would the u.s. state department be reporting on such human rights violations as mentioned below? "in taliban-controlled areas, the taliban had decreed that all muslims...

11. 12-Step Coercion

    tommyperkins replied to tommyperkins's topic in General Nursing

    This link was included in the original link of this thread: http://religiousfreedom.lib.virginia.edu/sacred/vaact.html In case you don't care to read down it that far it reads "Be it therefore enacted by the General Assembly, That no man shall be com...

12. 12-Step Coercion

    tommyperkins replied to tommyperkins's topic in General Nursing

    I was allowed only fifteen minutes to speak and then turned over to the public relations director outside of the meeting. The Executive Director of the Board said she would look into the matter. The pr guy told me he thought it was all very interes...

13. 12-Step Coercion

    tommyperkins replied to tommyperkins's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, anyone who denies that prayer is religious is definitely playing a game of semantics. "Political language... is designed to make lies sound truthful and murder respectable, and to give an appearance of solidity to pure wind."George Orwell

14. 12-Step Coercion

    tommyperkins replied to tommyperkins's topic in General Nursing

    Have you ever considered that the American treatment system may be harmful rather than helpful? Many writers claim that it is harmful including Dr. Stanton Peele, Dr. Herbert Fingarette, and Dr. Jeff Schaler who last year was featured on ABC News' 2...

15. 12-Step Coercion

    tommyperkins replied to tommyperkins's topic in General Nursing

    recall that in post # 18 mjlrn97 wrote: "frankly, i think this whole topic is a smokescreen to enable the subject of the op to continue to live in denial" perhaps mjlrn97 or anyone else from the 12-step programs or the treatment field can explain to ...