Although he might have asked for a secular program, there is no such thing! (At least a 12 Step Program!) --- wrong again .... http://www.sossobriety.org/12steps.htm
On Thursday, October 16, 2014 11:11:55 AM UTC-5, KeithInTampa wrote: > > I agree Bear, the comments are "On Point". I also concur that there are > no "12 Step Programs" that DO NOT have a participant acknowledge a "Higher > Power". This Higher Power can be "Allah, God, or whatever you choose to > make that Higher Power be, so it is a non-denominational type of a > program; and could be applied to Muslims, Christians, Jews, etc. (I am > not necessarily familiar with the specific program this guy entered into, > he could have very well been entered into a Christian based program that > only acknowledged a Christian format). > > Having said that, I think the settlement is outrageous! This gentleman > had a choice, stay in jail, or be released on probation, provided that he > complete a 12 step program. Although he might have asked for a secular > program, there is no such thing! (At least a 12 Step Program!) > > > > On Thu, Oct 16, 2014 at 8:34 AM, Bear Guy <[email protected] > <javascript:>> wrote: > >> The comments are worth reading. Interesting how many think that forcing >> someone in to a faith based program is fine. As long as it's their faith.... >> >> >> $1.95M awarded to California atheist forced into religious drug treatment >> program >> >> - >> - 1:41 pm, October 15th, 2014 >> >> >> >> >> [image: $1.95M awarded to California atheist forced into religious drug >> treatment program] >> >> Credits: FOTOLIA >> >> QMI AGENCY >> >> A California atheist was awarded $1.95 million after his refusal to >> complete a faith-based treatment program for drug offenders landed him back >> in jail. >> >> Barry Hazle Jr. spent 2006 in a Shasta County jail for possession of >> methamphetamine. He was released on parole with the condition he attend a >> 90-day drug treatment program, according to court documents. >> >> Hazle made repeated requests to be placed in a secular program when he >> discovered the one he was in "required him to acknowledge a higher power," >> but he was denied. >> >> When the treatment centre reported he was "disruptive," his parole was >> revoked and he was put back in jail for 100 days. >> >> On Tuesday, Hazle and his lawyers announced they had reached a financial >> settlement with the state and with Westcare, the private firm that placed >> him in the program, the *San Francisco Chronicle *reported. >> >> http://www.sunnewsnetwork.ca/sunnews/world/archives/2014/10/20141015-134141.html >> >> -- >> -- >> Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. >> For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum >> >> * Visit our other community at http://www.PoliticalForum.com/ >> * It's active and moderated. Register and vote in our polls. >> * Read the latest breaking news, and more. >> >> --- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "PoliticalForum" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to [email protected] <javascript:>. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >> > > -- -- Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum * Visit our other community at http://www.PoliticalForum.com/ * It's active and moderated. Register and vote in our polls. * Read the latest breaking news, and more. --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "PoliticalForum" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
