[Buddha-l] Buddhism and AA

[curt]

It is also probably worth noting that the fellow was already doubly in 
violation of his parole - for committing a crime (trespassing) while 
under the influence, before his parole officer insisted that he enroll 
in the "AA" program.
Curt

Richard Hayes wrote:
> Some of you may have seen an article about a US federal court decision 
> involving a Buddhist who, when released from prison, was ordered by his 
> parole office to join Alcoholics Anonymous. The Buddhist sued, claiming that 
> AA is a religious organization and that being ordered to attend meetings 
> there violated his constitutionally guaranteed rights to freedom of religion. 
> He won his case.
>
> Any comments?
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