According to SFGate.com, the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco has ruled that requiring parolees to attend Alcoholics Anonymous or Narcotics Anonymous meetings is a violation of the separation of church and state and should be considered unconstitutional. This ruling results from A.A. and N.A.'s appeal to a "higher power" and "God as [you] understood him". The ruling says that such language is religious in nature, and a parolee shouldn't be forced to attend a religious meeting. It's about time, if you ask me. Though I know people who have benefited from A.A., it's because of their own willpower, not due to any help from God.
Sunday, September 9, 2007
A.A. Unconstitutional
