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Alcoholic atheist in Manitoba? Too bad

Rob Johnstone of Winnipeg Manitoba has alcoholism and is trying to get help.

Unfortunately, Addictions Foundation of Manitoba requires recovering addicts to accept a higher power before they can proceed in their programs. Rob has a “faith-neutral” stance and would rather recover on his own then submit to a different vice. In fact, he was asked to leave AFM because he refused to submit.

Even worse, the AFM, which is a government-funded organization, still maintains that faith or religion is absolutely necessary to recover from addiction. Then, the CBC article quotes the Christian Salvation Army who also think religion is necessary.

Secular organizations have been established, including one in Toronto, that work to help people effectively manage their addictions, some were established through requirement from similar cases in California (I think).

Hopefully, a new organization can be established in Winnipeg, and most other Canadian cities, so people like Rob can get help.

Finally, the story has an attached poll that, like all very unscientific web polls, deserves to be exposed for how useless they are, and that there are a large numbers of secularists in this country.