THE TWELVE TRADITIONS CHECK LIST
Each Tradition of Alcoholics Anonymous has been broken down to it's core. If you can answer yes it is against the Tradition.
One: Does this unfavorably affect the common welfare of the group?
Two: Does this misrepresent the conscious of the majority of the group?
Three: Does this exclude anyone with a drinking problem from the group?
Four: Does this not conform to AA principles and affect other groups or AA as a whole?
Five: Does this conflict with our carrying the AA message to alcoholics who want a way out?
Six: Does this affiliate, endorse or bind the group, actual or implied, to any related facility or outside enterprise?
Seven: Are donations received from anyone other than an AA member?
Eight: Are there any fees besides meetings expenses being charged for Twelve Step work, IE: fellowship, sponsoring, Step work, counseling?
Nine: Is there a governing individual or exclusive group authority that dictates organization?
Ten: Does this publicly state an opinion or take sides on any issues or controversy outside of AA?
Eleven: At the general public level of press, radio, film, and television, does this publicize any individual AA members name or picture as a self-appointed representative of AA?
Twelve: Does this give personal distinction to an AA member either among fellow alcoholics or the general public?