Alcoholics Anonymous Unmasked: Deception and Deliverance [Paperback]

Cathy Burns (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback: 128 pages
• Publisher: Destiny Image Publishers (October 1, 1991)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 156043449X
• ISBN-13: 978-1560434498
• Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 5.5 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 13.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 2.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (37 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,211,113 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #28 in Books > 4-for-3 Books > Health, Mind & Body > Recovery > Alcoholism

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84 of 98 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars The Bible isn't a medical textbook, January 13, 2003

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Macazonian (Michigan) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Alcoholics Anonymous Unmasked: Deception and Deliverance (Paperback)

The author of this book (Cathy Burns) is a self-styled Bible scholar. She has no background in addiction studies, medicine, or psychology, but she purports to have found the secret to alcoholism and successful recovery therefrom. Her finding is that AA is an occult group and therefore a tool of Satan.

Ms. Burns' solution is to call alcoholism a sin and to trust in the Lord for deliverance, etc. Needless to say, this view is rejected by all mainstream churches, and anyone else with an ounce of common sense. If Ms. Burns were treating alcoholics professionally, she could be sued for malpractice.

If you're into conspiracy theories and extreme fundamentalism, this book is for you. If you're looking for good information on addiction and recovery, don't waste your time.

I am the co-author of a book on alcoholism intervention, and I have many years of experience in this field. I don't know of any professional person who would agree with Ms. Burns' views, not to mention the millions who have found hope and recovery in AA. Ms. Burns' book is a shameless example of self-promotion at the expense of others, all cloaked in the veil of righteousness.

44 of 53 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Justification & Rationalization, September 1, 2005

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Roxana - See all my reviews

This review is from: Alcoholics Anonymous Unmasked: Deception and Deliverance (Paperback)

I can't believe a book like this has been written or even published for that matter. Alcoholics Anonymous is one of the few programs that work for Alcoholics on a long term basis and people who can't get sober in AA are most likely 'constitutionally incapable of being honest with themselves'.

Alcoholics in AA meetings are not 'lewd sinners' as one person wrote, and if that happens to be someones perception then perhaps they should go to different meetings, or maybe they're just afraid of real sobriety.

Do yourself a favor if you are an alcoholic don't cheat yourself of AA go to many different meetings and find one that's right for you. AA is not all one thing or the other, they're not all bible stomping christians, or sinning heathens they are spirtual people who are trying to be honest about their problems and become more mature.

34 of 41 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Cathy needs to do her homework better, November 9, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Alcoholics Anonymous Unmasked: Deception and Deliverance (Paperback)

As a 17-year sober member of AA and a Christian, I would ask Cathy to explain the Lord's question "Is it easier to say your sins are forgiven or to heal his disease?" Bill W did become involved in the occult long after AA was established. Cathy focuses on researching false Christian religions (Mormons, etc.). How many churches invite false religions to use their facilities (Many AA meetings are held in church basements)? How many courts order people to go to church to receive help (This is common with AA)? For reasons easily understood by any alcoholic, AA does not specify that we must accept Christ as God. The principles of Recovery were pulled from the Sermon on the Mount and the Book of James. The AA Big Book encourages involvement with the individuals' local church. As far as what can be found within the meeting rooms, as a friend once told me, "We don't really need all kinds, we've just got all kinds!" AA has done more to relieve individual suffering in the past 64 years than organized religion has done in 2 thousand years. It has also sent millions back to church who would not have gone otherwise. Implying that AA should be avoided makes as much sense as avoiding hospitals and prisons.