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A version of the Serenity prayer appearing on an Alcoholics Anonymous medallion (date unknown).. The Serenity Prayer is an invocation by the petitioner for wisdom to understand the difference between circumstances ("things") that can and cannot be changed, asking courage to take action in the case of the former, and serenity to accept in the case of the latter.
The men's rights movement (MRM) [1] is a branch of the men's movement.The MRM in particular consists of a variety of groups and individuals known as men's rights activists (MRAs) who focus on social issues, such as specific government services, which adversely impact, or in some cases, structurally discriminate against, men and boys.
Narcotics Anonymous is fundamentally made up of NA Groups. An NA Group is a number of NA members who meet regularly; usually at the same time and place each week. Some Groups have more frequent meetings but are considered to be part of a single Group. Groups have one primary purpose, to carry the message to the addict who still suffers.
The name "Free Men" was used as an imperative (as in Free Men from unfair divorce laws [4]). By-laws were formally adopted in July. The four founding members were: Richard Haddad, Dennis Gilbert, Allan Scheib and Allen Foreman. Richard Haddad authored the "Free Men Philosophy" which included 26 items from which he felt men should be freed.
Niebuhr created the first version of the Serenity Prayer. [92] It inspired Winnifred Wygal to write versions of the prayer that would become well known. Fred R. Shapiro , who had cast doubts on Niebuhr's claim of authorship, conceded in 2009 that, "The new evidence does not prove that Reinhold Niebuhr wrote [the prayer], but it does ...
Since the mid-1970s, several 'agnostic' or 'no-prayer' AA groups have begun across the US, Canada, and other parts of the world, which hold meetings that adhere to a tradition allowing alcoholics to freely express their doubts or disbelief that spirituality will help their recovery, and these meetings forgo the use of opening or closing prayers.
The fathers' rights movement is a subset of the men's rights movement. [18] [19] [20] Its members are primarily interested in issues related to family law, including child custody and child support that affect fathers and their children. [21] [22] Prominent men's rights activists include Warren Farrell, [17] Herb Goldberg, [17] Richard Doyle ...
Gay Rights National Lobby: 1976: Merged into the HRC: GenderPAC (GPAC) 1995: Dissolved GetEQUAL: 2010: Active GLAAD: 1985: Active GLBTQ Legal Advocates & Defenders (GLAD) 1978: GLIFAA: 1992: Active GLMA: Health Professionals Advancing LGBTQ Equality: 1994 (1981) Homophobia in medicine: Active Global Equality Fund: 2011: GSA Network: 1998 ...