[cashion]

More hogwash. The 12-step program doesn't even require that you believe in God; it DOES require that you recognize "a higher power." You can define that as anything you like -- including some secret well within yourself.

But didn't it require a belief in God before the ACLU got involved?

[IronJack]

But didn't it require a belief in God before the ACLU got involved?

I've always heard it expressed as "a higher power." I'm not sure the ACLU holds much sway here.