Ep 71 Why the Serenity Prayer Was Never Meant for AA – Cult Religion Part 6 of 6

The Serenity Prayer wasn’t written for Alcoholics Anonymous — It was written to resist authoritarianism. And its author likely would’ve hated that AA uses it.In Part 6 of the AA Cult Religion Origins series, we uncover how AA co-opted the Serenity Prayer from theologian Reinhold Niebuhr — a fierce critic of the Oxford Group and moral absolutism — and stripped it of its true meaning.Inside this episode:🔎 Who really wrote the Serenity Prayer⚠️ Why he opposed the Oxford Group (AA’s cult roots)🧠 How AA repurposed a resistance prayer into a tool for obedience📿 The disturbing irony behind chanting it at meetingsThe Serenity Prayer was never about passive acceptance — it was about moral courage. Yet AA uses it to reinforce powerlessness, surrender, and group control.This isn’t just a borrowed prayer. It’s another layer of AA’s myth, appropriation, and dishonesty.Ready to start deconstructing AA? Grab your free:→ 🔓 AA Escape KitWant to dive deeper? Join my Deprogramming AA course:→ 🌀 Deprogram AA Course 💬 Let’s Connect @SobrietyBestieDM me or comment on any Sobriety Bestie socials. I’m here for the conversation.Let’s get f*cking free.