12 Step Programs
Question
12 step programs to treat addictions sometimes push what I experience as a Christian framework. I have been particularly troubled because in my group (Food Addicts) we are instructed to pray on our knees as a sign of surrender to the addiction and a 'higher power.' Many of my Jewish. The program saves lives, I don't want to lose my sponsor." but I feel strongly that I want a Jewish identity and relationship with God. Prayer on my knees seems like assimlation. Can you shed light on this controversy.