Alcoholism Recovery & Treatment

Question by : Can you who think Truth is limited to facts and sets of facts prove me wrong in challenging that notion?
Truth is not a set of facts; truth is faithfulness. Read “Ethics” by Dietrich Bonhoeffer: a school boy has a dad who is a drunk and the boy is often late for school because of his father’s alcoholism. The boy comes in late to class and the teacher calls him out saying something like “why are you late? Was your father drunk again?” What is the true response? If the boy responds factually he says “yes” and betrays his father, in violation of the commandment to honor thy father and mother. If the boy responds in order to be faithful to his father, he says “no” and makes up an excuse so as to protect his father, in supposed violation of the commandment that says thou shall not lie. We in the West are too bent on facts. Faithfullness and honest representation are what are most important.
Bonhoeffer also offers this scenario in the same book: you are a Christian hiding Jews in your basement in Nazi Germany. Gestapo knock on your door and ask if you have seen any Jews today and you have because you were just downstairs. What do you say? Do you answer factually and “trust God” as I have heard some people say? or do you “lie” for all you’re worth to protect their lives and your own? Common sense should be employed here, for the notion to tell the “truth” and trust God is Pollyanna at its worst.

Jesus teaches us to follow the Spirit of the law, not the letter. However, religion is afraid of this because it is uncomfortable with people thinking for themselves. Following the Spirit requires maturity because immaturity will rationalize away our committments in various situations and justify doing things we shouldn’t do. This is what many religious people try to avoid in teaching others to follow the letter of the law. Unfortunately, this contradicts the teaching of Christ.

Best answer:

Answer by Mahal
“Faithfulness” is not really truth, it’s a commitment or an expression. The truth is the product of faithfulness.

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I have a friend who goes out and gets drunk alot… what are some convincing reasons as to why it is negative and harmful to her.
I don’t mean like “getting drunk at work can make you lose your job”. It’s obvious that drinking/being drunk at inappropriate times can lead to negative social effects, but what are some other reasons?

My cousin went out for her birthday with a friend, She has 2 kids that she sent to grandmas for the weekend. She did a very stupid thing..She did cocaine(First time)..and last. Her and the friend got into an argument and the friend call C&Y and reported her for doing drugs. They came checked her house and everything was fine, they gave her a urine test and left that was on a friday. They came back monday and took her 2 kids. Luckily her mom took them when C&Y placed them.. They told her she had to go to parenting,,which she finished successfully..she had to go to counseling which she finished successfull too. She also had to go to drug and alcohol…the worker told her to stay at her moms and help with the kids but do it with supervision, Thats 45 minutes away. She did becuz she wanted to be with her kids..In the meantime she lost her benefits and her job because she didnt have the gas to travel. She missed her appt to D&A classes because of this. She begged for her kids back.

I got 2 MIPs so I had to go to an outpatient rehab program. The counselor encouraged us to share stories that made us feel bad so I shared a story about a stalker that did malicious things such as hack my email and accuse me of stealing a credit card when he himself stole it. The rehab counselor replied “Man you must be a real ***** for a guy to do that!” Isn’t that incredibly rude and uncalled for to use the word “*****” in a counseling session? He has a CAC-1 license (Certified Alcohol Counselor.) This license does not require any formal education and he only has a 2 year associates degree from a junior college. How can he be allowed to call me a “*****” and talk to me that way? Don’t I deserve to be treated with respect? All Sharpton and all those civil rights people say how horrible the b-word is, why is someone in authority allowed to use it?

I have used that threat in the past and he just brushes it off. He has had an affair and we both decided to go through counseling and but he has neglected to go. He still has the same tendencies as far as his drinking and not coming home until the very next morning. He also has issues with illegal steriod usage and alcohol. Please provide some insight as to what to expect during the whole divorce process. We have (2) young children that could possibly be in danger with his reckless lifestyle.