6. Were entirely ready to have God remove all these defects of character.
This is yet another step which invokes "God" and encourages dependence rather than independence. It echoes the first three steps' declarations of personal "powerlessness" (first step), personal "insanity" (second step), and the "decision to turn our will and our lives over to the care of God" (third step). (As an aside, it's most interesting to speculate how those who chose doorknobs or bedpans as their "Higher Power" work this step.")
The sixth step is yet another expression of the Oxford Group belief in an all-powerful, anthropomorphic God with a detailed plan for every human life, which "He" will reveal if human beings will only "listen." Needless to say, "defects of character" is almost certainly another euphemism for "sins," and is employed to disguise the religious nature of the steps.
Step 6 Satire
You may confess all your sins to your sponsor who has relapsed so many times that he/she could wall paper his/her living room with white surrender chips, who is an x convict, gossip monger or reformed pedophile, now a con artist, fraud, liar and a transsexual. Put a dollar in the collection basket (just like in church). LA needs the money. They only have $7,000,000.00 in the bank. Do continue to practice the 7 deadly sins. Do as the big fairy tale book suggests and dump your spouse as she is also worthless. Your sponsor will tell you to stop taking your doctor prescribed medications. LA cannot be held responsible if you stop taking your meds and kill yourself. Keep coming back and say you are glad to be here.
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