I would like to know if anyone has information about why the Lord's Prayer is used to close meetings in many U.S. locations.

I'd also like to know why other countries and communities use other methods of closing the meetings.

Has anyone gotten drunk over using one over the other? Are there principles that might weigh in the decision?

This topic is up again and I would like to get as much information that I can for contemplation.

I feel like many people are not open-minded to learning more about this and I'm reaching out for more information.

Thanks
David K.

What are some of the phrases and terms likely to be misunderstood by newcomers and A.A. members who are not thoroughly familiar with our literature and our history?

(Etiology involves the study of a cause, an origin, or a reason for something.)

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Some may say that AA is doing just fine, evolving slowly to meet the needs of the times. 

Others say we've gotten off the path, starting with the notion that Bill W.'s "Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions" replaced the need to study the Basic Text of AA - the book "Alcoholics Anonymous".

Some say that changing the meeting format from Step Study Meetings and Speaker Meetings, combined with the influx of newcomers whose experience with meetings began in "Treatment Centers" where group discussions seemed what AA meetings were supposed to be like actually changed AA meetings into group therapy meetings!