It?s my honor to announce Ron Pittser as the new Oklahoma State Director for American Atheists. Ron joins the American Atheist team from Tulsa, Oklahoma. Ron applied for the director position over a year ago when he joined American Atheists.Ron?s contact for American Atheists is rpittser@atheists.org.Ron?s bio follows:Ron Pittser is a 48-year-old ?out and proud? Oklahoma atheist with deep roots in the state. After growing up in a typical religious small town environment Ron eschewed his faith in college. Ron is a graduate of the Community College of the Air Force with a degree in Safety Technology, Oklahoma State University with a degree in Business Administration (Marketing) and is a 27-year veteran of the military in active, reserve, and civilian roles. Experience as a military enlisted man & an officer, a banker, an Internet entrepreneur & consultant, and as a community organizer & activist rounds out an eclectic array of life experiences that forms the basis for a realistic and worldly point of view. Ron is a board member of the Citizens League of Central Oklahoma and the Oklahoma Community Coalition, both community organizations that encourage central Oklahoma’s civic vitality through non-partisan, broad-based citizen involvement, research and educational forums on such issues as immigration, aging, and public schools. Ron is currently pursuing a graduate degree and has aspirations for law school. He has an enlightened conviction of purpose and the passion to act as the active voice for atheist causes in what has been described as the ?Buckle of the Bible Belt?.Ron will be attending this years convention in Seattle. Those who attend can meet him personally.Welcome aboard Ron!
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Yeah, one more bible belt guy who is an atheist. Congratulations Ron and thanks for your work.
Gird your loins, Ron. It’s a tough row to hoe, but I’m confident you can do the job. Thanks for your commitment to helping keep the voice of freethought and reason alive in this country.
Go Ron!
Dave,
Why’d it take over a year from application to getting the postion? Kinda slow, no?
Were you waiting for someone else to vacate the position?
Buckle up the bible belt sounds good. (In fact they might click it or stick it) Regardless thanks to Ron and with best wishes.
Thanks everyone! I appreciate everyones good wishes and hope to meet many of you at the annual convention. As you can see my blog name is Bible Belt Boy … I’ve been an enlightened “lurker” for far too long. It’s time for me to throw my 2 cents into the fray and from the belly of the beast itself.
Welcome aboard, Ron!
best wishes in your new post Ron.
I have some questions about atheisim that I would like to discuss with someone (if they are willing, that is:) my e-mail is Honeyb716@yahoo.com
hope someone can answer my questions!
honeyb716
Why don’t you ask your questions right here? You might get more than one answer to the same question, depending on what you ask. There’s little about atheists that goes across the board.
Atheism itself is simply a lack of belief in any god(s).
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Yeah, that “lack of belief” thing… some theists think atheists lack the ability to have belief, however, I fail to understand how one can have “lack of belief” in something that obviously does not exist.
When crossing a two lane road that is straight and flat from horizon to horizon, does one have “lack of belief” that they will be hit by a vehicle that isn’t there?
Oh sure, but theists believe in something that can’t be seen. Not only can it not be seen, it can’t be felt, heard, touched and, it doesn’t do anything. How can one lack belief in something that lacks the ability to exist?
The truth is, christians lack the ability to believe in reality.
rna2dna
While crossing that two lane road, I not only have a lack of belief about being hit by a vehicle that isn’t there, I do not even think about a vehicle until I have some sense of it.
Same with gods. Without the constant whir of godbotherers to bring up the subject, I would not think of it at all.
I actually prefer to just come out and say – there is no such thing as god. But then you get the people who want you to prove the negative. And I’m just too lazy to go into the burden of proof thing, etc. etc.
How does one contact or get involved with American Atheists in Oklahoma?
apost8n8,
I would venture a guess that emailing Ron Pittser would be a good start:
rpittser@atheists.org
Great news, Ron, and welcome to the blog as well. You have a difficult job ahead of you – thank you for your efforts.