If you have not seen Brother Sam
Singleton, Atheist Evangelist, you are
missing one of the great joys of life.
Hilarious and chilling, erudite and crass,
quoting Voltaire with a vivid Ozarks accent,
Brother Sam’s performance kidnaps the
style of a Pentecostal revival meeting and
uses it to deliver a sharp, compelling, take-
no- prisoners atheist rant that makes
Christopher Hitchens look like a vanilla
cupcake. Truly the best of both worlds: if
you think embracing atheism means losing
the wild, soaring, inspired artistry of
religion, his show is a must-see. I was
cranky and groggy about being up at 9am
on a Sunday with very little sleep (isn’t that
supposed to be one of the benefits of
atheism—that we get to sleep in on
Sundays?) … and Brother Sam woke me
the fuck up. See him if you possibly can.
Make it a priority.