But, when a rabid, maddog liberal like bill maher gets accused of being islamaphobic and racist by another liberal useful idiot like ben affleckhell has officially frozen over. Ben affleck appeared on real time with bill maher on friday to promote his latest film, gone girl. An exmuslims open letter to bill maher and ben affleck by hazem farraj on october, 2014 in spiritual editors note. Ben affleck, sam harris, bill maher and islam curmudgeon. Ben was conflating islam, the ideology, with muslim, an individual who selfidentifies as following all or part of the islamic ideology, and brown, a phenotype that is sometimes called a race. The latest media debate about islam stems from american chat show host bill mahers criticism of islam, and the surprisingly passionate response of ben affleck, oscarwinning actor and director. Ben affleck was quick to call out what he felt was bill mahers gross, racist, disgusting, ideas about islam during a heated debate. Its the only religion that acts like the mafia that will fucking kill you if you say the wrong thing, draw the wrong picture, or write the wrong book, maher told affleck. Ben affleck and bill maher engage in highlycharged debate. In a debate about islam on hbos real time on friday, actor ben affleck was offended by the idea from sam harris that liberalism has failed to characterize radical islam as a threat. Ben affleck was born in berkley, california and raised in cambridge, massachusetts in a mostly episcopalian family. Ben affleck, sam harris and bill maher debate radical islam real time with bill. Ben affleck and bill maher clearly have differing views on islam the gone girl star appeared on fridays real time with bill maher, and the two sparred when affleck felt maher and guest sam. Ben afflecks best movies oct 03, 20 once upon a time, it looked like ben affleck might spend the rest of his career in littleseen duds like jersey girl and surviving christmas a precipitous fall for a guy who won an oscar at the age of 25 and starred in blockbusters like armageddon, pearl harbor, and the sum of all fears.
The gone girl star appeared on real time with bill maher. Ben affleck blasts bill maher for racist views on islam. His new hit movie, gone girl, should probably be called, gone brain, in honor of him. Ben affleck on capitol hill, february 2014 mark wilsongetty images bill maher and sam harris are the exception to liberal relativism. Oct 06, 2014 ben affleck and bill maher on real time with bill maher hbo exclusive. Ben affleck takes on racist antimuslim comment youtube. Ben affleck full list of movies and tv shows in theaters, in production and upcoming films. The value of actor ben affleck s recent outbursts in defense of islam on hbos real time is that here, in one 10minute segment, we. Oct 04, 2014 ben affleck and bill maher engaged in a heated debate over the nature of islam on friday evenings episode of hbos real time with bill maher.
A student petition to stop atheist hbo talk show host bill maher from speaking at the university of california at berkeleys fall commencement ceremony has reached over 3,000 signatures. Matt damon apologises for saying diversity only matters in. He did what a lot of folks seem to do on these types of shows, rather than reason and debate. The point isnt that you criticize islam and christianity the same. He angrily asks sam harris, are you the person who understands the officially codified doctrine of islam. The actor has won praise on social media for accusing both men of religious stereotyping while discussing islam with them on mahers hbo. He began to do regular charity work in 1999, and became politically active around the same time. Ben affleck has been to hollywood and got the tshirt.
Wait, lets get down to who has the right answer here. On the october 3rd episode of real time with bill maher, ben affleck joined the panel to in part promote his new film gone girl. Oct 08, 2014 ben affleck and bill maher clearly have differing views on islam, which, to me, is actually quite comical. Bill maher and ben affleck have a fierce debate over. No, his moment in the spotlight served its purpose. Affleck spoke at a feeding america rally in washington d.
But its great to see more of the real ben affleck, who doesnt get it on islam. Benjamin geza affleckboldt born august 15, 1972 is an american actor, movie director, producer and screenwriter. After a string of flops, oscar winner ben affleck returns in a new thriller opposite russell crowe in state of play. Sam and bill were talking about the ideology, islam. Bill maher confronts anti islam comments and berkeley speech controversy. Ben affleck verteidigt liberale muslime gegen koran, bibel. Bill mahers debate with ben affleck on islamthis is. But, when a rabid, maddog liberal like bill maher gets accused of being islamaphobic and racist by another liberal useful idiot like ben affleck hell has officially frozen over. The actor was angered by maher calling islam the motherhood of. Ben affleck calls bill mahers views on islam gross and racist affleck sparred with the real time host on friday night, speaking out against islamaphobia. On the latest episode of real time, bill maher addresses the ongoing controversy over his recent spat with ben affleck over islam. This is a list of movies which have a synopsis somehow related with espionage.
But affleck didnt leave without getting into a heated debate with maher over radical islamic principles. An exmuslims open letter to bill maher and ben affleck. Oct 08, 2014 rightwing commentators have lined up to criticise ben affleck for his defence of moderate islam on a us talk show affleck accused tv host bill maher and author sam harris of gross and. Are you the person that understands the officially codified doctrine of islam. Ben affleck at the 52nd new york film festival opening night gala presentation of the movie gone girl in new york, sept. He became well known in the late 1990s, after acting in the movie good will hunting. Sam harris, a tactful advocate of atheism and human rights, joined the panel to promote his new book waking up. The latter, about the 1979 iran hostage crisis in which he played the intelligence agent tony mendez, won the academy award for best picture and affleck won the golden globe and bafta for best director. A reallife drama between actor ben affleck and hbo host bill maher unfolded on live television sunday night. Hollywood star hits out tv host for his gross and racist views on islam. Though outspoken politically, he is pretty boring when it comes to religion, about which affleck has been quoted as saying. You might call it a liberal dose of highlycharged political fireworks. But since the quran says far worse things about nonmuslims than maher or harris say about muslims, why doesnt affleck condemn the quran.
Ben afflecks religion and political views hollowversethe. Sadly, ben affleck is hardly like to care a single jot about this erudite and profound letter from a woman who writes from the inside of islam. Apparently affleck had come to the show somewhat prepared to attack harris. None of the things argued in this video by bill maher or sam harris are news to us. Starring bill maher, sam harris, ben affleck, charlie rose, chrystia freeland, ben domenech and angus king. Comedian bill maher is responding to the explosive exchange he had with actor ben affleck over radical islam, with the latenight host saying. Last friday night a rare dialoguedebate took place on american television. Oct, 2014 an exmuslims open letter to bill maher and ben affleck by hazem farraj on october, 2014 in spiritual editors note. Bill maher destroyed again and again by reza aslan youtube. He also has both a moral compass and the courage to use it.
Last friday, the cranky comedian, aided by atheist author sam harris, enraged actor ben affleck by. Last friday, the cranky comedian, aided by atheist author sam harris, enraged actor ben affleck by calling islam, in harriss words, the mother lode of. Learn more about bill maher here and more about islam here. Recent news has prompted interest about islam, and whether its a religion of war or peace. Sam harris and bill maher racist and gross in views of. Affleck was insisting that islam is a religion of peace, while maher was arguing that islam itself is the problem. As an actor, his career has been tumultuous racking up a hitandmiss list with roles ranging from romantic leads to superheroes. Ben affleck, sam harris and bill maher debate radical islam real. In the debate, maher asserted that islam is the only religion that acts like the mafia, that will fing kill you if. Daily show correspondent hasan minhaj recently revealed that ben affleck and bill mahers onair dispute about islam helped him get hired on the comedy central. Oct 06, 2014 ben affleck, sam harris and bill maher debate radical islam real time with bill maher hbo duration.
Em 2004 apoiou john kerry, e em 2008 declarou seu apoio a barack obama. In 2014, affleck played a man accused of murdering his wife in david finchers thriller gone girl. And it took place on the program real time with bill. Rightwing media attack imam ben affleck for defence of islam. Ben affleck simple english wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Bill maher and ben affleck have a fierce debate over radical islam. Watch new episodes of real time with bill maher, fridays at 10pm subscribe to the real. Either i say exactly what you want me to say or else i am a bigot. You can click on table header to sort results by column name. Ben affleck and bill maher are both wrong about islamic. Affleck s visceral response the normalization of bigotry towards islam and muslims, on full display on the october 3rd. Daily show correspondent hasan minhaj reveals bill maher. Bill mahers dangerous critique of islam the atlantic. Us conservative groups target actor after a recent tv appearance in which he described depictions of islam by tv host bill maher and author.
Oct 06, 2014 a reallife drama between actor ben affleck and hbo host bill maher unfolded on live television sunday night. But there is a fairly decent chunk of the liberal base that allows islam to get away with a whole bunch of shenanigans, while actively speaking out against its criticism. Afflecks first response to the indictment of the liberal double standard was to ask sam harris. Ben affleck publicly comments on islam spat with maher. On a recent episode of real time, bill maher and sam harris declared that islam is more violent than other religions and ideologies. The gone girl star engages in a lively debate with bill maher, criticizing the stereotyping of muslims. Ben affleck curses jesus while defending islam charisma news. Oct 07, 2014 ben affleck and nicholas kristof along with, sad to say, a former chairman of the republican national committee would have none of that. Oct 20, 2014 one of mahers guests, actor ben affleck, called his remarks gross and racist. It was rare because it involved criticism of islam, one of the many taboo subjects that are labeled politically incorrect. Ben afflecks contribution to the debate proves you dont need to be a specialist to recognise racis. As a writer, his career started as a onehit wonder, winning an oscar with matt damon for good will hunting. Hes irrepressible, opinionated, and of course, politically incorrect.
Ben affleck angrily defends islam against bill mahersam. On friday, bill maher and ben affleck got into a heated debate on the question of radical islam. The petition has called maher a blatant bigot and racist over his strong opinions about islam. Mahers general point was that fundamentalist views are highly prevalent in predominantly muslim. Aided by author sam harris, maher contended radical islamists. Ben affleck melts down debating islam with sam harris and. Ben affleck has attacked tv host bill mahers opinions on islam after the pair clashed during a debate on friday. Reuters a week after sparking controversy over his anti islam comments, hbo host bill maher doubled down in a debate over islam that pushed ben affleck s islamophobia button on. Why ben affleck is right, bill maher is wrong, and sam harris is jaded about islam. Sep 20, 2017 its been two months since we first learned that ben affleck and lindsay shookus are dating, and surprisingly, the couple has been pretty open about their relationship status they havent made.
Ben affleck and bill maher clearly have differing views on islam, which, to me, is actually quite comical. Uc berkeley students call bill maher blatant bigot over. Oct 08, 2014 ben affleck seems so amiable in his movies. Ben affleck publicly comments on islam spat with maher by josh feldman nov 20th, 2014, 12. Why did ben affleck lose patience when sam harris was so. T he latest episode of bill mahers hbo show real time. A guide to spirituality without religion when bill maher nudged the conversation toward this topic of islam and harris responded by saying. In an october 2014 episode of real time, maher and his guests, who included actor ben affleck and author sam harris, entered into a heated discussion about islam and islamophobia.
Ben affleck and bill maher engaged in a heated debate over the nature of islam on friday evenings episode of hbos real time with bill maher. Comedian tells salon about his clash with affleck, his. Oct 04, 2014 the recent televised debate between actor ben affleck and talk show hostcomedian bill maher reveals a lot. Why ben affleck is right, bill maher is wrong, and sam.
Ben affleck is no expert on islam or religion, but he knows a bully when he sees one. Watching affleck go out of his way to defend islam is just pathetic, to me. Actor matt damon has been forced to apologise for his comments about movie industry diversity, after they led to a storm of criticism online. Rightwing commentators have lined up to criticise ben affleck for his defence of moderate islam on a us talk show affleck accused tv host bill maher and author sam harris of gross and. Ben affleck, sam harris, bill maher and islam i really did not know a lot about ben affleck before this, but after watching this episode of bill maher i lost a lot of respect for him.
Bill maher and his guests sam harris, ben affleck, michael steele and nicholas. Earlier this week, the actor sparked a twitter backlash after the season premiere of project greenlight his filmmaking reality series with ben affleck showed him telling africanamerican producer effie brown dear white people that diversity only. Giphy is how you search, share, discover, and create gifs. Yes, seething mad that someone might think, just because muslims are chopping off heads, raping young girls and committing honor killings, that there might be a problem within the doctrines of islam. Ben affleck stars as an alcoholic brought in to coach his alma maters failing basketball team. Oct 08, 2014 ben affleck was recently on bill maher with sam harris and couldnt help but start leaking his contempt and disgust before he even started talking. Ben affleck, morgan freeman, james cromwell, liev schreiber, alan bates, phil alden robinson. Download the tv guide app for iphone, ipad and android. Ayaan hirsi alis infidel meets the handmaids talesince september 11th, 2. However, on the set of bill mahers liberal tv show i dont even know the name, he was seething. Affleck vs maher on islam the tailgate extremeskins.
Ben affleck slams bill maher for racist, ugly views in. Oct 03, 2014 bill maher and ben affleck engaged in a heated debate over radical islam and islamophobia on fridays broadcast of real time on hbo. Rookie cia agent jack ryan returns to find a stolen nuclear bomb before its too late in this thrilling tale of. Affleck is a member of feeding americas entertainment council. Ben affleck calls bill mahers views on islam gross and.
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