On a recent episode of real time, bill maher and sam harris declared that islam is more violent than other religions and ideologies. Ben affleck has been to hollywood and got the tshirt. 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. Oct 16, 2015 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 latenight show. Ben affleck and bill maher clearly have differing views on islam, which, to me, is actually quite comical. T he latest episode of bill mahers hbo show real time. And it took place on the program real time with bill. Oct, 2014 an exmuslims open letter to bill maher and ben affleck by hazem farraj on october, 2014 in spiritual editors note. As a writer, his career started as a onehit wonder, winning an oscar with matt damon for good will hunting. 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. Us conservative groups target actor after a recent tv appearance in which he described depictions of islam by tv host bill maher and author. The gone girl star appeared on real time with bill maher. Ben affleck at the 52nd new york film festival opening night gala presentation of the movie gone girl in new york, sept. 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.
Ben affleck stars as an alcoholic brought in to coach his alma maters failing basketball team. Oct 08, 2014 ben affleck seems so amiable in his movies. Em 2004 apoiou john kerry, e em 2008 declarou seu apoio a barack obama. On the latest episode of real time, bill maher addresses the ongoing controversy over his recent spat with ben affleck over islam. 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. 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. In the debate, maher asserted that islam is the only religion that acts like the mafia, that will fing kill you if. Actor matt damon has been forced to apologise for his comments about movie industry diversity, after they led to a storm of criticism online. But since the quran says far worse things about nonmuslims than maher or harris say about muslims, why doesnt affleck condemn the quran. Either i say exactly what you want me to say or else i am a bigot. Ben affleck verteidigt liberale muslime gegen koran, bibel. 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. 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.
Aided by author sam harris, maher contended radical islamists. 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. Ben affleck has attacked tv host bill mahers opinions on islam after the pair clashed during a debate on friday. The actor has won praise on social media for accusing both men of religious stereotyping while discussing islam with them on mahers hbo. 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. 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. Learn more about bill maher here and more about islam here.
Why did ben affleck lose patience when sam harris was so. Oct 04, 2014 the recent televised debate between actor ben affleck and talk show hostcomedian bill maher reveals a lot. Oct 06, 2014 a reallife drama between actor ben affleck and hbo host bill maher unfolded on live television sunday night. Ben affleck on capitol hill, february 2014 mark wilsongetty images bill maher and sam harris are the exception to liberal relativism.
It was rare because it involved criticism of islam, one of the many taboo subjects that are labeled politically incorrect. 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. 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. Affleck spoke at a feeding america rally in washington d. Ben affleck is no expert on islam or religion, but he knows a bully when he sees one. Affleck vs maher on islam the tailgate extremeskins. Apparently affleck had come to the show somewhat prepared to attack harris. He began to do regular charity work in 1999, and became politically active around the same time. Ben affleck, morgan freeman, james cromwell, liev schreiber, alan bates, phil alden robinson. Last friday night a rare dialoguedebate took place on american television. Bill maher and ben affleck have a fierce debate over.
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. Why ben affleck is right, bill maher is wrong, and sam harris is jaded about islam. A guide to spirituality without religion when bill maher nudged the conversation toward this topic of islam and harris responded by saying. Sam and bill were talking about the ideology, islam. Ben affleck was born in berkley, california and raised in cambridge, massachusetts in a mostly episcopalian family. He angrily asks sam harris, are you the person who understands the officially codified doctrine of islam.
The testy exchange went viral, prompting an important debate about the relationship between religion and. 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. Ayaan hirsi alis infidel meets the handmaids talesince september 11th, 2. He became well known in the late 1990s, after acting in the movie good will hunting. Ben affleck slams bill maher for racist, ugly views in. No, his moment in the spotlight served its purpose. 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. Bill mahers debate with ben affleck on islamthis is. Bill mahers dangerous critique of islam the atlantic. 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.
Ben affleck calls bill mahers views on islam gross and. The petition has called maher a blatant bigot and racist over his strong opinions about islam. Ben affleck angrily defends islam against bill mahersam. Comedian bill maher is responding to the explosive exchange he had with actor ben affleck over radical islam, with the latenight host saying. Ben affleck takes on racist antimuslim comment youtube. 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. A reallife drama between actor ben affleck and hbo host bill maher unfolded on live television sunday night.
Benjamin geza affleckboldt born august 15, 1972 is an american actor, movie director, producer and screenwriter. Ben affleck was quick to call out what he felt was bill mahers gross, racist, disgusting, ideas about islam during a heated debate. Download the tv guide app for iphone, ipad and android. None of the things argued in this video by bill maher or sam harris are news to us. The point isnt that you criticize islam and christianity the same. Rightwing media attack imam ben affleck for defence of islam film. After a string of flops, oscar winner ben affleck returns in a new thriller opposite russell crowe in state of play.
Ben affleck appeared on real time with bill maher on friday to promote his latest film, gone girl. Ben affleck full list of movies and tv shows in theaters, in production and upcoming films. Daily show correspondent hasan minhaj reveals bill maher. Recent news has prompted interest about islam, and whether its a religion of war or peace. The actor and director is selling a vacation getaway on a private island that requires permission to enter. Sam harris and bill maher racist and gross in views of. Oct 08, 2014 ben affleck and bill maher clearly have differing views on islam, which, to me, is actually quite comical. This is a list of movies which have a synopsis somehow related with espionage. Rookie cia agent jack ryan returns to find a stolen nuclear bomb before its too late in this thrilling tale of. You might call it a liberal dose of highlycharged political fireworks. Affleck s visceral response the normalization of bigotry towards islam and muslims, on full display on the october 3rd. But affleck didnt leave without getting into a heated debate with maher over radical islamic principles.
Matt damon apologises for saying diversity only matters in. Afflecks first response to the indictment of the liberal double standard was to ask sam harris. Bill maher and his guests sam harris, ben affleck, michael steele and nicholas. Ive been saying those things on islam for decades, well before 911. Oct 06, 2014 ben affleck, sam harris and bill maher debate radical islam real time with bill maher hbo duration. Affleck is a member of feeding americas entertainment council. He did what a lot of folks seem to do on these types of shows, rather than reason and debate. Sam harris, a tactful advocate of atheism and human rights, joined the panel to promote his new book waking up. Though outspoken politically, he is pretty boring when it comes to religion, about which affleck has been quoted as saying. As an actor, his career has been tumultuous racking up a hitandmiss list with roles ranging from romantic leads to superheroes. Ben afflecks contribution to the debate proves you dont need to be a specialist to recognise racis. Watch new episodes of real time with bill maher, fridays at 10pm subscribe to the real.
An exmuslims open letter to bill maher and ben affleck. Ben affleck, sam harris and bill maher debate radical islam real time with bill. Ben affleck, sam harris, bill maher and islam curmudgeon. Ben affleck melts down debating islam with sam harris and. Rightwing media attack imam ben affleck for defence of islam.
Watching affleck go out of his way to defend islam is just pathetic, to me. Oct 20, 2014 one of mahers guests, actor ben affleck, called his remarks gross and racist. 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. Mahers general point was that fundamentalist views are highly prevalent in predominantly muslim. The gone girl star engages in a lively debate with bill maher, criticizing the stereotyping of muslims. Ben affleck and bill maher are both wrong about islamic. His new hit movie, gone girl, should probably be called, gone brain, in honor of him. Wait, lets get down to who has the right answer here. Bill maher and ben affleck have a fierce debate over radical islam. Ben afflecks religion and political views hollowversethe. 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. 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. 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.
In 2014, affleck played a man accused of murdering his wife in david finchers thriller gone girl. Bill maher destroyed again and again by reza aslan youtube. Affleck was insisting that islam is a religion of peace, while maher was arguing that islam itself is the problem. Oct 06, 2014 ben affleck and bill maher on real time with bill maher hbo exclusive. Ben affleck publicly comments on islam spat with maher by josh feldman nov 20th, 2014, 12. However, on the set of bill mahers liberal tv show i dont even know the name, he was seething.
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. The actor was angered by maher calling islam the motherhood of. Are you the person that understands the officially codified doctrine of islam. Bill maher confronts anti islam comments and berkeley speech controversy. 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. He made an appearance at the greater boston food bank in 2007, and at a denver food bank in 2008. Ben affleck and bill maher engage in highlycharged debate. But its great to see more of the real ben affleck, who doesnt get it on islam.
On friday, bill maher and ben affleck got into a heated debate on the question of radical islam. Ben affleck, sam harris and bill maher debate radical islam real. Ben affleck publicly comments on islam spat with maher. Ben affleck simple english wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Starring bill maher, sam harris, ben affleck, charlie rose, chrystia freeland, ben domenech and angus king. Ben affleck blasts bill maher for racist views on islam. 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.
Uc berkeley students call bill maher blatant bigot over. Giphy is how you search, share, discover, and create gifs. Why ben affleck is right, bill maher is wrong, and sam. He also has both a moral compass and the courage to use it.
Comedian tells salon about his clash with affleck, his. An exmuslims open letter to bill maher and ben affleck by hazem farraj on october, 2014 in spiritual editors note. Hes irrepressible, opinionated, and of course, politically incorrect. 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. Hollywood star hits out tv host for his gross and racist views on islam. 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. You can click on table header to sort results by column name. Last friday, the cranky comedian, aided by atheist author sam harris, enraged actor ben affleck by. 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. Ben affleck curses jesus while defending islam charisma news.