Sydney talkback radio host Michael Smith has been told he will no longer be filling in on 2GB after making controversial comments about the Prophet Mohammed.
The former 2UE presenter made the comments on Thursday during his regular guest spot with 2GB host Ben Fordham.
Smith was discussing the recent controversy over a talk the Festival of Dangerous Ideas had booked - and later cancelled - with a Muslim activist, titled Honour Killings Are Morally Justified.
He compared the festival's invitation to Uthman Badar to asking the leader of the Ku Klux Klan to speak.
Smith said the founder of Islam was "a man who promoted the idea that it was OK to marry a six-year-old and consummate the marriage when the little girl was nine".
[A COMMENT] It happens to be a fact that Muhammad married his niece at age 6. Its written in the Quran. Muslims don't say this is untrue. Secondly he, Muhammad wasn't ever thought to be a deity. This is political correctness and political cowardice.
[ANOTHER] ok so firstly Muhammad is not a deity he is just the guy who started the religion and secondly if people take issue with him being called a paedophile please do feel free to inform me what a man who marries a 6 year old and then consummates the marriage at 9 should be called. People have a right to their religion but their religion has no rights, you can't hurt an idea's feelings. [ABC] Read more
