This just in from the man who claimed that Paul Martin has been possessed by the devil:
TORONTO — The former television host of 100 Huntley Street is leading a group urging Queen Elizabeth to step in and block Parliament from passing same-sex marriage legislation.
David Mainse concedes the Queen's intervention could spark a crisis but has launched a letter-writing campaign in the hope of prompting Her Majesty to take the historic step anyway.
The prominent religious leader says the matter is urgent because the Senate is expected to vote on the legislation within days.
He wants the Queen to order Gov. Gen. Adrienne Clarkson to refuse to grant royal assent once the bill is passed.
"Our beloved Queen Elizabeth II, I know that the refusal of the Governor General to give royal consent would precipitate a crisis. Millions have nowhere else to turn but you,'' Mainse wrote in a letter he sent last week to Buckingham Palace.
"Should you act in this, millions of us would surely become more fervent supporters of the monarchy than ever,'' he wrote.
"Please help humanity everywhere to begin a reversal of this morally and socially destructive trend.''
Mainse sent his letter three days before England was tossed into turmoil by deadly terrorist bombings. The Queen has made several public appearances since then to shore up British morale.
The latest move comes amid a concerted push from religious leaders now striking back at politicians who support same-sex marriage.
In the Roman Catholic church, one New Democrat MP has been banned from participating in parish activities and another is being denied the sacrament of communion.
A Catholic priest in Prime Minister Paul Martin's riding says he's praying Martin loses his Montreal seat in the next election and that he no longer deserves communion.
Mainse, a Methodist missionary's son from the Ottawa Valley, started his Christian program more than 43 years ago.
He left his TV job in 2003 to campaign against the Liberal government's same-sex marriage bill and now runs a website defending the "traditional definition'' of marriage (www.marriagecanada.ca).
The site urges supporters of traditional marriage to act immediately.
It provides an e-mail link to Buckingham Palace, along with instructions for other opponents of Bill C-38.
"Urgent! Act Now!'' says a banner headline on the site. "There's only 2 weeks to appeal to Her Majesty the Queen.''
The site urges supporters to contact the Queen to instruct her Governors General worldwide _ but especially Canada's _ to refuse to sign any bills on her behalf that would change the definition of marriage.
It asks letter-writers to keep their submissions to one page or less.
Mainse's letter takes to task the NDP -- which he calls "a small extremely left-wing party'' -- for supporting the Liberal government.
He also criticizes "militant groups'' that might try challenging the charitable-tax status of religious organizations that refuse to marry same-sex couples.
Justice Minister Irwin Cotler told a Senate committee earlier this week that churches, mosques, temples and synagogues have nothing to fear.
He noted that the bill applies to city halls and court houses -- and will not compel religious groups to perform ceremonies against their beliefs.
He also noted that the independence of religion is protected in the bill, as well as in the Charter of Rights and Freedoms and in a considerable body of legal jurisprudence.
But religious groups fear they could face legal challenges from gay and lesbian groups.
The same-sex bill appears destined to pass through the Senate within days. It sailed through second reading in a 43-12 vote last week.
The bill came as courts in eight provinces -- everywhere but Alberta and P.E.I. -- overturned the traditional definition of marriage.
They ruled it violated Section 15 of the charter, which guarantees equality of all citizens.
The Liberal government had spent years fighting same-sex couples in court but dropped the fight in 2003.
It didn't appeal the provincial verdicts and under two prime ministers -- Jean Chretien and Paul Martin -- refused to invoke the charter's notwithstanding clause.
No federal government has ever used the controversial clause, which allows politicians to pass legislation deemed to violate human rights.
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