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| Lyle Shelton quits Australian Christian Lobby to enter politics | Lyle Shelton quits Australian Christian Lobby to enter politics |
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| Lyle Shelton has stepped down as the head of of the Australian Christian Lobby to pursue a career in federal politics. | Lyle Shelton has stepped down as the head of of the Australian Christian Lobby to pursue a career in federal politics. |
| Shelton, a leading protagonist in the campaign against marriage equality, will move from Canberra to his home state of Queensland to prepare for the next federal election. | Shelton, a leading protagonist in the campaign against marriage equality, will move from Canberra to his home state of Queensland to prepare for the next federal election. |
| There is speculation he will be joining Liberal defector Cory Bernardi’s Australian Conservatives party. | There is speculation he will be joining Liberal defector Cory Bernardi’s Australian Conservatives party. |
| Shelton said he was not abandoning his campaign to promote conservative values in Australia. | Shelton said he was not abandoning his campaign to promote conservative values in Australia. |
| “Last year, during the marriage campaign, I felt very much drawn to the political side of things, to the partisan side of politics,” he said. | “Last year, during the marriage campaign, I felt very much drawn to the political side of things, to the partisan side of politics,” he said. |
| “I’m not leaving the battle for the values that you and I hold dear – just simply going to a different part of the battlefield.” | “I’m not leaving the battle for the values that you and I hold dear – just simply going to a different part of the battlefield.” |
| Shelton said he would make a specific announcement about his run for federal parliament in the coming days. He is expected to nominate for a lower house seat or a Senate spot, in a state already crowded with conservative candidates and where One Nation’s anti-major party vote is well-established. | Shelton said he would make a specific announcement about his run for federal parliament in the coming days. He is expected to nominate for a lower house seat or a Senate spot, in a state already crowded with conservative candidates and where One Nation’s anti-major party vote is well-established. |
| Shelton’s former chief of staff, Martyn Iles, will take over as managing director of the ACL. | Shelton’s former chief of staff, Martyn Iles, will take over as managing director of the ACL. |
| “There’s never been more pressure on people of faith and on the church simply for living out our timeless convictions,” Iles said. | “There’s never been more pressure on people of faith and on the church simply for living out our timeless convictions,” Iles said. |
| “Therefore there’s never been a more crucial time in history in Australia for the church and for Christian people to continue to engage with law and with politics and with culture.” | “Therefore there’s never been a more crucial time in history in Australia for the church and for Christian people to continue to engage with law and with politics and with culture.” |
| Shelton and Bernardi were closely aligned in the ultimately unsuccessful campaign against marriage equality in Australia. | Shelton and Bernardi were closely aligned in the ultimately unsuccessful campaign against marriage equality in Australia. |
| Of the Australians who returned a ballot in the postal survey, 61.6 per cent were in favour of reforming the Marriage Act to allow same-sex couples to wed. | Of the Australians who returned a ballot in the postal survey, 61.6 per cent were in favour of reforming the Marriage Act to allow same-sex couples to wed. |
| South Australian senator Bernardi defected from the Liberal party in 2016 to form the Australian Conservatives. | South Australian senator Bernardi defected from the Liberal party in 2016 to form the Australian Conservatives. |
| The party has never won a parliamentary seat at an election. In addition to Bernardi, it has two members in the South Australian upper house (former members of the now-defunct Family First party), and one member of the Victorian upper house (a former member of the Democratic Labour party). | The party has never won a parliamentary seat at an election. In addition to Bernardi, it has two members in the South Australian upper house (former members of the now-defunct Family First party), and one member of the Victorian upper house (a former member of the Democratic Labour party). |
| – Australian Associated Press contributed to this report | – Australian Associated Press contributed to this report |