http://www.thepunch.com.au/author-bios/lyle-shelton/ Lyle Shelton is the Chief of Staff of the Australian Christian Lobby. A journalist by profession, Lyle worked in rural journalism as a roving reporter for Queensland Country Life before serving as the Melbourne-based Group Commodities Editor for Rural Press Limited, with articles syndicated to the stable’s rural weeklies, including The Land newspaper. In 1997 he became youth pastor at Toowoomba City Church before being elected to Toowoomba City Council in 2000. He was re-elected to Council in 2004 and was a candidate at the 2006 Queensland state election. After a short stint as a political adviser, Lyle was appointed National Chief of Staff at the Australian Christian Lobby in 2007. He lives in Canberra with his wife Wendy and their four children. en Copyright 2013 The Punch penberthyd@newsltd.com.au penberthyd@newsltd.com.au Thu, 14 Mar 2013 19:00:10 +0000 Thu, 14 Mar 2013 19:00:10 +0000 Politics, opinion, world news, sports news, latest news, views, Barack Obama, Kevin Rudd, Julia Gillard, Nathan Rees, Malcolm Turnbull, Peter Garrett, Barnaby Joyce, Australian, federal politics, opinion polls, election, The Punch, thepunch, punch ExpressionEngine 1.6.7 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 15 http://www.thepunch.com.au/images/punch-logo-rss.png http://www.thepunch.com.au/ 144 70 Politics, political opinion, world news, sports news and the latest news and views updated live, daily on The Punch - Australia's best conversation. Search The Punch keywords http://www.thepunch.com.au/search/ http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/gay-marriage-debate-is-more-complex-than-free-love/ Ubiquitous media commentary on same-sex marriage assumes the moral debate is won, it is inevitable and those opposing it are on the wrong side of history. Proponents assume no harm can come of it and that mindless bigotry is all that is preventing it becoming law. So why then is it likely to be resoundingly defeated on the floor of Parliament? feedback@thepunch.com.au (Lyle Shelton) Article http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/gay-marriage-debate-is-more-complex-than-free-love/#comments http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/gay-marriage-debate-is-more-complex-than-free-love/#item9241 Sun, 19 Aug 2012 19:55:35 +0000 Lyle Shelton | Author bios | The Punch