Lyle Shelton discusses the sorry saga that led to the dissolution of the Christian Democratic Party in NSW, the lessons to be learned from it and future strategies for Christians seeking to make a difference in the political arena. 

Lyle Shelton is Director of Campaigns and Communication for the Christian Democratic Party. He is a former Managing Director of the Australia Christian Lobby, a Queensland Senate candidate with Cory Bernardi's Australian Conservatives, a former elected member of the Toowoomba City Council and author of I Kid You Not—Nots from 20 Years in the Trenches of the Culture Wars.

The Political Animals is hosted by Jonathan Cole, an academic, writer, speaker and translator who specialises in political theology: the intersetion of religion and politics. He is the author of Christian Political Theology in an Age of Discontent: Mediating Scripture, Doctrine, and Political Reality.  You can follow Jonathan and the show on Twitter and Facebook.