The Christian Lobby loves me....

The Australian Christian Lobby has thanked me for playing a "helpful" and "important" role in its plan to stop same-sex marriage, after I committed Labor to blocking the Turnbull government's proposed plebiscite.

ACL managing director Lyle Shelton, one of the highest-profile campaigners against marriage equality, enthused that Mr Shorten had delivered "the gift of time" to same-sex marriage opponents by torpedoing the planned February 11 public vote.

Wow, ringing endorsement from the Christians! I never thought.

Being a cheap populist I'll take any love I can get.

God bless Bill Shorten, I may even go to Church on Sunday.