For some, "politics" is a dirty word, not least in many Christian contexts. There is a sense that we should be better than this; we ought to rise above such murky waters for "Jesus did not get involved in such stuff."
Well, it is hard to read the Gospel of Mark without being aware of Jesus' concern about the use and misuse of power and wealth in both the public and private arenas. He repeatedly highlighted what he saw as the evil divisions between...