The desire to avoid party politics actually offers tacit approval to policies and practices which may cause us enormous discomfort. The truth is that every politician is accountable to their electorate, to you, to me. They are in office because we put them there. Success at the polls is not a free pass to do what you want. If policies are shaped which conflict with our values, we can hardly take umbrage if we have not registered our practical reservations.
Silence is regarded as permission.
We need to find our peace in the market place and be at home in constructive dialogue with those who may not agree with us. We are so often unable to see ourselves as others see us. If we are seen to be out of touch and trapped in practices and jargon which are meaningless to the uninitiated, then the problem is ours. And if our energies are inwardly directed to meet the needs of the saints alone, we have no reason or right to be prophetic. Certainly the prophet of old demonstrated a passion for God and a lack of regard for self preservation.