I would like to respond to the questions and inquiries as to why I am not more overtly political. Of course, I assume that means why am I not quicker to express my agreement with a certain political viewpoint that just so happens might agree with the ones who raise the question. I doubt if I would find my friends quite so solicitous if I held contrary views.
Perhaps, but I doubt it. Yet, the question is appropriate.
Let me provide my top 3 reasons (winnowed from a list of 12):

1. Washington and what occurs there, along with the other centers of political power (all of the good and even the very best) cannot change hearts. Until hearts change, the world cannot change. I will choose to focus on WHO has given me life-and the ONE who is continually saving my life, changing my heart.

2. Building relationships is more important to me than building a barrier with someone having a different political point of view. In an open relationship I can share the real and only answer to the needs of humanity. Jesus as Messiah is the solution to the human problem. The solution to the human problem of sin, the solution to the race wars, market wars and economic challenges. HE STILL is the way, the truth and the life.

3. What happens on Wall Street, Pennsylvania Avenue and on Capitol Hill is not going to effect or affect God's Kingdom in anyway. 'The heart of the King is in the hands of the Lord and as the rivers of water He turns it anyway He desires' Proverbs 22:1 Paraphrase-The markets, congress, judiciary and executive branches do NOT control my future or my character. I believe Jesus was pretty smart and knew what He was talking about when He said to me-my advice to you is not to worry!!

So, when appropriate I will say without anger or condemnation, ‘No, it is not that way, it is this way’. The church is still to be the educator of our society and the conscience of the community. We do that primarily by being filled with Agape Love and loving each other in the same way He has loved us.
It is in this type of love we can speak with authority to the great cultural wars of the day and point them to the Messiah-and proclaim Him to be the only solution to the human problem. (Oh and by the way-He is neither American, Republican nor Democrat. He is the King of the Kings of the Earth. Revelations 1:5.) That is where I stand before my Lord.