Christianity and politics

one of my most recent questions that i've been trying to work out is what the role of Christianity in politics is. and i'm still not sure, but i do know that they're not as connected as people try to make them.

for example, this pastor dude who was burning the Quran this weekend...i can't believe he had the nerve to do that in the name of Christ, because it's purely political. and there's no way Christ would condone such behavior.

when you look through the Bible, there's not much about Jesus and politics. there's Jesus loving people, but he doesn't say much about government. he does tell us to "render to Caesar what is Caesar's." and we're commanded to abide by the laws of the government as long as it doesn't go against God's word. so if the government passes a law making abortions legal, that doesn't mean Christians should go out and get abortions, nor does it mean we can hate those who do, nor does it mean we can hate those who passed the law.

ISN'T THE GOSPEL ABOUT LOVE AND NOT HATE?

quite honestly i think the Christian's role in politics is to remain neutral, and a Christian's role IS to spread Christ's love.

around here most Christians label themselves as Republicans. let me ask you, conservative Christians, what good does it do argue with a democrat about what you believe politically when you could be loving him? and what good does it do to make comments about how much you hate Obama/democrats when you could be praying for him and this whole country?

not placing the blame on everyone else, i need to watch my attitude as much as the next person and be careful that what i say and do is Christ-like. oh, what it would be like to be immersed in Christ constantly...