It’s the Pharaohs of this world who would be happy to keep religion and politics separate. I mean, think about it. If Moses had simply said to Pharaoh, ”You know, all we want is to build a little synagogue down there in the ghetto where we can worship our God,” I think Pharaoh would have said, ”Fine.” But it’s because Moses said, ”Let my people go,” that Pharaoh If resisted with all his might. For the Bible, the issue isn’t whether religion and politics are related-of course they are. The issue is what kind of politics. One that serves the interest of the wealthy and powerful, or one that embodies God’s passion that everybody have enough.”

Marcus Borg’s, ‘Putting Away Childish Things.’