text: If Jesus was a community organizer, he wasn't a very good one. As portrayed in the Gospels, he wasn't particularly concerned with political systems and, in fact, consistently resisted getting dragged into partisan issues.
  
  That's not to say there's anything wrong with community organizing or that those who do it aren't sometimes doing divinely inspired work. I just think it's important not to impose contemporary political action models on the historical Jesus. They not only limit his mission but also increase the already strong temptation many of us have to view the Gospel through the lens of our own political biases.