Polytics?

Poly means more than one. Over time church after church after church has split over, sometimes, trivial issues. I will pick on just us Baptists for now. We now have a group of denominations which could be called polybaptists. Some of the issues that have split us were necessary, like God's sovereignty and the doctrines of grace. Others were not so necessary. As I tread into to the latest controversy in the blogosphere, I 'm afraid I am witnessing perhaps the newest division of the polybaptists. It really is sad. This issue of politics; I now call it polytics. I am not in opposition to mature brothers debating any issue. I am in oppostion when it leads to character bashing.
It seems to me, if Christians would simply live their lives as living sacrifices, allowing one another to obey their consciences in obvious areas of liberty, we could blog about the wonderful things the Lord is doing instead of bashing one another for doing things we disagree with. Perhaps I am oversimplifying the issue. I do tend to be a Simpleton. Our church had a wonderful opportunity to worship with a dear brother in the Lord and now we our putting out the fires it caused. Why? Polytics. One brother disagrees with the level his other brothers are involved. He feels they should be more involved with the gospel. The result, he has forsaken the gospel in order to rebuke those he disagrees with. Am I the only one puzzled here? If your conscience does not allow you to get involved, don't. If it does, do everything you find your hands doing with diligence as unto the Lord. But for crying out loud, do not forget to love one another. You could have all the wisdom in the world and be slicker than Slick Willy, but if you have not love you are but a clanging cymbol.
Should Christians be involved at any level in politics? Absolutely. To what level? The Bible does not say. Do not forsake the gospel. I think we all agree there. Let us be about the work the Lord has given us and not worry about being each others consciences is such matters.
Thank you to those who are trying to better the environment we have to live in. Remember our true citiznship is in Heaven. We share that. We all (believers in Christ alone for salvation) represent the same homeland. Let's start acting like it. Let us not now allow polytics to divide us.
This is my humble, perhaps simple, opinion.