Defend Godly Principles in Local Government

During a recent sermon, I heard a pastor condemn Christians for putting too much emphasis and trust in politics. This is a common occurrence. I regularly hear from pastors that politics is a distraction from the true work of the Gospel. "Politics is temporary, while we should focus on the eternal," they argue. A few days after that sermon, I testified at the Colorado Capitol in favor of a bill that would recognize life, and all its rights thereof, at the moment of conception. There were eight of us testifying in support of the bill, but not a single pastor. How do I square these two seemingly contradictory scenarios? On one hand, pastors argue that Christians are too preoccupied by politics. On the other hand, when it comes to the work of writing our state's laws, Christians rarely show up.