" We don't want anything or anyone disrupting or subverting the religious climate that allows us to get along by not talking about things that we find challenging or that confront our value system. If we did, those in economic, political or religious power would suddenly feel like their control was slipping away. But by avoiding these difficult and uncomfortable issues, we reinforce privilege. So, as leaders, we are pressured to avoid those things. The same pressure was applied to Jesus. The Word he brought was so disruptive to the religious leaders of his day that they went to the other empire, the Roman empire, and persuaded it that He was dangerous. They conspired and killed him as King of the Jews. "

― Ken Wytsma , The Myth of Equality: Uncovering the Roots of Injustice and Privilege