[austhrow743]

Taking a stance on a governing bodies actions is clearly politics. In what way could it possibly not?

[wickedsickeune]

As an example, if your government instructed you to separate parents from their child, you could refuse, without any political motivations.

If you consider this a difference of opinion between the government and you, then yes, it may be political. In my view core values are not political, because you can't argue for and against them.

[austhrow743]

Core values values applied to governance decisions is exactly what a political stance is.

Refusing to obey that order from your government is a political decision.