The Role of Community Organizers

"Now the chief priests and the elders persuaded the people to ask for Barabbas and destroy Jesus." 
--Mt 27:20

"And the crowd came up and began to ask Pilate to do as he was wont to do for them. And he answered them, "Do you want me to release for you the King of the Jews?"

For he perceived that it was out of envy that the chief priests had delivered him up.

But the chief priests stirred up the crowd to have him release for them Barabbas instead. And Pilate again said to them, "Then what shall I do with the one whom you call the King of the Jews?"

And they cried out again, "Crucify him."  
--Mk 15: 8-13