In September 2019, I posted "My 9-Point Perspective on the POTUS [First] Impeachment Inquiry." I have copied-pasted then tweaked that post here, noting the updates and changes in purple font.
1. Compared to the triune God’s “unshakeable kingdom” (Heb 12:28) and all Christians’ inherent freedom to witness and serve, current U.S. political matters are but one more “drop in a bucket” or “fine dust” (Is. 40:15).
2. No matter our particular nationality, Christians’ international identities as divine image-bearers should be more fundamental in shaping our priorities and attitudes about fellow human beings and world affairs than our important national identities.
3. Much of U.S. Christianity seems deeply, almost hopelessly, syncretized with U.S. identity and interests. This syncretized Christianity is no more blatantly exemplified than by explicitly Christian groups that also explicitly hold the U.S. and Israel as God's specially chosen countries.
4. Current U.S. politics are more partisan than ever. Due to small-mindedness and financial self-interest, most Congress members and their constituents (the rest of us) focus more on manipulation and “winning” power than freely seeking what is true, right, and just. Thankfully there are also Congress members and constituents that seek what is true, right, and just, regardless of short-term costs.
5. Democrats’ and others' U.S.-based righteous indignation over DJT’s mob-boss-type bullying - in the current case internationally for the sake of perpetuating his presidency at all costs, including through violence - neglects consistent U.S. international bullying. All nations act out of self-interest; it’s just that the U.S. has recently had more military and economic clout to employ misplaces too much ultimate and religious allegiance on the U.S., or "America." Religious language - e.g., "sacred," "hallowed," "desecrated," "Temple of Democracy" - was far too prevalent in the prosecution's presentations about the January 6 insurrection.
6. This Narcissistic Personality Disorder ex-POTUS - who, yes, demands personal loyalty and bullies like a mob boss - has manipulated enough political and popular self-interest and partisan-interest to buttress (and get others devotedly to chant) his ongoing, honest claim to have been, and to resume being, both the greatest and most mistreated POTUS, and indeed world leader, in all of history.
7. This impeachment process will passed the Democratic House then failed a super-majority conviction in the Republican evenly-divided Senate; DJT will has once again claimed vindication (and most likely be narrowly re-elected for another four-year term will continue to assert himself as the MAGA messiah).; and, Let's hope that mud-slinging partisan U.S. politics will only increase decrease, at least for a little while, with the removal of DJT's bully pulpit and Twitter account.
8. While I understand better than before why so many U.S. citizens support this POTUS because of implemented policies (as well as his populist style), I continue to regret having had a hyper-NPD mob boss as POTUS. I also oppose, or in some cases question, many of his economic, international, social, and immigration policies. Others will continue to bring up their relief that the realistic 2016 alternative was not elected, which I understand.
9. U.S. Christians will continue to face the powerful struggle between living out of their inherently theocentric, graciously bestowed international human identities and partisan U.S. nationalism.
