Does ethnic trappings as propagated by the likes of Nii Lamptey, Ken Agyapong, etc define how you connect with Ghanaians?

I have an acquintance who recently asked me why I love across the 'ethnic' line. I told him it's the spiritual connection that matters more to me than the tribalist or so-called racial classification, including common interests.

Without dismissing the value or validity of the question, I was a bit surprised, considering that the person professes to believe that we are all made in the image of God.

We've mostly become enlightened enough to understand that we are all one, apart from the cultural, tribal or religious trappings that emphasise superficial differences more than our common humanity and divinity. I go through the Bible, Zen & Buddhist & 'New Thought' etc teachings, as I do the Islamic teachings of which I was raised as a child. In the same vein, I share my love with who-so-ever I deeply connect with.

Does ethnic & religious trappings or so called 'racial purity' as propagated by the likes of Nii Lamtey, Ken Agyapong, etc define how you connect with fellow Ghanaians, and if so, why?