swimmerbabe11 said:
I think thats an uncharitable way of interpreting her point. I don't think anyone should argue that your identity should be Christian first..but she is saying "white" as an identity is inherently divisive in a polarizing/negative way.
I'm not 100% sure I'm on board with her, but I think her words are being blown out of proportion
I approach this with a bit of skepticism. Identity priority, of any stripe, can be a short, slippery path to divisiveness and intersectional politics and an "us against them" instead of a "we/all of us" perspective.
Think of the density of European immigrant enclaves across the country. The Brazos Valley has the Czech and German influence, Boston has a huge Irish background, and the highest density of Poles outside Warsaw is in Chicago. It's also not a new thing. A century ago, these realities influenced marriages, business dealings, and range/turf wars
Even if that was not her intention, it can ultimately become a consequence of what she is proposing. It's hard to parse her words without being there or seeing a video for context. I'd say, lets all be Christians first, Americans (or Texans if you like) next. Then, if you want to put some emphasis on your ethnicity or culture, by all means celebrate it, but not from the perspective of better, worse, etc, but from a perspective of what it uniquely brings to the table.
My .02; YMMV