>They also are spread out over most of the more thinly
>populated parts of the country, which is the majority of the
>land mass. Nonreligious people seem to huddle together in
>dense urban centers, ceding much of the control of the rest of
>the country to the religious.

No. The urban center populations are also wildly religious. That's part of why there are so many churches in all of our urban centers and in the surrounding suburbs. Also the various Catholic dioceses that include urban centers are huge.

>I actually think most Black Christians are deeply suspicious
>of the YT Christian power stricture, though.

Sure, some are. But the Black xtians tend to agree with those white folks on social issues, except maybe as specifically related to race. And hell, I grew up in a very Black and Xtian house where my parents watch all of the major televangelists - white ones - and all of the major Xtian TV networks - white ones. I know other black xtians who do that too. So I dunno.