Have you ever visited a really "Godley" region of the US?

There is a tiny town in Texas named Godley, believe it or not. It is very close to Joshua, Texas. Godley is very small but lives up to it's name, the hotel directory lists 50 churches! One that I remember is the "Cowboy Church." Look it up, they accept credit cards!

Today I drove from the Midland/Odessa airport to Andrews, TX. This area is mostly oil and gas fields with nodding donkey pump jacks sucking crude out of the ground and rusty mobile homes. Getting close to Andrews I saw church signs, one after another, popping up out of the weeds along the barb wire fences, competition for souls is fierce! But as I was entering Andrews I saw this huge banner sign, must be over 100 ft long with letters a couple feet high exclaiming "WE LOVE GOD, COUNTRY AND FREE ENTERPRISE." Looks like whoever put up the sign is speaking for everyone in Andrews.

Am I the only one that wonders how an ancient middle eastern jewish myth could have this much effect on a red neck mecca?