And to my original point, you equate these things with only the "Christian left"? If that's the case, my own experience says bat guano to that. I know PLENTY of people on both sides of the Tiber that identify as conservative, and they have devoted their lives to working in the blighted urban core making things better for those less fortunate. Heck, in a couple of cases, it is the liberals that are trying to thwart these conservatives in their charitable work.