Knowledge is power!

[Kurosen]

And they're smart, caring, hard working, savvy people. Not naive, ignorant, arrogant pricks.

Nope, they're all the above.

I sympathize that you're tired of people like those you love being villainized for their beliefs, but at some point you have to come to grips with the knowledge that just because you love them doesn't mean that they aren't also colossal tools.

It's very naive, ignorant, and arrogant for a group to consistently fight against the kinds of programs that benefited their own ancestors such that they were able to build the very wealth and stability that allows modern conservatives the comfortable, sheltered lifestyles they've enjoyed for so long that they've mistaken that state as the natural order of things.

Minor nitpick: of course Christians give "the most" to charity. It's a statistically foregone conclusion. Historically, most people in America have been Christian. Therefore, most of the wealth will belong to Christians. Therefore, even if charitable donations are equal across the board, Christians will give "the most". What would take this beyond being an empty talking point would be to find what percentage of available funds each major religion represented in the US gave to charity in a given time frame.