It is often said that conservatives tend to give more to charity… if it is with motivations like this, the point is lost.
I wonder how all the nuns working as nurses and teachers are supported? 
In all serious though, churches spend a lot of money on helping the needy, so it's hardly fair to discount all the money given to churches as "not charity"
On another note, in Canada, religious people still give more even if you don't count churches as charities, which really makes the seculars look like cheapskates.
Well in America (at least) practicing Christians have a reputation for being the cheapest tippers at restaurants.
Nope, that reputation is held by the blacks. The Jewish have a reputation for being very demanding but generally give a nice tip for good service. Stereotypes obviously...
Well, blacks are overwhelmingly Chrisitian. They would definately skew the Christian average down. Jews are very fussy about getting the right tabe and making substiutons and such. My dad is the worst. Women are also much more demanding as well and they will get belligerent and hostile if there is a problem. Indian people always want to argue about prices and are meticulous in checking to make sure they are getting exactly what they ordered. Yuppie white city people are also much better tippers than rural/exurban types. And foreigners are a disaster. Their communication skills are deficient, they're unfriendly and they are poor tippers.
