In my experience with Baptists, and I HAVE had some, the only reason for their relief efforts is to try to convert others.
I don't care what their (or your perception of their) hidden motive for their volunteer work is. (what? were they requiring church membership to receive water? I don't think so)
I just appreciate the SBC effort to help people in need.
BTW, another tactic used by the left is to contribute a motive to someone else(based upon an anecdote) as a way to declare 'them'- as well as their motive - as Automatically bad. That is not logical.
It may or may not be their inner motive (there could be other motives that escaped your sensors) and we may just want to thank them for their volunteer work instead of looking for a way to take pot-shots.
You might just as well have said: While their volunteer work to help people may have appeared to be an act of kindness, it was really just selfishness.
The SBC people I have met have been good conservative people who vote Republican.
As a Southern Baptist I can tell you that it isn't the only reason we do this. Number one is that the Bible says to help those in need and if a person asks why we do it we then share with them why. I don't see many athiests out there doing an organized relief effort or the pagans or for that many other major denominations.
I just am thankful that there were teams of people from out of state here in my neighborhood the very next day with their chainsaws, tarps, tools, food, water and willingness to help out people who were devastated. Let's just say the Red Cross isn't that welcomed in some places around here because they only take people's money then ride around doing nothing.
Of course.