Christians have always embraced social justice. Throughout the thrilling history of the expansion of the Christian church, “an impressive means of attracting converts was the extensive humanitarian activity of the Church.”2 From the first, the church cared for its own poor (Acts 2:45; 4:34); then, as the church was able, it started orphanages, hospitals, hospices, and houses for widows and indigents. These, it must be admitted, were all started out of love but also as a means for preaching the gospel