you know since this is a legitimate question - I won't leave the snarky response. I'll tell you how I know, after 10 years of doing it, meeting and knowing the people , sometimes covering for them and them covering for me on different days , Over the time I been there at every point in the day and night - Monday through Sunday- the people that volunteer are not self absorbed atheists , It is always older men , and women from the Church, Off duty cops, and of course the priests that run the shelters. Lefts don't have what it takes to give to the needy , they only give a damn about and support what the current hot issues are.. they have completely abandoned the disabled and the homeless. You don't have to take my word for it, check out a local shelter around where you live and volunteer for a few hours, and if you don't see what I seen and see , then I'll be happy to admit I am wrong.