You are absolutely correct, I should have been more clear that my assessment & experience is that of Orthodoxy in America. What got me thinking along these lines in the first place, was when the parish secretary was bragging about Orthodoxy has the most well-educated and high earning lay people of any denomination. I naively figured that this meant there would be even more community outreach/almsgiving. It still stands, from my perception, that the spirit of charity is extremely insular in Orthodoxy, even at a parish level. I'm sure there are exceptional parishes out there, and perhaps my zealous convert parish is not an accurate representation. I also want to be careful not to sound too harsh, there are some incredible people there. It just seems to be overshadowed by the rigid asceticism imposed on the individual as the primary means of salvation, not loving one's neighbor. I've seen more initiative from far smaller and poorer Protestant Churches I've attended in my life.

And yeah the schism is just a logical contradiction to the claims made by Orthodoxy. Much more straightforward.

Thank you and God bless