<< overt displays of generousity in the name of Jesus or the church, public denouncement over such amoral behavior as homosexuality, constant reminders of the wages of sin a la Jack Chick, for example.
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I hope you’re being sarcastic, but… A quick look around would certainly show that there are LOTS of charities funded by Jews, so I don’t think “displays of generosity” are an issue, but they’re not done “in the name of” anyone or anything. They’re done as acts of righteousness and charity.
There are some Jewish leaders who will publicly denounce what they perceive as sins, but they don’t see that as their obligation. Jewish leaders tend to encourage people to DO righteous deeds (mitzvot), as we are commanded to do, rather than berate them for sins. Denunciation of sin has to do with excessive focus on heaven/hell. Judaism doesn’t focus there, Judaism focuses on what you do in THIS world.
Well, in Judaism, you do have an obligation to discourage others from doing evil, though, and especially to avoid tempting them to do evil, and there definately is the idea that you should encourage someone who does evil to repent and reform.
I think the lack of “berating people for sins”, or in general, public activism against what’s considered evil, is more cultural than religious. Judaism, in this country, at least, hasn’t tended to be politically activist until really recently. If you go to Israel, on the other hand, you do see attempts by religious leaders and religious partiesto influence the law to punish sinful behavior, with the attempts to shut down non-Kosher restaurants and to close off streets and stuff on the Sabbath examples of that.