Doing random acts of kindness, anonymously, on a singular basis is fine.
But when it becomes
daily, self-appointed patrol that chastises a person (the first thread's original poster) for parking their disabled car in the street or for other 'infractions' that are Community Watch duties, it looks like
policing and daily "
watching" people, an unnerving situation.
As for living out one's faith and then noting newspaper recognition of oneself, Christ's words are very clear:
“Beware of practicing your righteousness before other people in order to be seen by them, for then you will have no reward from your Father who is in heaven.
2 “Thus, when you give to the needy, sound no trumpet before you, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets, that they may be praised by others. Truly, I say to you, they have received their reward. 3 But when you give to the needy, do not let your left hand know what your right hand is doing, 4 so that your giving may be in secret. And your Father who sees in secret will reward you.
The Lord's Prayer
5 “And when you pray, you must not be like the hypocrites. For they love to stand and pray in the synagogues and at the street corners, that they may be seen by others. Truly, I say to you, they have received their reward. 6 But when you pray, go into your room and shut the door and pray to your Father who is in secret. And your Father who sees in secret will reward you."
https://www.biblegateway.com/passage...34&version=ESV