I believe that the power of the church is influential in real life and in this game as well. We have heard the conspiracy theories behind Torn City’s infamous church.
WHAT IF…..
1-Factions had an upgrade where they can earn faction respect via contributions to the church, whether that be prayer or donations.
2-Just like the days of old, ransacking other faction’s churches could be an addition to increase war score or increase respect earned from wars.
3-The more contributions, the higher the church level increases for the faction, offering better rewards as the level increases. This could be represented by a faction’s “Piety points”. 1 piety point = $1m donation
4-Factions can participate in Holy wars with each other to steal/increase piety points for better church rewards.