What in the world does faith have to do with a war game? In this game we get into alliances and make deals and get into politics of sorts with a single ultimate objective in mind: Win (or at least achieve top 12 or 10). We get into these alliances and try winning with them. What if the win is at a distance (or seemingly impossible) for that alliance, to the point that it seems more effective to quit? That's where Faith comes in.
Faith is a rather broad term that I'm using to give a term to the thing that keeps alliances together (It could easily be loyalty, but this just sounds better, more moving you know?). An alliance could be beaten back but as long as the game is going it pays to have faith. Faith allows an alliance to be defeated but not crushed, destroyed. An alliance with no faith is a dead one, literally, as they won't show on community boards later.
for example, VLR is a conquered alliance. RA proclaimed to all the world that they are dead. I argue that it isn't. VLR still:
1) Has All ten members.
2) Hasn't broken up into individual members
3) [A good way to destroy or erode faith in an alliance]

It is possible to destroy or erode faith. Either way you do it Its going to be rather cruel. A way to do this would be to [A good way to erode or destroy faith in an alliance]. One can also [A good way to erode or destroy faith in an alliance]. The first [Consequences related to other alliances]. The second [Consequences related to resources and energy] and you'd be a jerk if you pulled it off successfully if [that] is possible.

[] = don't want to really say it.

its a team game. Having faith is good. But most importent is having a team full of faith and people crazy about this game. Every big alliance knows they can't watch every alliance whole era. Some time they have to face other powerful alliances. That's when such alliance can do massive damage. Every one tries to use such alliance as sub or leave them to do there own thing,no ones bullies an alliance which will always stand up. No matter how many time you crush them.