Reply #1: Part of the church, the liberation part,, has always done so

[Warpy]

while preaching that salvation occurs by making the world a better place for each other while we are here.

The other part has always realized people are easier to control and extort if they believe they can bribe their way out of hell by money first and lip service second.

I leave it to the religious to determine which group follows more of the instructions of Jesus Christ.