In a Constitutional Republic built on Judeo-Christian moral and legal principles, politics should be servant-oriented, truth-seeking, and accountable to the transcendent laws of nature and nature's God. When ideology replaces religion, and when power is centralized in the name of "justice," it risks becoming a political religion—a cult in the making. 1/ Is it fair to call the modern progressive wing of the Democratic Party a political cult? They incessantly call MAGA a cult. Let's examine the elements of cult behavior, ideological rigidity, and intellectual roots. We’ll compare progressivism to classic definitions of cultic political movements and name names—respectfully, factually. 2/