> Progressivism is really a form of religion, disguised as a political system.

No more than all political (and otherwise ideological or values-based) systems are; there's no “disguise” in involved.

I think this sentiment gets at a more interesting idea, which is the increasing convergence/conflation of government and society in the minds of participants. That is to say, government is the primary, if not only avenue for voicing and acting on personal/cultural values.

Can you give me some examples of parallels? I'm not really seeing the equivalence?