Yes, Leftism Is a Religion: University Gives Greta Thunberg an Honorary Doctorate in Theology
Leftism is a religion, a sad substitute for real religion, but still a consuming preoccupation and a prism through which the devotee understands all things.
And THIS is why the appeal to authority is a fallacy. The so called "authority" can just be a moronic little inbred child that doesn't know her elbow from her asshole.