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On a darkened stage, Republican frontrunner Donald Trump gives the thumbs up after his speech at Georgia World Congress Center on Sunday. Hyosub Shin, hshin@ajc.com History books are replete with cults of personality.  Mao Zedong, Eva Peron, Charles DeGaulle, even Vladimir Putin. In Georgia, Gene Talmadge had one going back in the day. But modern Georgians have had no chance to glimpse one – until Sunday, when Donald Trump came to Atlanta and the Georgia World Congress Center, one day after his victory in the South Carolina presidential primary. What is a cult of personality? You can find variations, but one good definition is when a figure, usually political but sometimes religious, overshadows the movement he or she represents. Remove the personality and the movement disappears. What is Trumpism without Donald Trump? That’s hard to say, which is precisely the point. All revolves around the leader. You might have thought that Sunday’s rally of Trump supporters was...

Liberty University President Jerry Falwell, Jr. (right) presents Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump with a sports jersey after he delivered the convocation at the university in Lynchburg, Va., last week. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images On Wednesday evening, Donald Trump shared  the TV screen with Bill O’Reilly, who on behalf of his network pressed – unsuccessfully – the billionaire to end his feud with Fox News and attend the final Republican presidential debate in Iowa. O’Reilly reminded Trump that “in your Christian faith,” forgiveness would be the proper path. “It probably is, but it’s called ‘an eye for an eye,’ also. You could look at it that way, too,” Trump replied. Upon receipt of this news, Russell Moore threw up his hands. Digitally, anyway. “I can’t even start with this. Good night,” the Southern Baptist leader tapped out on his Twitter feed. In his quest for the White House, Donald Trump has broken many things, including laws of political ...