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  Excerpt from  When Liberty Enslave  by Jerry Aveta There is a common experience between our experiences today and those before the Civil War many years ago.  The effect of the intersection of faith and politics during these two experiences has had on our elections and our governance is uncanny in their similarities.  Both times an election insurrection was stopped by the sitting vice president.  Both times had people of the same faith on both sides of the social issues of the day claiming God’s favor and willing to divide the nation over those competing positions. Part 1 of this writing focuses on the Civil War era and how liberty centered around the issue of equality.  Some people of faith believed all men were equal, some did not. Part 2 focuses on our present times and how liberty centers on the sanctity of life concerning abortion and gun control.  Some in our nation feel enslaved by the liberty of others. Part 3 describes methods for closin...

  Author of the award-winning book, When Liberty Enslaves . Born in Philadelphia, PA, Jerry was raised in Flemington, New Jersey.  After parochial grammar and public high school, Jerry graduated from Virginia Military Institute in May 1972 with a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering. Jerry had a successful career as a Civil servant in the Department of Defense holding various engineering, program management, and executive positions.  Significant achievements included leading an integrated project team comprised of several engineers and managers to initiate acquisition reform throughout the U.S. Army; managing highly classified research and development programs; leading a Task Force in support of President Bush’s “War on Drugs”; and being the Deputy Commander of the U.S. Army Soldier Systems Command.  He received the Secretary of the Army Award for Distinguished Civilian Service at retirement. After retirement from Civil service, Jerry became a licensed teach...