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  Congratulations to Jerry Aveta, author of When Liberty Enslaves , for his book's selection as a Literary Global Book Award winner in Nonfiction History and a finalist in Nonfiction Inspirational and also in Nonfiction Social Change. Way to go, Jerry!  Book Description: 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 t...

  From the publisher -- The story behind  When Liberty Enslaves  by Jerry Aveta Jerry came to me in June, with a book addressing important issues about Election 2024. He had unique and researched perspectives that put an understanding of the 2024 election into a much larger picture of US history. Such perspectives deserved to be considered and made available to the public, but time was so limited. Generally, putting out a well edited and professionally typeset books takes 6-8 months, but all we had was 6-8 weeks if the book were to come out in time to reach its audience at an appropriate time. Long story short, we committed to the time frame, convinced that the quality of the content of the book would be worth moving this book to the top of our list. The rest is history. The book came out in August, just in time. And our faith in the book was warranted. It has won award after award. Book Description: There is a common experience between our experiences today and those bef...

  Jerry Aveta's book, When Liberty Enslaves , has clear significance for both Inauguration Day and Martin Luther King Day. Just as both merge today, January 20, 2025, so do both merge in this award-winning book. Book Description: 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...

Congratulations to Jerry Aveta, author of When Liberty Enslaves , for his book's selection as a Literary Global Book Award winner in Nonfiction History and a finalist in Nonfiction Inspirational and also in Nonfiction Social Change. Way to go, Jerry!  Book Description: 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 time...