Outstanding Book Review by Readers' Favorite: 5 Stars for When Liberty Enslaves (Aveta)
Just in, a review of When Liberty Enslaves: The Toxic Blend of Faith and Politics by Jerry Aveta. Sometimes you pick up a book and it grabs you by the scruff of the neck, shakes you around a bit, and makes you exclaim, “Everyone needs to read this.” Reviewed by Grant Leishman for Readers' Favorite Sometimes you pick up a book and it grabs you by the scruff of the neck, shakes you around a bit, and makes you exclaim, “Everyone needs to read this.” When Liberty Enslaves: The Toxic Blend of Faith and Politics by Jerry Aveta was just such a book, for me. The author effectively compares the social conditions, political situation, religious involvement, and general environment of the United States before the Civil War with our current political environment. What drove the secessionists in 1860 was the economic need for slavery for the South to maintain its power and wealth, despite the moral arguments regarding the right of all to be free and equal. The author points out th...