Original sentence: Angley is a native of Gaston County, North Carolina.In his autobiography he details his early life being raised in the Charlotte area as a Baptist, and at the age of 18 accepting Jesus Christ as his Savior
Edited sentence: Angley is a native of Gaston County, North Carolina; in his early life he was raised in the Charlotte area as a Baptist, and at the age of 18 he claimed to accept Jesus Christ as his Savior.Lucky for Ernest this coincided with his attaining eligibility for World War Two conscription for military service (also known as "the draft"), so he left the Charlotte area to attend a southern Bible college applying for an exemption to military service, effectively dodging the draft