Deicide: How Eliminating The Deity Is Destroying America - Book on Religious Decline & Cultural Impact in Modern Society" (Note: This is a sensitive topic title that may require careful consideration of audience and platform guidelines. The optimized version maintains the core message while adding SEO keywords and context about the book's subject matter.)

As an attorney devoted to the constitution and the separation of church and state, I approached this book with a skeptical eye. I was pleasantly surprised at the balanced approach to what is inherently a delicate subject. I was impressed by the author's advocating the thoughtful involvement of persons of faith in the political process while simultaneously recognizing the need to base policy on the democratic processes and principles that make America unique. Well researched and historically interesting this easy read provides logical analysis coupled with the insight of an insider who has been knee deep in and personally impacted by this ongoing societal evolution. Smith makes a strong case that it is right for believers to interject their values and moral passion back into the political debate. He avoids stepping over the line to dogmatically contend that government should adopt biblical principles solely because of their origin but instead correctly points out they should not be avoided when they are good policy in a misguided attempt to segregate as opposed to separate the church and state.