In his classic treatise on politics, The Republic, Plato observed that the greatest enemy of justice is the family. Yes, the family! I daresay his claim will strike you as being rather silly. After all, most everyone agrees the family is a good and necessary institution. Sociologists continue to say the family is the vital unit or cell of society. We are all disturbed by the disintegration of the family as the divorce rate climbs. Many believe this phenomenon is as dangerous as running out of energy or leaving ourselves vulnerable to an enemy attack. This is why "family life" is one of two national priorities of our United Church of Christ. Here we are, then, focusing our efforts on preserving the family, and now I come along and say with Plato that the family is an enemy of justice. I hav…