| My friend Luther Miller is a perceptive
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| | and a green roof and a cement foundation.
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| observer of contemporary society, so when
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| | My home is love and warmth and comfort
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| he says there are four houses in America
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| | and joy. Oh, it really isn't much
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| NOT for sale I am sure he has something
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| | different from yours. The water faucet
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| more on his mind than real estate.Sure
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| | is broken, the roof is leaking, the paint
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| enough! Luther looks around him, likes
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| | is cracking, the sidewalk is uneven, and
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| what he sees hut notices a growing apathy
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| | we have trouble with the furnace."But
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| toward human liberty.As he sees it, there
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| | what makes it so different are the people
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| are four houses that stand between us and
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| | who live in it. A house is made of
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| mindless regimentation. He hopes we
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| | plaster, brick and wood - but a home is
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| never sell any of them.THE COURT HOUSE -
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| | made of human hearts, tears, laughter and
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| This is the symbol of justice, law and
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| | understanding."Luther stoutly maintains
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| order. The safeguard of the rights of
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| | that the finest cooking is "home
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| the individual when he is becoming a
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| | cooking," the finest living "home
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| number instead of a name. "We are an
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| | living," and the finest people "home
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| insurance number, a social security
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| | folks." Without a home, life comes
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| number, a license number, a street
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| | apart.GOD'S HOUSE - Our founding fathers
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| number, a credit card number, a phone
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| | knew the value of this house and so put
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| number, a street number and a burial lot
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| | the freedom to worship first in the Bill
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| number," snorts Luther.The court house
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| | of Rights. Unfortunately, says my
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| stands as the symbol of honesty and
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| | friend, many have interpreted this
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| integrity in government WHEN OCCUPIED BY
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| | guarantee to mean freedom FROM
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| WELL CHOSEN PEOPLE. The right to vote
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| | worship.Have you ever wondered, he asks,
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| thus becomes the key to a strong court
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| | who closes churches and temples in
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| house. Luther deplores the fact that
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| | America? The communists? The atheists?
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| only a minority of registered voters
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| | The hippies? No! Indifferent church
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| exercises its franchise.During a recent
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| | goers starve out the churches. Far too
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| election in upstate New York, figures
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| | many members are absentee share holders
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| revealed that 32 percent of the lawyers
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| | in the Lord's Corporation.There are 27
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| did not vote, nor did 22 percent of the
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| | million children under the age of 18
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| doctors, 32 percent of the dentists, 23
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| | without any religious affiliation. This
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| percent of the teachers, 40 percent of
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| | is an untapped resource for moral good
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| the business men and 27 percent of the
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| | that must be reached.Like the rest of us,
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| housewives.My friend likes to point out
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| | Luther is searching for the proper
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| that he and his wife made sure they cast
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| | long-range goal of the church. The
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| absentee votes for Wooster mayor before
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| | answer lies in reaching the instinct for
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| they went to Europe - and their man was
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| | good in the hearts of children, he
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| elected, by two votes.THE SCHOOL HOUSE -
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| | thinks. He likes to cite the last
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| The school house stands for the quest for
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| | request of Hans Christian Anderson, the
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| knowledge and truth, declares Luther.
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| | creator of Fairy Tales. The Danish
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| The teacher is a stalwart proponent of
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| | writer had wanted to be remembered for
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| the search for the avenues of
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| | his serious textbooks but finally became
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| understanding, of mental development, of
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| | reconciled to the probability he would be
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| cultural growth and of the right of
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| | known best for his children's
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| everyone to learn. We must not stand
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| | stories.During Anderson's last illness he
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| idly by and permit anything to prevent
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| | wrote down directions for his funeral:
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| our children from having the best
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| | "Most of those who will follow me at my
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| available resources and schools for their
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| | funeral will be little children. Have
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| use.Teachers have our children an average
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| | the beat of the music keep time to little
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| of six hours a day, five days a week,
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| | steps.""This," says Luther. "I believe
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| nine months a year. They supervise our
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| | to be the noble direction of the church.
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| children during the formative years.
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| | The church of the future must keep time
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| Despite this, Americans spend 60 times as
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| | to little steps, for they are the only
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| much for alcohol as for education.All of
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| | steps that march into the future."What
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| us are aware that children are the hope
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| | does all this mean? That all of us have
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| of the future. Yet, we seem to overlook
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| | a great challenge to safeguard and
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| the fact that the future will bring an
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| | perpetuate all that we have established
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| even more complex and problem-prone
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| | as good and worthwhile. The letters
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| society. Education that was good enough
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| | which mean so much - U.S. - spell us.And
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| for today's adults is inadequate for
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| | "us" have many houses. Things will work
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| today's children.YOUR HOUSE - Modern
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| | out well so long as we don't sell our
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| living tends to break up the home and
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| | four, principal houses.September 17, 1969
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| family as we have traditionally known it.
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| | .Click here to see this article on
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| Today we speak of Dad as "the most
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| | Lindsey Williams's website.Lindsey
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| welcome guest in the house." A teenage
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| | Williams is a Sun columnist who can be
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| boy replied to the question, "What is a
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| | contacted at: or Website: with over a
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| home?" with this more-truth-than-fun
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| | thousand of Lin's Editorial & At Large
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| definition: "A home is where part of the
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| | articles written over 40 years.Also
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| family waits until the others are through
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| | featured in its entirety is Lin's
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| with the car."Young people cherish a home
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| | groundbreaking book "Boldly Onward," that
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| and develop most fully in a well-knit
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| | critically analyzes and develops theories
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| family relationship. A high school girl
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| | about the original Spanish explorers of
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| had this to say in a composition about
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| | America.
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| her home:"My home is more than four walls
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