I’ve experienced it in this column. Instead of responding to facts or opinions in the column, a cadre of folks prefer to attack me personally and accuse me of spreading hate. When this happens, I generally refer the column to someone, like a religious leader, for their opinion. No one has ever told me the column was hateful. They tell me the column is strong and provocative. They tell me that sometimes folks who disagree will project their anger, their hate onto the writer. Hate is infecting everything. We all need to take a stand. Guard our ears. Guard our eyes.