"Do not judge!", people often say, (mis-)quoting passages like Matthew 7:1-5.
The dogma of the 21st century, as well as 21st century Christianity, is that of being "non-judgmental".
But who's judging whom?
Some time back, I was briefly explaining to a non-Christian friend that certain forms of birth control pills, like the "morning-after" pill, had the effect of inducing the abortion of an implanted foetus.
She immediately retorted, in a tone that was half serious and half in jest, "Judging you..."
She went on later to criticise me for being irrational, albeit in a relatively calm and civil manner.
Now, who is the judgmental one here? More importantly, which judgment is right?
That is some food for thought.
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