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Originally Posted by mikeod

Perhaps we can start with the thought that being non-judgmental means that one accepts there are alternatives to what one believes to be correct or proper. Somne years ago a friend was moved by the Army to an area much different from where he grew up. His attitude was that people did things, cooked things, drove, walked, talked, etc. wrong. To me, that is judgmental in that it assumes his way was not only right, but the only right way. Much better to say people did those things differently from how he did them. Not wrong, just different.

So, to me, being non-judgmental means not assuming my way is the only way.

Now there are certainly standards or rules that are accepted by society in general. To say it is wrong to drive on the wrong side of the road, to serve spoiled food, to attack someone physically, or similar, is not being judgemental in that you are upholding established/accepted standards of behavior and not enforcing personal standards that are not widely accepted.

Let's see what other members think.

I think this is a good explanation.

In recent years, people have stretched and custom-fitted Christ's saying "Judge not lest you be judged" into saying "Don't say anything about it if you see somebody doing something that is wrong, wrong, wrong morally or legally."

Often people are turning a blind eye to what is wrong morally/legally for the sake of appearing more tolerant. But I think it results in not correcting our children or even adults when they are going way off track, and this will likely lead to their being harmed in the long run.