Non-Judgemental Attitude to Life

I recently read the following statement on a fellow congregational church’s website:

The congregation are justly proud of their non-judgemental attitude to life, their openness and their unconditional kindness.

Openness might be a virtue and ‘unconditional kindness’ is an attribute which is certainly desirable, if not attainable, in any of us. But what of having a 'non-judgemental attitude to life'? Is the congregation right to be proud of this? 'Yes', is the view of the statement’s author. I’ll be frank: I think the statement is acutely irritating. Does this church never make judgement, share opinions, express preferences about anything at all? It has no views on abortion or war? On the sexual incontinence which characterises our population, the idolatry which permeates our cities, the incompetence which illustrates our governments and the greed which manifests in every high street? “Do not judge” seems to be the most oft-quoted Bible phrase that unbelievers, especially ones engaging in immoral practices and/or spouting deviant theological views, like to trot out. Apostle Paul said in 1 Corinthians 2:15:

“But he who is spiritual judges all things…”

How does this fit with that ‘justly proud’ group of brethren who entertain no judgements, verdicts or assessments in their attitudes towards life? Those for whom anything goes, and nothing is ever wrong? We Christians are to make judgements on all things according to the teachings of God’s word. This does not mean that we confuse our opinions and preferences with God’s, nor that we presume to know all things, such as a certain person’s eternal destination. The Lord Jesus, to whom the words ‘Do not judge’ are credited, will be the very Judge before whom all shall appear, unbelievers for their sentence of condemnation, and His forgiven ones to be commended or otherwise.

A.  D