I would offer that we can judge actions without judging a person. We do not need to assign a punishment or anything against a person who does something that we judge to be an improper action. What is important is that we judge the action so that we know for ourselves whether to join in or stay clear of it. We have to judge what is right and what is wrong for ourselves. Condemning a person is beyond any authority that I ever even want to have. It is not for me to say whether a person can be redeemed or not after whatever they have done. But we all must judge actions on a daily basis.

Many scriptures have been shared from the Bible. Might I share a few more from other scripture? Whether or not you accept them, is for you to judge:
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Moroni 7:15 - For behold, my brethren, it is given unto you to judge, that ye may know good from evil; and the way to judge is as plain, that ye may know with a perfect knowledge, as the daylight is from the dark night.
16 - For behold, the Spirit of Christ is given to every man, that he may know good from evil; wherefore, I show unto you the way to judge; for every thing which inviteth to do good, and to persuade to believe in Christ, is sent forth by the power and gift of Christ; wherefore ye may know with a perfect knowledge it is of God.

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You can see, this scripture is talking about judging things, not judging people. It continues on to include a caution:
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Moroni 7:18 - And now, my brethren, seeing that ye know the light by which ye may judge, which light is the light of Christ, see that ye do not judge wrongfully; for with that same judgement which ye judge ye shall also be judged.

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I can find many others that say basically the same thing. We must judge, and here is how to judge, but be careful about making judgements - it is a weighty matter that carries serious consequences. Other scriptures define who has the authority to judge which matters.

And some do petain to judging people in the sense of who to follow, or who to hang around with. Then we are told over and over that we will know "by their works" or "by their fruit." It might take some time to be able to see whether a person or group produces good fruit, or bad fruit, but eventually it becomes clear. The same is true of your own actions. Do you leave a trail of pain and destruction in your wake, or are people's lives changed for the better? It really brings it into perspective when I look at my own life and see that it is some of each. People are not all good or all bad, and people can and do change. That is what makes judging people so much more complex than judging actions, and such a greater responsibility.