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Daughter asked me the same question about judgmentalism today. I was unable to define it since this conversation….here is a possible definition in LDS contexts Judgmentalism exists when a person fails to accept, or be charitable toward another person based on assessments of their behavior as somehow negative. These assessments are often based on relative values (not absolute truths), conformity, and an incomplete review of the facts or the person’s background. The opposite of judgmentalism is charity, kindness, and humility that acknowledges we are all imperfect, and that our own set of values is not always the same as the person we are judging.
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I found a pretty good blog post on this. http://www.reclaimingthemind.org/blog/2012/10/four-steps-to-overcoming-judgmentalism/
Quote:what happens when we are judgmental is that no one can tolerate to be around us. We don’t lift people up, we bring them down filling them with guilt and insecurity. The result is that the judged go in search of those who don’t continually complain about the stench of their sin. Normally, this is found in communities of people who struggle with the same sins. And this is not a good place to be, as it normally fosters apathy toward resolving their problems (if they are truly problems). More than this,
it creates a community of sameness where no diversity is present. Here there are no challenges in thinking or practice and these begin to judge those who are not like them! I see it that way too – judgmentalism is when you ostracize those with whom you don’t want to associate. It’s also called border policing. Rather than making a big tent for members to join in, you are saying some cannot come in because they are not good enough in some way (usually because they sin differently than you do). Hand in hand with this my hackles are raised when I hear the terms “tolerate” rather than “love” and “can’t condone” rather than “welcome.” We talk too much about hating the sin and yes we say “love the sinner,” but we are still coming from that perspective of comparing an area they fall short in and we excel in when we ignore that there are other areas in which they excel and can teach a lot and we do a poor job.
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