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As Christians, we do not judge people who do not profess to have Christ. Why? Simple, a person who is not a Christian, who we would call a "sinner" is simply living according to their nature. Sinners live a sinful life. There's nothing unnatural about that. Now, if a person professes to be a Christian, then I, as their brother in Christ have every right (and obligation) to judge their actions (not their heart), and to hold them to the standard of morality given to us in Scripture.
Just to cite the Scripture that backs that up:
1Co 5:9 I wrote to you in my letter not to associate with sexually immoral people—
1Co 5:10 not at all meaning the sexually immoral of this world, or the greedy and swindlers, or idolaters, since then you would need to go out of the world.
1Co 5:11 But now I am writing to you not to associate with anyone who bears the name of brother if he is guilty of sexual immorality or greed, or is an idolater, reviler, drunkard, or swindler—not even to eat with such a one.
1Co 5:12 For what have I to do with judging outsiders? Is it not those inside the church whom you are to judge?
1Co 5:13 God judges those outside. "Purge the evil person from among you."
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