Uh...
Do you NOT know there are OTHER verses in the BIBLE that tell believers TO judge?
I do Elsie. Unlike many, I don’t recall verses easily, so forgive any imprecision.
We are required to judge by actions. By words. But NOT what is in someones heart, for that is something we cannot know. Only God can.
Lay out Romney’s actions, since, lets face it, we are talking about him. Lay out his words. We can and most of us have judged him on those. Harshly.
Upthread, someone I like and respect very much (Mountain Mary) laid out all her problems with Romney and why she would not be voting for him.
That is fine. “By their fruits shall you know them” is very specific - you judge by what they do. Nothing else. And we still have to answer for our judging.
His relationship with God is NOT ours to judge and something we simply cannot tell, no matter what his religion is. (Ok, I got doubts about the godliness bit of any guy who does that to a dog, but that is just me. And I don’t even like dogs.)
Now frankly, looking at some of your posts recently, I am tempted to judge you. I shall not, because I may not, but the temptation is bad enough that it is going to land me a massive amount of penance tomorrow.
For all I know God is sitting in your chair typing your recent responses. I rather hope not though, because some of them really recant our Saviours message that God loves us all, regardless.
Go with God.