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Christ never damnned people as being without worth, but he did judge the Sin that men do. We should judge the fruits of men's hearts, their deeds. I can't condemn a living man; he may yet change, alter, shift, and learn of Christ's love before he dies. But I can, and should, judge his fruits...is he loving, kind, good, gentle, praiseful, peace-bringing, joyful, and encouraging? Does he love others (philos or agape, thanks) and help where he can? Does he respect and love God, and give credit to Jesus for his salvation? That's how we are to judge.

"Judge not, lest ye be judged" was directed at the Pharasees, who were going to stone a woman to death for adultery, which each of them had probably committed in their hearts when pretty young things went by on the street. The message is not that we shouldn't judge the actions of men...it is that we should judge in the way that Christ does, and not the way that men do. We should call out sin as sin, as Christ did. But we should do it with the kind of Agape love that wants the best for the person whom we course-correct, as we would want to be lovingly re-directed by others (such as Christ!)