I’m still a no-body-shaming absolutist, even now, in 2025. People should not ridicule Donald Trump’s hair, or body weight, for example. And this is less about wanting to avoid hurting someone’s feelings, and more about never wanting to make any claim of ownership, not even a glancing claim of ownership, over anyone. I do not get to make unwelcome comments about anyone’s body, and this is true if I judge that person to be of high character, and also true if I’m tempted to judge that person negatively. I do not own any part of any other person. I do not own their internal states, or their body. I do not get to speculate into others’ internal states, as that too closely resembles a claim of ownership. I do not get to tell Barack Obama whether he is or isn’t a Christian. I don’t even get to know to what extent his Christianity is or is not sincere, unless he wants me to know*. Because I do not own him.
If I did believe in god, I wouldn’t believe that I was god, such that I could choose which people get the benefit of my standard ethics. And not believing in god, I don’t temporarily decide there is a god, just so I can assign myself to that role long enough to judge which people get the benefit of my standard ethics. Respect everyone. If respect means that your ethics apply to them. Heh, easier said than done. But this is the ideal.
*Unless someone presents as a religious guide, then they need to be honest about their religious beliefs.