> But more to the point, who gets to define what is Christian (which was
> the point of asking for an explanation of that statement), as throughout
> history a lot of things are done in Christianity's name - so who gets to
> decide "yes, that's a Christian thing to do" and "no, that's not a
> Christian thing to do and one who does it isn't Christian".

That's not hard.  Read the Bible and see what it says about how to 
become a Christian, and what it commands Christians to do.  Then compare 
it to the doings of the religious bodies in question.  Time and again, 
at so many points of teaching, we find things taught and practiced that 
cannot be found in the Bible, from even the very basics of becoming a 
Christian, to the organization of the church, liturgy, and so forth.

Getting back to the point at hand:  There simply is no command in the 
Bible for Christians to kill Jews, to make them second-class citizens, 
or to maltreat them in any way.  Those claiming to be Christians who did 
these things were following another authority.

Regards,
John

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