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Can you tell me, as someone outside the christian religion, how someone outside christianity distinguishes “(true) christian churches” from “so-called christian churches”? I'm curious. I thought christianity was defined by belief in christ as a savior, the teachings of christ.

Can you tell me how this ties into the issue of ethics? If one bases their ethics on the teachings of christ does that make the ethics christian even if they are not? What if they just happen to be the same?

Most Christians also believe that christianity is defined by belief in christ as a savior, the teachings of christ.

But there is a portion of the church that has sprung up, separated from the main churches is a better way to put it, kicked out essentially, in the past decade or two whose teachings actually oppose the teachings of christ and yet they still call themselves christians. it's not just deceptive to non-christians it's deceptive to the unwary christians who wander into those churches too. It is extremely unethical what they are doing.