Even then, in their holy books some pretty terrible things happen.
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Yes but a lot of them happened because of the greater good, or those people were being punished
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So then ends justify the means?
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No, the ends don't justify the means. God is the only one that can rightfully punish people by death, which he did in the stories you mentioned so yea.
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Depends really I'm not entirely familiar with Islam, but when it comes to Judaism, and Christianity then yes
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In Islam and Judaism they had many wars in which they were persecuted by different, more powerful established groups/religions. In Christianity they were actually very nonviolent until the Romans usurped Christianity and changed it to suit their goals.