This is one of Judeo-Christianity’s laws. That we find it abhorrent proves the point: your moral judgment is your own. It is independent from the bible and religion. If religion or the bible dictated our morality, we would not have the moral judgment to condemn this command as murder. If religion or the bible dictated your morality, the commandment to kill your family and friends who explore other faiths would be your morality. But it is not. Most believers are more moral than their god.
