Sam Harris has commented on ‘religious moderation’, saying yes its better than religious fundamentalism. The problem is the cover religious moderates/liberals give to fundamentalism. To a large degree they can be blamed for people like MTG and “what’s his name” being in office. That they aren’t able to stop them from making the USA a “Christian nation” again.
If the foundation is solid, and good, it doesn’t matter how ‘radical’ or ‘literal’ one gets. For example, the more radical a Jain gets, the LESS we have to worry. That is because non-violence is the basis for that religion. Compassion and kindness is the basis. Christians think that they also have that as the basis, but I don’t see that, as god requires violence, and pain as payment for sins.
To some degree Jainism has environmentalism as a concern, as it is violence to harm so many beings, either directly, or indirectly by poisons