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I personally think that anyone who supports any of the tenets of the religion that impact other people's lives is not moderate. People who support Sharia are not moderate. People who support penalties for leaving the religion are not moderate. People who have any level of support for a caliphate are not moderate. People who want to align behind their religion as a political force are not moderate. People who think that homosexuals should have less rights are not moderate.

It's not just supporting extremism or not. "Moderate" isn't a statement relative to other believers, it's relative to modern secular societies.

To add, I think a large portion of the problem is baked into the religion and can't be separated. Namely the finality and perfection and the lack of separation between state and religion.