Sure prophet may have told his followers to be “moderate” but today being moderate means not following Islam 100%. Women who don’t cover their head and men who don’t go to the masjid 5 times a day is “moderate”. People going to rock concert and mixing of opposite gender freely is also supposedly being moderate. Do you think the prophet reffered that as moderate?
By the way, im totally liberal myself but i just find it hypocritical to sugar coat non-islamic things by calling it “englightened moderation” or whatever.
This is one reason why I actually have more respect for a fanatic because atleast hes being honest about it .