It is a question of what it means to be religious, fundamentally. If you believe the Last Judgement parables then it is more important what kind of person you are and how you treat others than being a card-carrying Christian, so to speak. 
   If you believe everyone is made in God's image and has a spark of the divine, the light of Christ which lightens everyone that comes into the world (paraphrase of the Gospel of John) then you might be more inclusive in your view of humanity. 
  As for a literal understanding of Genesis, for example, I find it an embarrassment. It is not intended as a scientific narrative but  theological, and therein lies the power and authority of revelation. One must recall that people wrote what is contained in the Bible and what is read there contains the human and the divine. 
  Ego alienates, faith can see beyond strife and insecurity to a greater reality. Ego builds walls around an imagined monopoly on truth.  Faith can set you free.