Cultural christian =/= christian. But i hear what youre saying. Hes strangely sympathetic to it all - but I doubt that most christians take this "cultured" and "nuanced" view of religion that he supposedly takes. In fact, the numbers show that they dont... At least not in the US. Here, an alarming number of people take the whole deal quite literally. Its bizarre.
If you're frightened of dying, and you're holding on, you'll see devils tearing your life away. But if you've made your peace, then the devils are really angels, freeing you from the Earth.