Alan Ball, creator of the acclaimed HBO television series Six Feet Under, as well as True Blood and writer of the film American Beauty said in an interview "I wouldn't categorize myself as being religious in a denominational sense, but I am a spiritual person. I like to think about these things, and it's curious to me all that's going on in the politics of religion in regard to gays and lesbians"
source: http://connection.ebscohost.com/c/articles/4976109/why-you-should-dig-hbos-six-feet-under (the article requires you to enter the name of a library)