"Not secular," he says with a shake of his head, "because after all: who made me a person? Who gave me a life? And there I was, giving it up, making it less, taking my hand to His creation."

He doesn't talk about his own feelings on religion, spirituality, the universe and how it works.

To the question, though, he nods.

"I am. I'm something I never thought I'd ever be again."