Oh, I don't know...He MAY just actually think he's smart enough to be's pulling one over on the Big Guy...If so, the joke's certainly on him!
I wouldn't put anything past Moore. I saw 9/11 and it was a brilliantly made film. Everything was effectively lies and blatant messing with emotions, but on almost every issue he left himself some room to get off on a technicality ("Well, technically it wasn't a lie."). He could be trying to play the same game with his faith.