These type of people, such as Anne Rice, I'm sure, are plenty.
Yes, there's truth in what they say, just like Mahatma Gandhi. But they failed to grasp the prime focus: That Jesus is Lord. Their acceptance of Christ, was that he was a very good, moral human being.
And their resulting conclusion as exhibited, was somewhat more of a cowardice. For it is like saying: I am not Chinese, because of some the hideous things the Chinese people are doing.
And at a deeper subconscious state, perhaps they were blaming all the problems in the world on God's inaction.