I knew it...

I watched an interview with JK Rowling on Dateline and towards the end of the interview she admitted that the religious undertones were kind of on purpose. If I remember correctly, she said something along the lines of in writing Harry Potter she was struggling to believe the story of Christianity. In the last book, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Harry is kind of given over to sacrifice himself for everyone but is resurrected. And throughout the book Harry struggles with whether to believe what Dumbledore said and if Dumbledore really cared about Harry or if he was just a tool. Interesting. I love it.
Here's the interview in video and written out:
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/20001720/

J.K. Rowling reads 'Harry Potter' book

Author J.K Rowling reads from the second chapter of her new book, 'Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows.' SPOILER WARNING