User blog:FTWinchester/Crosses, Holy Water, Bible, etc...

Does anybody else find it weird that these items hurt vampires and some other species of demons? The show(s) never really expounded on the concept of the Christian God, as most of them say that there was no word on whether he actually exists/existed, and yet these items consecrated under the Christian God's name actually deters or hurts vampires.

On the other hand, spells invoking several deities from other religion (i.e., Kali, Minerva, Hecate, Osiris) seem to imply they exist, since these deities are being held to be the source of the power of the spells. Isn't this similar to blessing an object by invoking the name and power of a deity (specifically the Christian God)? Otherwise, who was/were giving power to these items?

Additionally, Willow attempted to cast a spell that invoked on the power of infernal figures (i.e., Satanas, the Devil) that are part of the Christian lore (in whole or in part). What do you guys think?

Is it because of Joss Whedon's personal spirituality/beliefs? Or was he just trying to avoid controversy with christians?

Disclaimer:

While I am Catholic, and therefore Christian, it is not my religion that made me ask this question, but more of the lack of parallelism between rituals/spells that invoke deities from other religion and those that invoke the Christian God.