Three young Christians traveled through the Prado de Cienfuegos, loudly proclaiming a message that shook social media: Cuba's freedom will not come from any politician or system, but from a spiritual change.
“No Trump, no Díaz-Canel, and no Raúl. Just Christ”, they declared while walking down the main avenue of Cienfuegos until reaching the Malecón, with the surrounding streets completely deserted.
The setting of the video speaks for itself: the Prado of Cienfuegos, usually a bustling promenade, appears empty. The fuel crisis plaguing Cuba in May 2026 has emptied the public space.
Without transportation, without money, and with extreme heat exacerbated by blackouts exceeding a daily deficit of 2,000 MW, people stay locked indoors, but these three young individuals decided to venture out and turn those empty streets into their pulpit.
"It is of no use for the government to change if we continue with the same backward thoughts. We renounce pride, Father. Intervene in this city. Christ is Lord. It is time to return to Christ," proclaimed the preachers in the video.
His message is radical in its simplicity: capitalism or socialism, all governments are corrupt, and the only one who can change the human heart is Christ.
The video did not go unnoticed by the Facebook profile “Las Cosas de Fernanda”, identified by independent Cuban media as linked to MININT in Cienfuegos.
Instead of ignoring or denouncing the youth, the profile published an extensive theological-political analysis to counter their message, citing Calvin and various biblical passages.
The profile described the video's stance as "disembodied spiritualism, which neutralizes political and social responsibility," and argued that "the Bible does not teach that all governments are equally corrupt."
In the end, the text concludes with an apparently conciliatory tone: "We respect the faith of these kids... but this is not achieved by attacking the beliefs of others, but by adding and multiplying, caring for the helpless, and giving love."
The strategy is striking: the regime's propaganda apparatus does not repress or censor the video, but rather seeks to channel it ideologically with religious arguments, revealing that the growth of evangelism in Cuba is seen as a phenomenon that must be countered with a narrative of its own.
The reaction of Cubans in the comments
The comments on the video received mixed reactions. One user defended the preachers: "What they did was preach Christ and teach this people that separated from God, nothing can be achieved."
Another person supported the central thesis of the Christians' message: "Just tell me a system of government that isn't corrupt, name one in history. Both the Left and the Right are in the same bag before God."
Others were critical and described the preaching video as a "spectacle in the middle of the park by three psychiatric patients." There were also those who pointed out that the young people believed that "the only religion that exists is their own."
The context of religious repression in Cuba is severe. The Alliance of Christians in Cuba reported 996 repressive actions against religious leaders in 2024.
In March 2026, evangelical pastor Rolando Pérez Lora was detained in Matanzas by political police agents, with no information provided regarding the reasons for his arrest.
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