Joel Kontinen
While Fidel Castro, who recently died at the age of 90, was an atheist, he obviously respected the teachings and deeds of Jesus Christ, even claiming that Jesus was a communist.
Why?
Jesus fed 5,000 men and asked a rich man to give his wealth to the poor.
When it comes to equality, communism shared some of the values of early Christianity, in principle, that is.
But Comrade Castro did not like all the teachings of the Bible. Jesus never taught that the Kingdom of God should be built by a sword (or an AK-47).
Castro's revolution led to wars in several Latin American and African countries, with millions of casualties and suffering for countless more people.
Sandinistas, Sendero Luminoso, FARC, and the anything but civil wars in Angola and Mozambique were all inspired by the Cuban revolutionary, and they brought death, suffering and misery to millions.
All attempts to build a secular paradise on Earth have failed miserably. While Castro might have succeeded in doing some good things (along with the bad), he definitely did not make the world a better place for most people within his sphere of influence.
In other words, Castro was a failed Messiah.
Only one Messiah ever succeeded.
And instead of taking others' lives, He chose to give His own, because the people He created had turned away from Him and He sought to bring them back.
It was the sin of the first humans that brought bad things into the world.
Jesus came to undo the damage. That is the real reason for the Christmas season.
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