Yes Brother thank you ❤️ for this. Worshiping Desires is Shirk just as the evil of the 2 men in Surah Khaf did. Desires are of 2 types:
A) needs
B) wants
Satisfying needs in halal manner to continue to worship Allah and be a witness against mankind is good but Wants is a transgression beyond Needs and is evil. Jazakallah Khair ya Akhi.

Brother: the one reason I noticed people feel ashamed for showing or propagating their Deen compared to the evil immoral people who flaunt their Fitna is that the latter can define themselves but the former are defined by history and other's actions. The immorals can change their stance etc but the member of a community has to carry the yolk of others mistakes. God knows best but I do see this 1 difference.

Brother can I have that 16hr lecture in video format and the article please.
Please post links.