Hi everybody Dennis Prager with the fireside chats number number the number is she's cracking up. I'm looking at you trying to say what number it is. the source of all of my information did not know the number why let me guess two o six just throw seven. Which, by the way, reminds me periodically to tell you that if you just pick random number is thirty six one fourteen whatever might be you you will find something very meaningful, both in my own I mean comments and, in my answers to questions that people send in. These are often more sometimes there about events happening at the moment.

but even then, what I have to say is not just relevant to the moment so Have a good time and binge on fireside chats and send them to friends is very important that people get these ideas contained get these ideas elsewhere. Where are they gonna hear what you hear on the fireside chat and think about it? This is This is the whole dilemma by the way that people who share my values. We here, study under and we watch people and wreathed people with different opinions. We can help it even if we want to we just do it were inundated. But those who have opposite views do not watch us. Do not read us, do not hear us and that's that is there

I am in the western world and in America specifically in a nutshell,. we hear and read and study under them, and they don't You're or red or study under us, big big problem may be insurmountable. That's why it's important to get these ideas out to other people. Let them react, let them even differ. That's fine! I have no problem. I was thinking about. Good and evil I've been obsessed with good and evil. All of my life since I was a child, I hate evil. I really do people doing bad things to people who don't deserve it. It bothers me. That's always bothered me, so I have been preoccupied with that and with good cause good is pretty.

Rare. I am. I know I haven't figured out, which is rare, great good or great evil. Think great good is rarer than great evil. Stunner not meant to depress you'd. Just that's what I think Anyway, I was thinking about that and I wrote my column on this subject. There was talking about if horrible, Jeanne took over America and look day, it was a hit Larry and type regime targeting Jews like Nazi Germany did so. I ask the question: who would hide a Jew. and it could be any group it could be. Who would hide a landowner in communist China? They were targeted for murder, who or

backed landowners, and most communist countries were targeted for murder, Cambodia, China, Soviet Union So there are people during World WAR, two who did hide a Jew, risking their lives when they did non Jews. Who did that and I have been preoccupied with them in particular, because goodness as I said, great good, missus rarer than great evil. So what time Of person would risk their lives to someone they didn't know and who obviously was not a member of their group, religious f. National. Whatever might be. So there are not many books on this subject. There are thousands of books on the Nazis and there may be a dozen or twenty books on those who rescued juice, which is ridiculous because we have to say

Good, if we're going to make a better world, but we don't study good and you know why cause people think that good is normal and evil is the aberration. A terribly naive belief, good is often the aberration. An evil is the norm. so did lead me to remember something I wrote about about twenty five years ago about Five years ago I interviewed to professors. SAM and Pearl Ollinger, oh well, I any are at cow state California State University at Humboldt these people wrote a very widely highly.

regarded book on altruism, altruism, is service to others and, basically goodness and specifically about the book is about, though who rescued Jews at the risk of their lives during world war. Two they were particular, Lee interested in it because they were both Jews. I think it's war, I, and in this sense but I don't know if they're still with us and I feel bad saying that cuz, if they are, I feel terrible, but I I I haven't been in contact with them and decades, and they were older than I, how hello snoop behaviour. By the way. Oh, oh, we for. I continue with the owners and got a mention Otto, so Otto surgery this past weekend and you're, not Created to semi get well card, cause he's really skills are minimal, but I will Oh you, some body

only to them, they did not know he's gonna over surgery did a beautiful painting of Otto. but I don't know who you are too. Thank you. I want to send a thank you know you have the main SIRI in the bottom ass he already, but anyway, thank you very very much beautiful. Isn't it good job? Ok,. so back to the older, so these people they themselves these two professors, husband and wife. They had been rescued they had been hidden by polish Catholics there. In Poland they are secular, they are not religious It's important because I asked them the following question: it's I column, who would I did you with Nazi Stick over America, so I Sam older, knowing all you know now about who read.

You Jews during the Holocaust. If you had to return, is due to Poland and you knock on the door. Only one person in the hope that they are rescue, you would you not, on the door of a almost lawyer, a polish doctor, a polish artist or a polish priest. Member. These are to a religious people, the owners. Without hesitation. He responded a polish priest, and his wife immediately added, I would prefer a polish none. Now, that's a very interesting thing to secular scholars, if they could not on the door of anyone, a professor, a lawyer with doktor an artist or a clergyman, this case catholic priest, whose door would they knocked

So very interesting question for you to think about whose door would you knock? I wouldn't I would do the same thing. I would have knocked on a polish priests store in America I would like on an even Jellicoe Poland's of polish countries, all use America's protestant country. I would knock on the door of IE. Even jellicoe clergyman before I would a professor of sociology at Harvard ask ask any of your jewish friends whose door would you not come in Then the list and including evangelical Minister, see what their answer is: secular, professor secular, doktor, secular artist or evangelical.

nor even even even evangelical christian layman doesn't have to be a clergyman. Ask them whose whose door they would mark on if they needed to be rescued, may can only knock on wonder This is one of my many many arguments that the west is is dying America's faster than most long with Canada, Australia and New Zealand. Dying really as a civilization, as we know, its freedoms are dying. And it is all because of the death of judeo christian religions in this country. many of you all went to college. You were taught.

That religion is nonsense. God is nonsense, but you were taught this by very foolish and naive people. I asked many of the eighth that I have debated? Imagine you were driving a car In a city that you knew nothing, that, in other words you visiting a city. You had a rental Let's say you were driving it at midnight. Car broke down and all of a sudden you saw ten, men walking toward you. Would you or would you not be relieved to know that they had just attended a Bible class Kay People who tell you religion doesn't matter are lying to you because they lie to themselves. Answer that

question. Would you, or would you not be relieved to know they had just attended a Bible class? Every single person in this country would be relieved if they did, they are lying. I am it's very rare that I accuse people of outright line. Of course they were By the way another name that we lose me names is by my my by Achilles heel. Another repeat: he has passed away the right of cancer. It was another very major. Atheist, Christopher Hitchin statute was very prominent. Writer in the beta me on my radio showed we did up public And he wrote in his autobiography, he was apparently quite move by my question cause he developed the whole answer to it, but he chose.

my question in his autobiography. He changed to prayer meeting from Bible Study. I don't believe he did it intentionally to lie. He just that's where he remembered it, but I know who have acted as a prayer meeting prayer me could be any religion. Bible study has to be a religion based on the Bible, so either jewish or christian or so some variation on Christianity, so I spent, quickly say, Bible study, but he chain it's a prayer, meaning, and so he said well. If I Would you and I were walking with ten muslim fundamentalists than just been at a prayer meeting. I would be scared, but I'm a mess that I said, Bible study, I didn't say, prayer meeting. Fool yourselves, that their work going to pay no price for the death of religion in America. Dont fully

we already are. We are losing freedom. as we have never lost that in America there is more censorship of ideas, there's more cancellation of people. There is more suppression of free speech than at any time in the history of the United States of America, including the civil war and no coincidence that America's more secular and fewer people go to church and fewer people are religious than ever before in american history. Whether you believe in God or not, is of no great, no great interest to me whether you, The stand, the consequences of the death of religion and God that's entirely of consequence to me and that's the major theme of

my life, you better understand what happens when God dies humans follow shortly thereafter and freedom goes first, oh could elk. Let's take question time. First, in a video, question. Ok here we go. hi, I'm very alone, and I live in California, and I love honour so large and I was curious what your everything by Otto is will, There are a few things I want to say about that. First of all, a cracked me up in a nice way that you love Otto. I have a theory, but I'm not sure to accurate. more women, Love Their dog, then men, like so.

I really have affection for Otto, but it's hard for me to say I love him where's. My wife will frequently cannot on the floor, give him a kiss and tell him that loves it. They can you imagine me doing there or Nathan Mason is shaking his head vociferously. Ladies and gentlemen, now, same with Snoopy. I really I have I'm not joking. I really enjoy them. I lie. Then I have affection its horns: me to say I love them ass, very controversial I know what's controversial and an end, it I'm sure it bother some of you, but it's my treat them lovingly. That's what that's all that should matter. I'm just talking about feelings now not be eight. I treat them very lovingly

Thus I point out there are more dog beds in this house than human beds, but I can only say that I am ok with it. I got the purchaser of it to be clique- ended anyway, no its controversial, but it's so bizarre that we live. Age were that's controversial, but there are no male female differences. I get People have been so horribly affected, by the nonsense of of of the educational system. I think that's what I know that there are many love their dog. I recognise that, but it's. The way to interesting question. Do married men love their door as much as single men do just that. Just a thought You know a guy's living alone and is only companion is this dog I get it. I probably love my daughter,

case, but I love my wife anyway. I'm a human lover, so just just for the record cousin preclude loving animals. I enjoy animals and I take care of them and am very adamant about treating them. Well, I've not eaten veal. All of my life because I learned how veal or raised and and made- and I am- and I will not eat them- so I am very concerned about animals, but anyway I'm only reacting to you, Berlin, that you who never no other than through the fireside chap say you love Otto. Very sweet, my my wife, and I completely understand why, That's my favorite thing about Otto you're asking he is so easy going. That's my favorite thing. Our motto is what me worry: there's a famous old thing from mad magazine, Alfred, the inhuman look it up. It's fun.

You know what Nathan you know, mad magazine and Alfred E Newman very touched. I didn't miss an issue of magazine in high school crack me up. anyway. That's my favorite thing about Otto is how easy going Snoopy, on the other hand, is not easy, going snoopy his basket hound and is therefore. Don't want neurotic, which is fine, it's very lovable and equally lovable. Just they have different love abilities. Ok, no! Ro hidden fifteen years old, Irving, Texas, how do we overcome temporary desires and pursue what a truly want. How do we stay, balance than not to encapsulated with social media politics. Those are too, entirely separate questions. First,. How do you overcome temporary desires and pursue what you truly want? First, you have to figure out what it is. You truly want a lot of people.

Don't realize it and they do let temporary. things get in their way. You know You truly want to be healthy. You should work out now I may not. Like I work out but believe it or not, I do pretty avidly. Am I as part of the reason that, plus I admit, luck, I'm very. Very healthy and filled with the same, gee, I had in my twenties I know what I want and I pursue that. Try not to let what want temporarily, given the way so you you're already there, because you have made a distinction between what you want temporarily and what you want in the in the long run. So that's that's a big. That's a big deal that you know the difference between the two, it's like I write in my book on happiness. We having trouble with Snoopy.

he won't leave the room Snoopy. So why don't you take a rest? We have three beds for you here. it still be. Making your appearance now he's right next to Nathan. Ok, be that as it may have a house I was getting up lot of action here on the dogs part folks. This is both the the joy and the price paid from doing the fireside chat at home, I give a study. We would not have this issue. I fully acknowledge till I write in my book on happiness, the difference between fun and happiness. It's it's worth your reading its. thanks a lot of lives. The book on happens, called happiness, is a serious problem and that's a big difference. Chad thirty five Ellen's Bird Washington, Dennis. I recently got me into cigars. Let me tell you probably the most relaxing endeavour. I found since being diagnosed with PTSD from the Marine corps. While I

not smoke, marijuana or other drugs. God bless you. Thank you for Sparky, my in this area would be almost suggested cigar to try well, first of all that that's the beauty you have cigars there. There info that may safer than cigarettes cause they're not inhaled where cigarettes are. That's, that's that's the key difference and There are delicious and their relaxing. When I cigar, with either of my sons and wheat, with its a great talk that we have as a great bombing experience I got a cigar lounges all over the country and inevitably people. The know who I am at the cigar lounge and you know, take a selfie with me and if no one knows who I am it's just as good Zella talking to strangers, but it's a terrific thing to to try and I do recommended.

what I don't have it. I dont have a cigar to recommend this. I have no idea what you like, basically there divided between mild, medium and strong. I I to love strong, therefore, therefore, love Nicaraguan generally, the darker, the rap the stronger the cigar. You should try it all. Half the fun is trying them out and seeing much alike, Sarah, twenty an accord, this Washington, hello, Dennis Snoopy and crew, that crew I'm a college student at a pretty liberal college. Liberal colleges redundant Am I grew up in a liberal by the way, not really I will They were liberal than leftist liberals. Fine leftist is damaging because all the hate conservatives get? I became really good at censoring myself up. That's right, you and tens of millions of others However, I know that this is not the right response and I am trying

to become braver. Twenty year old, good to your credit However, I discovered that self censoring is so ingrained in me that it is really difficult for. you tell someone, I dont know very well that I Conservative, what advice, for me, and people like myself. Thank you for everything you do so here. Here is my advice: the sooner you come out of the closet, the happier you will be in life, the better you will sleep at night. I know this from all the people who have followed this advice, but you We know that when you do come out of the closet as a conservative, you you will suffer. There is no question. You will suffer, as the young woman who sat in for me, the Julie heartening, Julie tells the story of how pretty

You want an. I touch through life, deeply influenced her from us. Quickly, morally, politically, and then she debated which he come, which he as it were, come out. So she came on my radio show, which is about as big a stepping out of the closet. Is you and she then told me later she had two weeks of hell, that's how she described Where she actually lost some friends, you went on Dennis Prager show. Are you a conservative? What's happened to you so she tell

the story about losing friends and being just attacked on the internet, to Facebook, etc, and then she said after the two weeks of hell, I sort of went into Heaven. Why I I asked well. First of all, so many good people came into my life than I I never knew. That's a bit reward when you come out of the closet? Is a conservative, then people? know who you are so the people who hate you for being that will attack you, but a lot of people will love you for being that and then you'll have Jenny when friends, people who not only like your personality but like your values. So that's one huge advantage of coming. Out of the closet. Another one is an she she said to me just recently. I sleep really well at night we

We have to hide who you are you don't sleep? Well at night you sleep the more inner peace. You have the better you sleep at night, that's true of about all of life, not just politics. so I strongly recommend that you do so, especially your age. It Not like you already have a job and have to feed a family and are afraid of losing your job because You were voted the wrong way, let's say Jack thirty, five sun city? I was not a question, but please let Mr Prager know his impact I'll. Let him know after watching fireside chats listening to his podcast and reading his books, Mr Prager convinced me to go back to church. April two, twenty one that is so beautiful for meeting here. By the way, I contend I dont know if there is one Christian who was brought as many people back to church, as I have an

a number of religious, cheap and I'm thrilled about it by the way, as you as you heard from the beginning. The death of Christianity is the death of our civilization. So I'm very I'm very touched guy in in Prague, Czech Republic. when I was there last month, lecture lecturing. Came over to me after the talk was about twenty five years old and in front of his group, I just want you to know. Ben Shapiro brought me to conservatism you brought me the God did. I tell the story and it's worth it anyway and an eye, and I said to him: Well, just let everybody knows to Jews who did that and everybody cracked up, but that that's very, is very touching. So my husband and I have been trying to have a baby for a few years and as of today, we are sixteen weeks pregnant, I'm so happy for you, the law.

When gratitude I have for him is indescribable, thank you. Bring me back to God without you, I honestly do not think we would have gotten pregnant. That's interesting, isn't it. That may well be: you have to be somewhat relax than peace. Think it's much easier to get pregnant. That way, That's why you know how many women get pregnant. They try free years, nothing happens, they adopt the child and then than a month later, she gets pregnant cause. She's she's a piece, You have changed their lives for the better God bless, and thank you. That's all. I wanted to change people's lives for the better as corny as it sounds. That too, I am were thirty I'll bet under yes, so ok, everybody. Don't forget, watch what fireside chats send them. This is a good example. Here is a good way to you don't have to say anything just say you know. Folks. I like you too

in this fireside chats. That's it just put that up on your facebook page or this article or or whatever it might be, but. You're, not you're, not gonna, have a happier life inside a closet that I can promise I'll see you next week, I'm Dennis Prager. That was Otto. Thank you for watching this video to keep Prager you videos free, please consider making a tax deductible donation,