The Wisdom of Being Bored

Another Assassination Attempt. God, Creation and "The Story of Everything". Planned Parenthood Gender Transitions. And the Pope Downplays Focus on Sexual Activity

The alleged shooter at the White House Correspondents' Dinner touts his Christian faith in his manifesto. A new documentary released this week is likely to be a breath of fresh air. Planned Parenthood downplays its involvement in gender transition procedures and is the Catholic Church planning to go silent on sex? Segment 1 – Another Assassination Attempt; God, Creation and the Story of Everything * Shooter's Manifesto [https://nypost.com/2026/04/26/us-news/read-whcd-gunman-cole-allens-full-anti-trump-manifesto/] * Generations by Jean Twenge [https://www.jeantwenge.com/generations-book-by-dr-jean-twenge/] * Christopher Lasch research [https://www.eiu.edu/historia/Scott.pdf] * Desecration of Man Offer [https://colsoncenter.givevirtuous.org/donate/2604-april-premium-campaign/?segmentCode=AP0426BP3] * WSJ article on documentary [https://nam02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.wsj.com%2Fopinion%2Fgod-creation-and-the-story-of-everything-797ae6d3%3Fmod%3Dhousesofworship_article_pos1&data=05%7C02%7Ceditorialteam%40colsoncenter.org%7C11de03c5481048d246a608dea1480d01%7C4609102cc8034be7b6ce2bfafe9556c6%7C0%7C0%7C639125527994767448%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=AJ5gl1cURAm2qXoaoxWco8JrqDKxGlz%2F0HAdcmo4yD0%3D&reserved=0] * Documentary trailer [https://www.fathomentertainment.com/releases/the-story-of-everything/?utm_term=&utm_campaign=2026_StoryofEverything_Fathom_Google_PMax&utm_source=adwords&utm_medium=ppc&hsa_acc=2404940912&hsa_cam=23667286530&hsa_grp=&hsa_ad=&hsa_src=x&hsa_tgt=&hsa_kw=&hsa_mt=&hsa_net=adwords&hsa_ver=3&gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=23667313674&gbraid=0AAAAADkye6wLQZhQqF75AD685fNpw2_TJ&gclid=CjwKCAjw-8vPBhBbEiwAoA39WjDH6cP2XqgANZplfGadAV57ciIMEhaVU4rv4WQJ5l-i4gzpncL5DRoCNN0QAvD_BwE] Segment 2 – Planned Parenthood Gender Transitions; Pope Downplays Focus on Sexual Activity * Lifesite News article [https://nam02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.lifesitenews.com%2Fnews%2Fplanned-parenthood-expanded-gender-transitions-by-over-40-in-2025-report%2F&data=05%7C02%7Ceditorialteam%40colsoncenter.org%7C99f99c697c524630367908dea147292f%7C4609102cc8034be7b6ce2bfafe9556c6%7C0%7C0%7C639125524166339181%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=arEpBFp0KS3fF4Pr3RotrC0efb%2B%2B2LQ4g4TL6BONTjs%3D&reserved=0] * Rueter's Article on Pope [https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/pope-leo-signals-shift-away-catholic-churchs-focus-sex-2026-04-27/] Segment 3 – Uncomfortable Questions about Abortion * House Hearing Testimony [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-4DpLwbq0kM] * SCOTUS NJ Ruling [https://www.scotusblog.com/2026/04/court-unanimously-sides-with-faith-based-pregnancy-centers-in-litigation-dispute-with-new-jersey/]

Transgenderism, Transhumanism, and Transgression

According to Carl Trueman, transgression and desecration are at the heart of our current cultural crisis. __________ Partner with thousands of others in supporting The Colson Center by visiting colsoncenter.org/cornerstone [https://colsoncenter.givevirtuous.org/donate/cornerstone-partners-/?segmentCode=MA0325DM&utm_source=tcc&utm_campaign=STD&utm_medium=dm&utm_content=2503dm&utm_term=dm].

The Wisdom of Being Bored

Human flourishing needs stillness. __________ Register for our Truth Rising watch party in Knoxville by visiting colsoncenter.org/knoxville [https://web.cvent.com/event/50d38edf-d35c-4441-a482-64c0bb0c1f58/summary].

"There Is No Mama"

Babies need their mamas. There are few things more obvious than that. __________ Download the Colson Educators app today on the Apple App Store or Google Play.

Thin Agnosticism

Thomas Huxley's Atheism-lite. __________ Make a gift by May 8th to receive Dr. Carl Trueman's new book, The Desecration of Man at colsoncenter.org/april [https://colsoncenter.givevirtuous.org/donate/2603-truth-rising/?segmentCode=ma0326bp&utm_source=tcc&utm_campaign=STD&utm_medium=podcast&utm_content=2605podcast&utm_term=podcast].