Project SUNSHINE was a secret US government project in the 1950s that involved collecting and analyzing human tissue and bones, particularly from children and infants, to study the effects of nuclear radiation. This project was shrouded in secrecy, and its methods were widely criticized as unethical. The researchers involved in the project collected human tissue and bones from cadavers, often without the consent of the deceased’s families, and in some cases, even involved “body snatching” from morgues and cemeteries worldwide.
The Purpose and Methods of Project SUNSHINE
The primary purpose of Project SUNSHINE was to research the long-term impact of nuclear radiation on humans and the environment. To achieve this goal, researchers collected over 1,500 cadavers from facilities worldwide, with many bodies being dismembered and shipped to the US for analysis. The project’s focus on children was particularly disturbing, as researchers were interested in studying the effects of radiation on children’s developing bones.
The Controversy and Legacy of Project SUNSHINE
The project came to light in the 1990s, and its revelations sparked widespread outrage. Families of the deceased were shocked to learn that their loved ones’ bodies had been desecrated and used for scientific research without their consent. One notable case that sparked controversy was that of a mother, Jean Prichard, who reported that her stillborn daughter’s legs were removed without her consent. The project’s legacy serves as a cautionary tale about the dangers of unchecked government power and the importance of ethics in scientific research.
Government Response and Accountability
The US government has acknowledged the project’s existence, but accountability for its actions remains limited. In 1995, President Bill Clinton formed an advisory committee to investigate the project’s ethics and implications. However, many argue that this response was insufficient, and the project’s dark history continues to raise questions about the ethics of scientific research and the need for transparency and accountability in government projects.
Here is a video that goes into a little more detail.
Welcome back to another in-depth Bible study. If you’re just now stopping by I highly recommend going back to the beginning, Genesis 1:1. This is an in-depth Bible study that follows chapter by chapter, verse by verse, Genesis to Revelation. Today we will begin the book of Joshua.
Joshua 1 1 Now after the death of Moses the servant of the LORD it came to pass, that the LORD spake unto Joshua the son of Nun, Moses’ minister, saying,
2 Moses my servant is dead; now therefore arise, go over this Jordan, thou, and all this people, unto the land which I do give to them, even to the children of Israel.
3 Every place that the sole of your foot shall tread upon, that have I given unto you, as I said unto Moses.
4 From the wilderness and this Lebanon even unto the great river, the river Euphrates, all the land of the Hittites, and unto the great sea toward the going down of the sun, shall be your coast.
5 There shall not any man be able to stand before thee all the days of thy life: as I was with Moses, so I will be with thee: I will not fail thee, nor forsake thee.
6 Be strong and of a good courage: for unto this people shalt thou divide for an inheritance the land, which I sware unto their fathers to give them.
7 Only be thou strong and very courageous, that thou mayest observe to do according to all the law, which Moses my servant commanded thee: turn not from it to the right hand or to the left, that thou mayest prosper whithersoever thou goest.
8 This book of the law shall not depart out of thy mouth; but thou shalt meditate therein day and night, that thou mayest observe to do according to all that is written therein: for then thou shalt make thy way prosperous, and then thou shalt have good success.
9 Have not I commanded thee? Be strong and of a good courage; be not afraid, neither be thou dismayed: for the LORD thy God is with thee whithersoever thou goest.
10 Then Joshua commanded the officers of the people, saying,
11 Pass through the host, and command the people, saying, Prepare you victuals; for within three days ye shall pass over this Jordan, to go in to possess the land, which the LORD your God giveth you to possess it.
12 And to the Reubenites, and to the Gadites, and to half the tribe of Manasseh, spake Joshua, saying,
13 Remember the word which Moses the servant of the LORD commanded you, saying, The LORD your God hath given you rest, and hath given you this land.
14 Your wives, your little ones, and your cattle, shall remain in the land which Moses gave you on this side Jordan; but ye shall pass before your brethren armed, all the mighty men of valour, and help them;
15 Until the LORD have given your brethren rest, as he hath given you, and they also have possessed the land which the LORD your God giveth them: then ye shall return unto the land of your possession, and enjoy it, which Moses the LORD’S servant gave you on this side Jordan toward the sunrising.
16 And they answered Joshua, saying, All that thou commandest us we will do, and whithersoever thou sendest us, we will go.
17 According as we hearkened unto Moses in all things, so will we hearken unto thee: only the LORD thy God be with thee, as he was with Moses.
18 Whosoever he be that doth rebel against thy commandment, and will not hearken unto thy words in all that thou commandest him, he shall be put to death: only be strong and of a good courage.
Joshua 2 1 And Joshua the son of Nun sent out of Shittim two men to spy secretly, saying, Go view the land, even Jericho. And they went, and came into an harlot’s house, named Rahab, and lodged there.
2 And it was told the king of Jericho, saying, Behold, there came men in hither to night of the children of Israel to search out the country.
3 And the king of Jericho sent unto Rahab, saying, Bring forth the men that are come to thee, which are entered into thine house: for they be come to search out all the country.
4 And the woman took the two men, and hid them, and said thus, There came men unto me, but I wist not whence they were:
5 And it came to pass about the time of shutting of the gate, when it was dark, that the men went out: whither the men went I wot not: pursue after them quickly; for ye shall overtake them.
6 But she had brought them up to the roof of the house, and hid them with the stalks of flax, which she had laid in order upon the roof.
7 And the men pursued after them the way to Jordan unto the fords: and as soon as they which pursued after them were gone out, they shut the gate.
8 And before they were laid down, she came up unto them upon the roof;
9 And she said unto the men, I know that the LORD hath given you the land, and that your terror is fallen upon us, and that all the inhabitants of the land faint because of you.
That concludes our lesson for today. Comeback tomorrow as we continue right along in the Bible. Have a great day and God bless!
My ideal 7 days would be filled with fun times and laughter. Everyday my family and I would wake up, eat a healthy breakfast and start the day. Everyday would be an adventure as work and money would he non essential to everyday life. I would spend each and every second enjoying my life and my family. This is my ideal week, howbeit unattainable.
This past weekend I was enjoying a Bible study lesson with my children when God gave me a lesson as well. The story we were going over was Jonah, one my children know well. Instead of reading the “baby” book as my 5 year old called it, referring to the children’s Bible story book I usually read from, she requested I read from her “big girl” Bible. So I opened up her KJV and started to read from Jonah chapter one. I went slow, knowing she had forgotten that it is written in an old language.I clarified each passage as she listened intently, noting the differences in details between this version and her “baby” book. One thing in particular the children’s story left out was how Jonah impacted the men that were saved on the ship. When Jonah was thrown overboard and the raging sea stopped, many of those men turned to Christ in that moment. Jonah 1:16 “Then the men feared the LORD exceedingly, and offered a sacrifice unto the LORD, and made vows.” Even those Jonah was fleeing from God and disobeying Him, God still used Jonah in a big way. It goes to show any time I thought I was doing my own thing, I probably wasn’t.
Welcome back to another in-depth Bible study.Let’s dive into God’s Word together, seeking understanding and insight. May His spirit guide us as we explore Scripture.
Deuteronomy 33:12
12 And of Benjamin he said, The beloved of the LORD shall dwell in safety by him; and the LORD shall cover him all the day long, and he shall dwell between his shoulders.
13 And of Joseph he said, Blessed of the LORD be his land, for the precious things of heaven, for the dew, and for the deep that coucheth beneath,
14 And for the precious fruits brought forth by the sun, and for the precious things put forth by the moon,
15 And for the chief things of the ancient mountains, and for the precious things of the lasting hills,
16 And for the precious things of the earth and fulness thereof, and for the good will of him that dwelt in the bush: let the blessing come upon the head of Joseph, and upon the top of the head of him that was separated from his brethren.
17 His glory is like the firstling of his bullock, and his horns are like the horns of unicorns: with them he shall push the people together to the ends of the earth: and they are the ten thousands of Ephraim, and they are the thousands of Manasseh.
18 And of Zebulun he said, Rejoice, Zebulun, in thy going out; and, Issachar, in thy tents.
19 They shall call the people unto the mountain; there they shall offer sacrifices of righteousness: for they shall suck of the abundance of the seas, and of treasures hid in the sand.
20 And of Gad he said, Blessed be he that enlargeth Gad: he dwelleth as a lion, and teareth the arm with the crown of the head.
21 And he provided the first part for himself, because there, in a portion of the lawgiver, was he seated; and he came with the heads of the people, he executed the justice of the LORD, and his judgments with Israel.
22 And of Dan he said, Dan is a lion’s whelp: he shall leap from Bashan.
23 And of Naphtali he said, O Naphtali, satisfied with favour, and full with the blessing of the LORD: possess thou the west and the south.
24 And of Asher he said, Let Asher be blessed with children; let him be acceptable to his brethren, and let him dip his foot in oil.
25 Thy shoes shall be iron and brass; and as thy days, so shall thy strength be.
26 There is none like unto the God of Jeshurun, who rideth upon the heaven in thy help, and in his excellency on the sky.
27 The eternal God is thy refuge, and underneath are the everlasting arms: and he shall thrust out the enemy from before thee; and shall say, Destroy them.
28 Israel then shall dwell in safety alone: the fountain of Jacob shall be upon a land of corn and wine; also his heavens shall drop down dew.
29 Happy art thou, O Israel: who is like unto thee, O people saved by the LORD, the shield of thy help, and who is the sword of thy excellency! and thine enemies shall be found liars unto thee; and thou shalt tread upon their high places.
Deuteronomy 34 1 And Moses went up from the plains of Moab unto the mountain of Nebo, to the top of Pisgah, that is over against Jericho. And the LORD shewed him all the land of Gilead, unto Dan,
2 And all Naphtali, and the land of Ephraim, and Manasseh, and all the land of Judah, unto the utmost sea,
3 And the south, and the plain of the valley of Jericho, the city of palm trees, unto Zoar.
4 And the LORD said unto him, This is the land which I sware unto Abraham, unto Isaac, and unto Jacob, saying, I will give it unto thy seed: I have caused thee to see it with thine eyes, but thou shalt not go over thither.
5 So Moses the servant of the LORD died there in the land of Moab, according to the word of the LORD.
6 And he buried him in a valley in the land of Moab, over against Bethpeor: but no man knoweth of his sepulchre unto this day.
7 And Moses was an hundred and twenty years old when he died: his eye was not dim, nor his natural force abated.
8 And the children of Israel wept for Moses in the plains of Moab thirty days: so the days of weeping and mourning for Moses were ended.
9 And Joshua the son of Nun was full of the spirit of wisdom; for Moses had laid his hands upon him: and the children of Israel hearkened unto him, and did as the LORD commanded Moses.
10 And there arose not a prophet since in Israel like unto Moses, whom the LORD knew face to face,
11 In all the signs and the wonders, which the LORD sent him to do in the land of Egypt to Pharaoh, and to all his servants, and to all his land,
12 And in all that mighty hand, and in all the great terror which Moses shewed in the sight of all Israel.
That concludes the book of Deuteronomy. Come back tomorrow as we start a new book! Have a great day and God bless!
There is something special about filling an entire notebook. A bitter sweet joy that brings excitement and a sense of a task finally completed. I keep each one like a sacred token to my past, each one representing a chapter in my life. Every note and passage I reread transports me to a forgotten time. Christmas lists and birthday plans, random lyrics and creative narratives. Each page is different from the last, each one carrying a picture to the past.
The process usually goes the same. The fear of living a paperless life drives me to stay well stocked with an oversupply. Long before my stash runs low, I began searching for my next notebook to be. It must be the right size, shape and style. Not too thick, not too thin, sometimes the search can take months. Once I finally deem one worthy I bring it home and add it to my collection. I choose the next one not by chronological order, but by whatever one suits the current mood.
The excitement of a fresh notebook is always the same. All the endless possibilities that could fill each page causes something inside of me to activate and come alive. The feeling never gets old, never fades, no matter how many notebooks I cycle through. Before I retire one and start another, I must follow an age old ritual. The tedious tasks of scanning each and every page for useful information. To do lists that still needed completed. Travel plans that still need visited. Important dates and notes to remember. Poems started but never finished. Stories plotted but not quite told. Each page has memories embedded into each paragraph. A little tiny reflection of my blessed little life. This process always provides me with a great retrospection and a sense of nostalgia.
After I have ensured every vital piece of information is transferred over to my new imagination station, I then put the old one on a shelf next to my other retired notebooks. This process is always the same and always brings me joy and satisfaction. A part of me hopes this never fades and one day my children or grandchildren will leaf through them, carrying on the same zeal for writing.
My notebooks always have too many tabs sticking out that only I know the purpose of. Most people would take a leaf through and see random to do lists and unfinished creative writings. I see an organization system that makes sense to me, enveloped in zeal, inspiration and ME! As a mother there are not a whole lot of material things I claim as all mine, but my notebooks I proudly claim.
Heather Congrove 