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~~Tom~~ Courchaine is the pastor of New Life Church, a small message church in Sweetwater, Tennessee. ~~David Courchaine is the pastor's son and~~ occasionally speaks at the church. In an intense, emotional video posted on Facebook on May 8, 2026, David described what he calls the "Manhattan Project":

David Courchaine is the son of Tom Courchaine, pastor of New Life Church, a small message church in Sweetwater, Tennessee. He occasionally speaks at the church, and this has been increasing of late.

=What is the "Manhattan Project" =

In an intense, emotional video posted on Facebook on May 8, 2026, David described what he calls the "Manhattan Project":

:'''''What is the Manhattan project?''' I am '''systematically dismantling every lie ever set against the message''' of the hour. All of them. Too long has the forces of darkness hurt God’s people… from the '''liars of Rod Bergen, John Collins, Tim Humes''', and the others… '''Jeff Jenkins.''' I am systematically dismantling every single lie they have ever told. ''

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Courchaine's use of the term "The Manhattan Project" is interesting, as the original Manhattan Project resulted in the deaths of 150,000 to 246,,000 innocent civilians in Japan, while at least 86 workers perished in construction and radiation accidents at the Manhattan Project facilities in the U.S. Additionally downwind communities in New Mexico, primarily Hispanic and Native American populations, also suffered chronic health issues and elevated cancer rates due to fallout from testing.

Courchaine originally announced the Manhattan Project in a series of videos on Facebook and Instagram; however, these have all since been deleted. He also removed all of the episodes of his YouTube podcast, "What do you mean by."

=Premature evaluation=

~~The Manhattan Project appears to have reached its~~ conclusions before examining all the evidence. This is typical of cult followers. The [[Logic and the Message#Ad hominem|ad hominem attacks]] (attacking the person rather than the arguments) are also typical of responses from a person in a cult.

From the video transcript above, it is clear that David Courchaine started with his conclusions already established... before examining all the evidence. This is typical of cult followers. The [[Logic and the Message#Ad hominem|ad hominem attacks]] (attacking the person rather than the arguments) he engaged in are also typical of responses from a person in a cult.

While he has not released any of his "findings" with respect to his "research," he has given a number of clues in several recent sermons as well as in a document entitled "The Manhattan Project: Part One - The Meta-Layer" he published in May (but has since withdrawn). While we wait for his "bomb" to drop, let's look at the content of his recent sermons.

== What is the Message? - Part 5 - Why Me? - All Things - 2026-04-22 ==

David appears to be warm, self-deprecating, repeatedly generous toward Calvinists, Arminians, Catholics, and even atheists ("some of my best conversations have come from people who don't believe in God at all"). This is at odds with his calling us liars.

[[Logic and the Message#Self-refutation]]

=God and the rules of logic=

=God and logic=

:Main articles: [[God and the rules of logic]] and [[Logic and the Message]]

God serves as the foundation of all logic, having created the reality in which we discover the rules of laws:

God serves as the foundation of all logic, having created the reality in which we discover the rules of laws.

:''From the standpoint of reality, we understand that God is the basis of all logic. As the ultimate reality, all truth is ultimately found in him. He has created the reality that we know and in which we have discovered the laws of logic. Even Jesus said, “I am … the truth” (John 14:6). He has structured the world in such a way that these laws cannot be denied; however, we did not know God first and then learn logic from him. He exists as the basis of all logic (in reality), but we discovered logic first and came to know God through it. This is true even if we came to know God through his revelation, because we understood the revelation through logic. In the order of being, God is first; but in the order of knowing, logic leads us to all knowledge of God. God is the basis of all logic (in the order of being), but logic is the basis of all knowledge of God (in the order of knowing).<ref>Norman L. Geisler and Ronald M. Brooks, Come, Let Us Reason: An Introduction to Logical Thinking (Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Book House, 1990), 17.</ref>

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-Tom Courchaine is the pastor of New Life Church, a small message church in Sweetwater, Tennessee. David Courchaine is the pastor's son and occasionally speaks at the church. In an intense, emotional video posted on Facebook on May 8, 2026, David described what he calls the "Manhattan Project":
+David Courchaine is the son of Tom Courchaine, pastor of New Life Church, a small message church in Sweetwater, Tennessee. He occasionally speaks at the church, and this has been increasing of late.
+=What is the "Manhattan Project" =
+In an intense, emotional video posted on Facebook on May 8, 2026, David described what he calls the "Manhattan Project":
 :'''''What is the Manhattan project?''' I am '''systematically dismantling every lie ever set against the message''' of the hour. All of them. Too long has the forces of darkness hurt God’s people… from the '''liars of Rod Bergen, John Collins, Tim Humes''', and the others… '''Jeff Jenkins.''' I am systematically dismantling every single lie they have ever told. ''
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 Courchaine's use of the term "The Manhattan Project" is interesting, as the original Manhattan Project resulted in the deaths of 150,000 to 246,,000 innocent civilians in Japan, while at least 86 workers perished in construction and radiation accidents at the Manhattan Project facilities in the U.S.  Additionally downwind communities in New Mexico, primarily Hispanic and Native American populations, also suffered chronic health issues and elevated cancer rates due to fallout from testing.
+Courchaine originally announced the Manhattan Project in a series of videos on Facebook and Instagram; however, these have all since been deleted. He also removed all of the episodes of his YouTube podcast, "What do you mean by."
 =Premature evaluation=
-The Manhattan Project appears to have reached its conclusions before examining all the evidence. This is typical of cult followers. The [[Logic and the Message#Ad hominem|ad hominem attacks]] (attacking the person rather than the arguments) are also typical of responses from a person in a cult.
+From the video transcript above, it is clear that David Courchaine started with his conclusions already established... before examining all the evidence. This is typical of cult followers. The [[Logic and the Message#Ad hominem|ad hominem attacks]] (attacking the person rather than the arguments) he engaged in are also typical of responses from a person in a cult.
+While he has not released any of his "findings" with respect to his "research," he has given a number of clues in several recent sermons as well as in a document entitled "The Manhattan Project: Part One - The Meta-Layer" he published in May (but has since withdrawn). While we wait for his "bomb" to drop, let's look at the content of his recent sermons.
+== What is the Message? - Part 5 - Why Me? - All Things - 2026-04-22 ==
+David appears to be warm, self-deprecating, repeatedly generous toward Calvinists, Arminians, Catholics, and even atheists ("some of my best conversations have come from people who don't believe in God at all"). This is at odds with his calling us liars.
+[[Logic and the Message#Self-refutation]]
-=God and the rules of logic=
+=God and logic=
+:Main articles: [[God and the rules of logic]] and [[Logic and the Message]]
-God serves as the foundation of all logic, having created the reality in which we discover the rules of laws:
+God serves as the foundation of all logic, having created the reality in which we discover the rules of laws.
-:''From the standpoint of reality, we understand that God is the basis of all logic. As the ultimate reality, all truth is ultimately found in him. He has created the reality that we know and in which we have discovered the laws of logic. Even Jesus said, “I am … the truth” (John 14:6). He has structured the world in such a way that these laws cannot be denied; however, we did not know God first and then learn logic from him. He exists as the basis of all logic (in reality), but we discovered logic first and came to know God through it. This is true even if we came to know God through his revelation, because we understood the revelation through logic. In the order of being, God is first; but in the order of knowing, logic leads us to all knowledge of God. God is the basis of all logic (in the order of being), but logic is the basis of all knowledge of God (in the order of knowing).<ref>Norman L. Geisler and Ronald M. Brooks, Come, Let Us Reason: An Introduction to Logical Thinking (Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Book House, 1990), 17.</ref>