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The Church of Euthanasia (also known as CoE) is a religious organization founded by Reverend Chris Korda and Pastor Kim (Robert Kimberk) in the Boston, Massachusetts area of the United States Of America in 1992.〔Taylor, Bron. (2005) Continuum, (The Encyclopedia of Religion and Nature . )〕 As stated in the Church's website, it is "a non-profit educational foundation devoted to restoring balance between Humans and the remaining species on Earth."〔(Church of Euthanasia FAQ. )〕 Members of this organization affirm this can only turn into a reality by a massive voluntary population reduction, which will depend on a leap in Human consciousness to species-awareness.〔Harrison, Ann. (1995) The Boston Phoenix, (Virtually childless. )〕 According to Rev. Chris Korda it is likely that this Church is the world's only anti-human religion.〔Wright, Chris. (2001) The Boston Phoenix, (The Pornography of Terror. )〕 Its most popular slogan is "Save the Planet, Kill Yourself"〔Grad, David. (1996) New York Press, (Eat Me - Rev. Chris Korda Dines For Our Sins. )〕 and its founding ideology is set in one commandment "Thou Shalt not Procreate",〔Blount, Dave. (2015) (Right Wing News ), (Satanists: Pro-Life Laws Violate Our Religious Beliefs. )〕 and four main pillars: suicide, abortion, cannibalism (of the already dead) and sodomy ("any sexual act not intended for procreation").〔(Church of Euthanasia FAQ. )〕 The Church stresses population reduction by voluntary means only,〔Dery, Mark. (1999) Getting It, (Mark Dery Interviews Chris Korda. )〕 therefore, murder and involuntary sterilization are strictly forbidden by church doctrine. The Church promotes its environmental views mainly via their (website ) and the web. They also utilize (sermons ), art performances, public demonstrations, culture jamming, music, publicity stunts and direct action to highlight Earth's unsustainable population. They consider their methodology similar to those of the Dadaist movement,〔Broder, Von; M, Henryk. (1996) Der Spiegel, (Macht Liebe, nicht Babies ), (English translation. )〕 finding the modern world so absurd that the means needed to reach their message to the public must be absurd themselves. The Church of Euthanasia is also notorious for its conflicts with Pro-life Christian activists.〔Broder, Von; M, Henryk. (1996) Der Spiegel, (Macht Liebe, nicht Babies ), (English translation ).〕 Slogans employed by the group include "Save the Planet, Kill Yourself", "Six Billion Humans Can't Be Wrong", and "Eat a Queer Fetus for Jesus".〔Prongo, Jark. (2013) (Vanishing Point ), (Chris Korda y la Iglesia de la Eutanasia: save the planet, kill yourself. )〕 == History == The Church gained early attention in 1995 because of its affiliation with paranoia.com which hosted many sites that were controversial or skirted illegality. Members later appeared on an episode of ''The Jerry Springer Show'' titled "I Want to Join a Suicide Cult".〔(EnterTalkMent Archives, broadcast Aug 11, 1997. )〕 Following the September 11, 2001 attacks, the Church posted to its website a four-minute music video titled ''(I Like to Watch ),'' combining hardcore pornographic video with footage of the World Trade Center collapse. The montage featured an electronic soundtrack recorded by Korda and the lyrics, ("People dive into the street/ While I play with my meat." ) Korda described the project as reflecting his "contempt for and frustration with the profound ugliness of the modern industrial world."〔Wright, Chris. (2001) The Boston Phoenix, The (Pornography of Terror. )〕 The Church's website previously had instructions on "how to kill yourself" by asphyxiation using helium. These pages were removed in 2003 after a 52-year-old woman used them to commit suicide in St. Louis County, Missouri, resulting in legal threats against the church.〔Frankel, Todd C. (2003) St. Louis Post-Dispatch, (Now even committing suicide has gone online ).〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Church of Euthanasia」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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