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According to church's website, the one commandment is "Thou shalt not , Abortion , Cannibalism ("strictly limited to consumption of the ''already dead''"), and Sodomy ("any sexual act not intended for procreation"). {Link without Title} 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", all of which are intended to mix inflammatory issues to unnerve those who oppose abortion and homosexuality. 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". Following the September 11, 2001 Attacks , the CoE posted to its website a four-minute video combining Pornographic video with footage of the World Trade Center collapse. The montage, titled "I Like to Watch" 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." {Link without Title} 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. {Link without Title} CRITICISM The often intentionally offensive antics of the Church of Euthanasia have been met by condemnation from many groups, notably some Christians. Following their appearance on ''The Jerry Springer Show'', The Creator's Rights Party , a fringe anti-abortion group stated that, "The Church of Euthanasia embodies the spirit that mocks the God of the Bible, that mocks the Lord Jesus Christ who died for the sins of the world." {Link without Title} Even those who are sympathetic to the concerns of the CoE are sometimes uneasy with the church's Malthusianism . Journalist Mark Dery notes that, "the misanthropy that lies just beneath the surface of the Church's baby-loathing and breeder-bashing aligns it with unhappy bedfellows like Randall Phillip and Jim and Debbie Goad ..." {Link without Title} Some individuals have also suggested that CoE is a Marketing scheme for Rev. Chris Korda's Electronic Music (available for free download). SEE ALSO EXTERNAL LINKS
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