Trestin Meacham: The Mormon Diet

A Utah man has vowed to starve himself until state officials stop issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples following a recent landmark court ruling.

Trestin Meacham, 35, said he was disappointed when U.S. District Judge Robert Shelby ruled December 20 that the state's ban on same-sex marriage violates gay and lesbian couples' constitutional rights.

Over the past two weeks, more than 900 same-sex couples have tied the knot as state attorneys were busy trying to put a stop to the weddings.

Meacham, a former Conservative Party candidate for the Utah State Senate, decided to take matters into his own hands, declaring a hunger strike to push for the nullification of the same-sex marriage ruling.

For the past 13 days, the 35-year-old man has been surviving on bottled water and an occasional vitamin... 

Nearly two-thirds of Utah's 2.8million residents are members of the Mormon Church – the dominant force in the state's legal and political circles. The powerful church was also the engine behind California's short-lived ban on same-sex marriage, Proposition 8.

Though the church has softened its stance toward gays and lesbians in recent years, it still teaches that homosexual activity is a sin and stands by its support for ‘traditional marriage.’

On his part, Meacham said he will continue his hunger strike until state officials stop the weddings.

The Monroe, Utah, resident has faced backlash for his staunch opposition to same-sex marriage.

Meacham claimed that he has been getting death threats, and a Facebook group was created encouraging people to send pictures of food to the starving activist.

Daily Mail.

Let's hope this brave Christian soldier sees this through to the end.

Several people have noted that Mr Meacham looks remarkably healthy for someone who hasn't eaten for 13 days. Hmm...

Apparently, the dangerzone comes after three weeks when your body starts to eat itself.

Let us pray Trestin fasts for 40 days and 40 nights at least.