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Vance claimed Hamilton believed it was a sin to be white, to raise cattle, and to eat meat. Hamilton responded by calling Vance's claims 'sad' and 'pathetic', stating that every part of what Vance said was untrue."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Hamilton, a United Methodist pastor, said he is running for the Senate to protect the Constitution and everyone's rights, not to force his religion on others. He told interviewer Jonathan Karl that Vance's attacks showed what was wrong in the country. Hamilton stated that he had never talked about repenting for being white or for eating beef, and that it is not a sin to raise cattle and eat meat."},{"type":"heading","text":"Disagreement on Vance's claims"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Vice President JD Vance claimed that Adam Hamilton thought it was a sin to be white, to raise cattle, and to eat meat. 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