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The remarks from a January 2020 sermon are resurfacing in the state, which has more cattle than people.","category":"Politics","area":"United States","publishedAt":"2026-09-28T20:25:27.026Z","sourceReportedAt":"2026-09-28T19:52:50.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-09-28T21:30:52.051Z","readTime":"3 min read","scores":{"trust":42,"critic":57,"hype":68,"notes":{"trust":"Central claims attributed to named individuals, but relies on anonymous sourcing for some details.","critic":"Reports include quotes and specific details, but lack balance and context.","hype":"Headlines and language use loaded terms like 'woke' and 'exposed' to create urgency."}},"tags":["#AdamHamilton","#RogerMarshall","#Kansas","#ClimateChange","#USPolitics","#Midterms"],"entities":["Adam Hamilton","Roger Marshall","Kansas","United Methodist Church","Kansas Livestock Association"],"body":[{"type":"key_takeaways","items":["Democratic Senate nominee Adam Hamilton urged his congregation to repent for their carbon footprints, including for eating beef, during a January 2020 sermon.","Kansas is a major cattle-producing state, with more than twice as many cattle as people.","Hamilton is challenging Republican Sen. Roger Marshall for a Senate seat in Kansas.","Hamilton's campaign has stated that Marshall has introduced legislation to reduce emissions from cattle."]},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Democratic Senate nominee Adam Hamilton, who is running against Republican Sen. Roger Marshall in Kansas, previously called on his congregation to repent for their carbon footprints. This included remarks about eating beef and driving, delivered in a January 2020 sermon titled 'What would Jesus say about climate change?' Kansas is a state where cattle outnumber people, with more than 5.8 million heads of cattle compared to a population of roughly 2.9 million. The state is also a major beef producer."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"During the sermon, Hamilton stated, \"That’s what repentance means, I saw things differently, it changed my heart, and it changed my behavior.\" He also said, \"I’m calling us to repentance to say, ‘I realize that this has impact, even if it seems small, it has an impact on the world and future generations. And I feel badly about that, and I’m going to do something different from this time forward.’\" He suggested that some foods, like cattle, produce more carbon dioxide than other crops. Hamilton's campaign has countered that Sen. Marshall has introduced legislation aimed at reducing emissions from cattle."},{"type":"heading","text":"Disagreement on Marshall's stance on cattle emissions"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Hamilton's campaign stated that Roger Marshall has introduced legislation to reduce emissions from cattle. The New York Post reported that Marshall's campaign stated that Hamilton's remarks about Kansans needing to repent for eating beef proved he would be \"just like every other liberal Democrat in the Senate.\" Hamilton's campaign spokesperson, Tyson Brody, also said Marshall \"bragged that the decline of the herd ‘eliminated half of the methane gas produced from cattle already.’\""},{"type":"heading","text":"What the coverage left out"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"None of the right-rated reports below mention the specific polling data that Political Animal News stated showed Hamilton leading in polls, which the outlet suggested might be linked to his sermon."}],"basedOn":[{"sourceName":"Internewscast","url":"https://internewscast.com/news/woke-kansas-pastor-in-senate-race-urged-repentance-for-beef-driving","headline":"Woke Kansas Pastor in Senate Race Urged Repentance for Beef, Driving","angle":"","publishedAt":"2026-09-28T20:45:53.000Z"},{"sourceName":"dailymail.com","url":"https://dailymail.com/news/article-16167041/adam-hamilton-kansas-beef-sermon.html","headline":"Pastor running for Kansas senate once urged his church to repent beef","angle":"","publishedAt":"2026-09-28T20:18:59.000Z"},{"sourceName":"New York Post","url":"https://nypost.com/2026/09/28/us-news/woke-megachurch-pastor-trying-to-unseat-kansas-gop-senator-called-on-congregation-to-repent-for-driving-eating-beef","headline":"Woke megachurch pastor trying to unseat Kansas GOP senator called on congregation to repent for driving, eating beef","angle":"","publishedAt":"2026-09-28T19:52:50.000Z"},{"sourceName":"thedailybs.com","url":"https://thedailybs.com/2026/09/28/kansas-senate-hopefuls-old-sermon-comes-back-to-haunt-him-and-cattle-country-may-not-love-it","headline":"Kansas Senate hopeful’s old sermon comes back to haunt him — and cattle country may not love it - The Daily Bo Snerdley","angle":"","publishedAt":"2026-09-28T18:27:28.000Z"},{"sourceName":"Political Animal News","url":"https://politicalanimalnews.com/kansas-pastor-hamilton-told-church-to-repent-for-eating-beef-and-now-leads-polls","headline":"Kansas Pastor Hamilton Told Church to Repent for Eating Beef and Now Leads Polls","angle":"","publishedAt":"2026-09-28T18:00:00.000Z"},{"sourceName":"Next News Network","url":"https://nextnewsnetwork.com/2026/09/28/exposed-dem-senate-nominee-who-told-kansas-megachurch-to-repent-for-eating-beef--mulfgi1c","headline":"EXPOSED: Dem Senate Nominee Who Told Kansas Megachurch to REPENT for Eating Beef Now Wants Your Vote","angle":"","publishedAt":"2026-09-28T16:31:16.441Z"},{"sourceName":"The Post Millennial","url":"https://thepostmillennial.com/woke-dem-pastor-running-for-us-senate-demanded-kansas-congregation-repent-for-eating-steak-over-climate-change","headline":"Woke Dem pastor running for US Senate demanded Kansas congregation repent for eating steak over ‘climate change’","angle":"","publishedAt":"2026-09-28T11:48:26.000Z"},{"sourceName":"Fox News","url":"https://foxnews.com/politics/woke-megachurch-pastor-dem-nominee-called-congregation-repent-driving-eating-beef","headline":"Woke megachurch pastor, Dem nominee called on congregation to repent for driving, eating beef","angle":"","publishedAt":"2026-09-28T10:00:00.000Z"}],"analysis":{"distribution":{"percent":{"left":0,"centre":25,"right":75},"count":{"left":0,"centre":2,"right":6},"totalSources":8,"untracked":0,"rated":8,"observedAt":"2026-09-28T21:03:55.963Z"},"lifecycle":{"state":"developing","lastCheckedAt":"2026-09-28T21:30:52.051Z","closedAt":null,"checks":3,"changes":2,"reopened":false},"framing":{"left":[],"centre":["The centre-rated reports focused on a Kansas Senate candidate's past calls for repentance regarding beef consumption. Both Internewscast and dailymail.com noted Adam Hamilton's sermons urged reconsidering environmental impact.","Internewscast reported Hamilton's 2020 sermon \"What would Jesus say about climate change?\" where he discussed changing behaviour. This report also included statements from the opposing candidate, Roger Marshall, and Hamilton's campaign.","Dailymail.com's report also highlighted Hamilton's past calls for repentance over eating beef. This report included a collection of unrelated news headlines before its mention of the Kansas Senate race."],"right":["Right-rated reports focused on Democratic Senate nominee Adam Hamilton's past sermon urging his congregation to repent for their carbon footprints, specifically mentioning eating beef and driving. The New York Post and The Daily Bo Snerdley highlighted that Kansas is a major cattle-producing state and that Hamilton's remarks could alienate voters in such a region. The Post Millennial and Next News Network also focused on the \"woke\" aspect of Hamilton's message. Fox News and The Post Millennial quoted Hamilton saying, \"I’m calling us to repentance to say, ‘I realize that this has impact, even if it seems small, it has an impact on the world and future generations.’\" The New York Post included a statement from the Kansas Livestock Association CEO, Matt Teagarden, expressing disappointment in Hamilton's remarks about beef's climate impact."],"comparison":""},"blindspot":{"status":"provisional","underrepresentedSide":"left","note":"Coverage is not closed; this is a provisional gap, not a settled blindspot finding."},"sourceFactualityDistribution":{"low":1,"mixed":7},"ownershipDistribution":{"mediaConglomerate":2,"independent":1,"corporation":1},"firstDatedReport":{"sourceName":"Fox News","url":"https://foxnews.com/politics/woke-megachurch-pastor-dem-nominee-called-congregation-repent-driving-eating-beef","publishedAt":"2026-09-28T10:00:00.000Z"},"countries":[{"country":"New York, New York, United States","count":2},{"country":"Montreal, Quebec, Canada, Canada","count":1}],"outlets":[{"name":"Fox News","url":"https://foxnews.com/politics/woke-megachurch-pastor-dem-nominee-called-congregation-repent-driving-eating-beef","headline":"Woke megachurch pastor, Dem nominee called on congregation to repent for driving, eating beef","publishedAt":"2026-09-28T10:00:00.000Z","leaningSide":"right","leaningRating":"right","factualityRating":"mixed","angle":null,"isOpinion":false,"country":"New York, New York, United States","repostedFrom":null},{"name":"The Post Millennial","url":"https://thepostmillennial.com/woke-dem-pastor-running-for-us-senate-demanded-kansas-congregation-repent-for-eating-steak-over-climate-change","headline":"Woke Dem pastor running for US Senate demanded Kansas congregation repent for eating steak over ‘climate change’","publishedAt":"2026-09-28T11:48:26.000Z","leaningSide":"right","leaningRating":"right","factualityRating":"mixed","angle":null,"isOpinion":true,"country":"Montreal, Quebec, Canada, Canada","repostedFrom":null},{"name":"Next News Network","url":"https://nextnewsnetwork.com/2026/09/28/exposed-dem-senate-nominee-who-told-kansas-megachurch-to-repent-for-eating-beef--mulfgi1c","headline":"EXPOSED: Dem Senate Nominee Who Told Kansas Megachurch to REPENT for Eating Beef Now Wants Your Vote","publishedAt":"2026-09-28T16:31:16.441Z","leaningSide":"right","leaningRating":"farRight","factualityRating":"mixed","angle":null,"isOpinion":true,"country":null,"repostedFrom":null},{"name":"Political Animal News","url":"https://politicalanimalnews.com/kansas-pastor-hamilton-told-church-to-repent-for-eating-beef-and-now-leads-polls","headline":"Kansas Pastor Hamilton Told Church to Repent for Eating Beef and Now Leads Polls","publishedAt":"2026-09-28T18:00:00.000Z","leaningSide":"right","leaningRating":"right","factualityRating":"mixed","angle":null,"isOpinion":false,"country":null,"repostedFrom":null},{"name":"thedailybs.com","url":"https://thedailybs.com/2026/09/28/kansas-senate-hopefuls-old-sermon-comes-back-to-haunt-him-and-cattle-country-may-not-love-it","headline":"Kansas Senate hopeful’s old sermon comes back to haunt him — and cattle country may not love it - The Daily Bo Snerdley","publishedAt":"2026-09-28T18:27:28.000Z","leaningSide":"right","leaningRating":"leanRight","factualityRating":"low","angle":null,"isOpinion":true,"country":null,"repostedFrom":null},{"name":"New York Post","url":"https://nypost.com/2026/09/28/us-news/woke-megachurch-pastor-trying-to-unseat-kansas-gop-senator-called-on-congregation-to-repent-for-driving-eating-beef","headline":"Woke megachurch pastor trying to unseat Kansas GOP senator called on congregation to repent for driving, eating beef","publishedAt":"2026-09-28T19:52:50.000Z","leaningSide":"right","leaningRating":"leanRight","factualityRating":"mixed","angle":null,"isOpinion":false,"country":"New York, New York, United States","repostedFrom":null},{"name":"dailymail.com","url":"https://dailymail.com/news/article-16167041/adam-hamilton-kansas-beef-sermon.html","headline":"Pastor running for Kansas senate once urged his church to repent beef","publishedAt":"2026-09-28T20:18:59.000Z","leaningSide":"centre","leaningRating":"center","factualityRating":"mixed","angle":null,"isOpinion":false,"country":null,"repostedFrom":null},{"name":"Internewscast","url":"https://internewscast.com/news/woke-kansas-pastor-in-senate-race-urged-repentance-for-beef-driving","headline":"Woke Kansas Pastor in Senate Race Urged Repentance for Beef, Driving","publishedAt":"2026-09-28T20:45:53.000Z","leaningSide":"centre","leaningRating":"center","factualityRating":"mixed","angle":null,"isOpinion":false,"country":null,"repostedFrom":null}]},"assessment":{"type":"coverage-and-source-reporting-analysis","factCheck":{"status":"not-performed","note":"Media Bias News compares coverage and scores the source reporting. 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