Kansas Senate candidate Adam Hamilton urged repentance for eating beef
A Democratic nominee's past sermon on climate change is resurfacing in a state known for cattle production.
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Kansas Senate candidate Adam Hamilton urged repentance for eating beef
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What this story says
- 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.
Who covered it
Percentages are shares of the 13 outlets carrying a published leaning rating. Coverage measured .
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Craft
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Hype
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Missing from the left
None of the 13 outlets with a published leaning rating that ran this story are rated left.
A reader who follows the left would not have seen this. We report the absence rather than explain it: outlets choose what to cover for many reasons, and we have no evidence about which one applies here.
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.
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.
Disagreement on Marshall's stance on cattle emissions
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.’"
What the coverage left out
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.
Coverage settled. We checked this 10 times and stopped on 4 Oct 2026, 03:00. The figures above are what it finished at.
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How each side covered it
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Left
0 rated outlets
No outlet rated left ran this story. We watched the coverage until it stopped changing, and none appeared.
Centre
2 rated outlets
- 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
11 rated outlets
- 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.
Questions about this coverage
- How did the left and right cover Kansas Senate candidate Adam Hamilton urged repentance for eating beef?
- Of the 13 outlets on this story carrying a published leaning rating, 0% are rated left, 15% are rated centre, 85% are rated right. Those percentages are shares of the rated outlets, not of every outlet that ran it. The sections above set out what each side emphasised, in its own terms.
- Is Kansas Senate candidate Adam Hamilton urged repentance for eating beef left or right?
- The story itself is neither. What can be counted is who has covered it, and 85% of the 13 rated outlets on it are rated right — so far this is a story carried mostly by the right. Coverage of this one has settled, so that is unlikely to move much now.
- Is the coverage of Kansas Senate candidate Adam Hamilton urged repentance for eating beef biased?
- Kansas Senate candidate Adam Hamilton urged repentance for eating beef is one event reported by 13 outlets, and this page does not rate the story as biased or unbiased. What it publishes is the spread: which outlets ran it, where named rating organisations place each of them on the spectrum, and what each side chose to lead with. A leaning rating describes an outlet's record over time, not this article, and the two should not be run together.
- Which side is not reporting Kansas Senate candidate Adam Hamilton urged repentance for eating beef?
- When we first saw this story, outlets rated left had barely covered it. Coverage accretes for hours after an event, so that is where to look rather than a verdict — the split above is the current count, and it is the one to read.
- Which outlets covered Kansas Senate candidate Adam Hamilton urged repentance for eating beef?
- 13 that we know of, every one of them listed further up this page with a link to its own report and to what we hold on the publisher. Nothing here is a summary of somebody else's summary: the outlets are named so the original reporting can be read.
- What did Adam Hamilton say in his sermon?
- In a January 2020 sermon, Democratic Senate nominee Adam Hamilton urged his congregation to repent for their carbon footprints, including for activities like driving and eating beef. He suggested that certain foods, such as those derived from cattle, contribute more to greenhouse gas emissions than other options.
- Why is this sermon relevant to the Kansas Senate race?
- The sermon is resurfacing in Kansas, a state with more cattle than people and a significant beef industry. Hamilton is challenging Republican incumbent Roger Marshall, and his past remarks on climate change and diet are being highlighted by opponents and media outlets.
- What is the response from Adam Hamilton's campaign?
- Hamilton's campaign has pushed back against criticism by pointing to statements made by Sen. Roger Marshall regarding cattle emissions. A campaign spokesperson stated that Marshall has introduced legislation to reduce emissions from cattle and has previously discussed the impact of methane from the industry.
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Left
0No outlet in this group ran the story.
Centre
2- Woke Kansas Pastor in Senate Race Urged Repentance for Beef, Driving (opens Internewscast in a new tab)
Internewscast — is Internewscast biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Pastor running for Kansas senate once urged his church to repent beef (opens dailymail.com in a new tab)
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Right
11- Democrat Senate candidate urged congregation to 'repent' for eating too much beef (opens LifeSiteNews in a new tab)
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- Repent for Eating Beef? Senate Candidate's Climate Sermon Resurfaces Amid Campaign Scrutiny - Charisma Magazine Online (opens mycharisma.com in a new tab)
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- Democrat Senate candidate calls on you to repent for the sin of...eating beef (opens Louder With Crowder in a new tab)
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- Kansas Pastor Adam Hamilton Tells Congregation To Repent For Eating Beef - Patriot Newsfeed (opens patriotnewsfeed.com in a new tab)
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- Report: KS Dem Senate Candidate Adam Hamilton Told Followers to 'Repent' of Eating Beef (opens Breitbart in a new tab)
- Woke megachurch pastor trying to unseat Kansas GOP senator called on congregation to repent for driving, eating beef (opens New York Post in a new tab)
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- Kansas Senate hopeful’s old sermon comes back to haunt him — and cattle country may not love it - The Daily Bo Snerdley (opens thedailybs.com in a new tab)
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- Kansas Pastor Hamilton Told Church to Repent for Eating Beef and Now Leads Polls (opens Political Animal News in a new tab)
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- EXPOSED: Dem Senate Nominee Who Told Kansas Megachurch to REPENT for Eating Beef Now Wants Your Vote (opens Next News Network in a new tab)
Next News Network — is Next News Network biased? Our profile of this outletOpinion
- Woke Dem pastor running for US Senate demanded Kansas congregation repent for eating steak over ‘climate change’ (opens The Post Millennial in a new tab)
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- Woke megachurch pastor, Dem nominee called on congregation to repent for driving, eating beef (opens Fox News in a new tab)
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