Kansas Democrat Adam Hamilton Urged Repentance for Beef, Driving in State With 5.8 Million Cattle
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Updated · Fox News · Sep 28
Kansas Democrat Adam Hamilton Urged Repentance for Beef, Driving in State With 5.8 Million Cattle
1 articles · Updated · Fox News · Sep 28
Summary
A 2020 sermon resurfaced in Kansas' Senate race showing Democratic nominee Adam Hamilton urging churchgoers to repent for carbon-heavy habits, including eating beef and driving.
Hamilton told his congregation that cattle and other food choices add greenhouse gases and said changing diets and reducing fossil-fuel use were part of better stewardship.
Roger Marshall seized on the remarks in a state with more cattle than people, arguing they clash with Kansas values as the race tightens from Likely R to Lean R.
Hamilton's campaign countered that Marshall has himself backed cattle-emissions measures and spoken about methane from herds, turning the attack into a fight over agriculture, tariffs and diesel prices.
The clash lands in the nation's third-largest beef-producing state, where about 5.8 million cattle underpin a major industry and livestock groups say beef accounts for only 2% of U.S. greenhouse-gas emissions.