 Carson endorsed Seventh-day Adventist theology, which includes belief in a literal reading of the first chapters of Genesis.In a 2013 interview with "Adventist News Network", Carson said "You know, I'm proud of the fact that I believe what God has said, and I've said many times that I'll defend it before anyone.If they want to criticize the fact that I believe in a literal, six-day creation, let's have at it because I will poke all kinds of holes in what they believe."