“What I’ve said to them is that I believe that God created the universe and that the six days in the Bible may not be six days as we understand it … it may not be 24-hour days, and that’s what I believe. I know there’s always a debate between those who read the Bible literally and those who don’t, and I think it’s a legitimate debate within the Christian community of which I’m a part.”
— Sen. Barack Obama, quoted by Slate in April 2008, when asked if the Earth was created in six days.
Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) was widely criticized for dodging a similar question this week.
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