{"podcast":{"title":"The Uncertainty Podcast","slug":"the-uncertainty-podcast-7089022","podcast_index_feed_id":7089022,"rss_url":"https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/2770715.rss","website_url":"https://mileskdonahue.substack.com/podcast","image_url":"https://substackcdn.com/feed/podcast/2770715/103a86bed70977c39ac1021809009112.jpg","author":"Miles K. Donahue","episode_count":89,"summary":"I am a philosophy graduate and host of the Uncertainty podcast, featuring discussions with Tim Maudlin, William Lane Craig, Graham Oppy, Robin Collins, and others.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-04T18:17:12.802461+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-uncertainty-podcast-7089022"},"episode":{"title":"#66 It's Okay to be Gay (and Christian) - Randal Rauser","slug":"66-it-s-okay-to-be-gay-and-christian-randal-rauser","published_at":"2026-01-08T19:30:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-uncertainty-podcast-7089022/66-it-s-okay-to-be-gay-and-christian-randal-rauser","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-uncertainty-podcast-7089022","url":"https://mileskdonahue.substack.com/p/66-randal-rauser-its-okay-to-be-gay","audio_url":"https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/183909232/82aa77f59448b10faa2974cb8f434e0a.mp3","summary":"Dr. Randal Rauser and I explore the arguments of his new book, The Wideness of the Sea: How to be Evangelical and Gay-Affirming , wherein he offers a four-part case for including a gay-affirming perspective within the fold of Christian orthodoxy: scripture, tradition, reason, and experience. To support the channel, do please oh please consider donating, either via PayPal or Buy Me a Coffee . Follow me on X-formerly-Twitter . EPISODE CHAPTERS 00:00:00 Introduction 00:00:12 The tale of Eugene Peterson 00:04:45 What is evangelical Christianity? 00:09:10 Affirming vs. non-affirming perspectives 00:14:55 Why do evangelicals care so much about gay relationships? 00:24:19 Argument #1: The Bible 00:40:25 Leviticus 20:13 - \"If a man...\" 00:45:10 Romans 1:26-27 - \"God gave them over...\" 00:50:05 Argument #2: Reason 00:51:11 William Lane Craig's case against homosexuality 00:54:22 Against natural law? 00:58:32 Argument #3: Tradition 01:07:28 Argument #4: Experience Get full access to Miles K. Donahue at mileskdonahue.substack.com/subscribe","meta_description":"Dr. Randal Rauser and I explore the arguments of his new book, The Wideness of the Sea: How to be Evangelical and Gay-Affirming , wherein he offers a four…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":4335,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-uncertainty-podcast-7089022/episodes/66-it-s-okay-to-be-gay-and-christian-randal-rauser/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-uncertainty-podcast-7089022/66-it-s-okay-to-be-gay-and-christian-randal-rauser.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}