3 December 2020 James McGreevey For me, living in the closet corroded my ability to have an honest, open relationship with my God, my loved ones, my constituency and myself.
3 December 2020 James McGreevey We are losing sight of civility in government and politics. Debate and dialogue is taking a back seat to the politics of destruction and anger and control. Dogma has replaced thoughtful discussion between people of differing views.
3 December 2020 James McGreevey I’m on the board of a national group called Faith in America. It’s designed to fight religious-based bigotry.
3 December 2020 James McGreevey But being in the closet uniquely assisted me in politics. From my first run for the state legislature until my election as governor, all too often I was not leading but following my best guess at public opinion.
3 December 2020 James McGreevey You know for many elected officials they all started in the same place. You know marriage is between a man and a woman, but they understand that they are moving inevitably, catching up to the American public.
3 December 2020 James McGreevey Civil union is less than marriage. Marriage is a sacred and valued institution and ought to be afforded equal protection.
3 December 2020 James McGreevey To be able to love and live in freedom means to be able to make godly decisions. To make godly decisions we have to surrender our egos and all the falsity and shame that goes with it.
3 December 2020 James McGreevey I realized that my truest passion was for helping people change through faith in a higher power. That meant, for me, belonging to the church. Using my abilities to bring Christian doctrine to a postmodern world.
3 December 2020 James McGreevey No relief was forthcoming from my then-Catholic faith, which said the practice of homosexuality was a ‘mortal sin’ subject to damnation.
