McGreevey in the Olympics opening ceremony.
Posted on 08/14/2004 12:08:35 AM PDT by JohnHuang2
Saturday, August 14, 2004
By Katie Wright
© 2004 WorldNetDaily.com
New Jersey Gov. James McGreevey's resignation Thursday for an extramarital homosexual affair was shocking. But it really should not have been. Gov. McGreevey said, "My truth is that I am a gay American." It is the governor's truth that that he is gay, that there is nothing wrong with being gay, and that he cannot help it. It is his truth; it doesn't have to be yours. You see, we all have our own truths now, and they can all be different because we are all different. My truth may be that homosexuality is wrong, and according to that truth Gov. McGreevey is wrong. But Gov. McGreevey's truth holds that homosexuality is just fine and it is right for him. So Gov. McGreevey is right. But I'm right, too. We are both right even though we disagree on what is right.
There is something terribly stifling about this kind of thinking, which is unfortunately becoming very prevalent in this day and age. People such as McGreevey, who believe that all truth is relative, are denying that such a thing as truth exists. The very phrase, "my truth" mocks the meaning of the word truth. Truth is fact; it is unchangeable. The scheme that any certain person can have their own truth is a lie. Anyone can have their own version of the truth, anyone can deny the truth, but no one can possibly have their very own unique truth, not even a governor.
What is stifling about the idea is that if each person has their own special truth, there is nothing to argue about, there is no wrong or right, there is no reason to correct someone or try to change his thinking. If we were all as passive about truth as the gay-rights groups demand us to be, no one would say anything. We would be very stifled indeed.
Not only is the idea of relative truth stifling, it is also flawed, especially in the case of Gov. McGreevey. Why did he resign? This is an elected governor who did what was right under his own set of laws, who stuck to his truth. More than that, he got out in the open, told everyone his truth, and apologized to his wife. Wait a minute. Why did he apologize to his wife? He apologized to his wife because of those conscience pangs that told him having an extramarital affair was wrong. But it was not wrong! When he had the affair, he was simply abiding by his truth that homosexuality was right for him. To not have the affair would be to deny his truth. Apologizing for the affair denied his truth and exposed a major flaw in the idea of relative truth.
McGreevey's way of thinking is both stifling and flawed. But worst of all, it holds an imminent danger wherever it goes. What if someone decides one day that his truth is that homosexuality is right, an extramarital affair is right, and murdering his wife is right? He might be sentenced to prison or put in a mental institution. But the question will remain: Who are we to impose our truth on someone who was simply following the dictates of his truth? Whose truth is really true?
In any case, Gov. McGreevey has started down a dangerous road with no warning signs. Because when one lets go of truth – real truth – the questions start and the answers are a lie.
Did he resign? He's still the governor.
My truth is that liberals are insane and dangerous. THE TRUTH is not personal dude. =o)
He's not resigning until Nov. 15.
-PJ
Moral relativism cannot overcome the Laws of Nature, which are not relative. Unlike man-made opinions, rules that existed long before homo sapiens must be discovered and obeyed, not arbitrarily devised.
The promiscuity that attends male homosexuality caused a disease that otherwise would have only affected the people where it originated to become a worldwide issue. If a cure is found and the behavior resumes, a new viral agent will arise, genetically engineered by a series of human choices to place sexual gratification above all else.
That's not my truth. It is a simple fact. Whether the McGreevey's of the world agree or not, the consequences are the same.
He can't leave is position as governor right now:
McGreevey is awaiting the acceptance of his application to join the "Village People". Their next series of interviews aren't until November....
This article is trying to make philisophical/moral point, but it misses a lot of 'truth'.
First, McGreedy did not resign Thursday. He announced that he will resign in about 3 months.
Second, he did not announce his future resignation because he is gay. In lefty liberal relativist NJ, being Gay is not a disqualifier. If that was all he could have easily won re-election.
Third, he did not announce his future resignation because he had an affair. In lefty liberal relativist NJ, he could have survived that too.
He did not even announced his future resignation to cut the wings out of a civil sexual harrassment that was likely to hit him and the state.
Even that he could have survived in liberal soddom. Gay adulterous harrassment, if that were 'all' would have been survivable.
What he could not survive is that he gave his totally unqualified lover (man or woman) two highly placed and paid positions, including overseeing the Garden States' 5th most highly paid job...over seeing Homeland security. He put his electorate's safety at risk for his gay, adulterous harrassment.
That scandal, along with multiple other ongoing scandals, is what pushes it over the line into resignation. Even still, not enough to force a resignation now, only in a few months when it is more politically beneficial.
McGreedy certainly did not 'resign Thursday because he was gay' although he tried very very hard to make it seem that way.
"no one can possibly have their very own unique truth, not even a governor"
I wonder if that statement applies to x42 ..?? Probably not!
McGreevey did not resign because he had a gay affair that was about to go public there is something else to this story that we have yet to hear. Just like I think that Bill Clinton intentionally had an affair with Monica to change the topic of why he should have been impeached. Wouldn't it be wild if some day we were to find out that having an affair with Monica to take the heat off all the other crimes the Clintons committed was dreammed up by Hillary ?
It would be nice to know the timeline on all of these events. If McGreevey has been on the burner to pay the aide since March, and he has simply dragged this entire event out to ensure no election, then there is something really wrong with his ethics. Its funny how no one, even the newspapers in Jersey...are talking about the timeline.
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