I can try to start it in ALL the gears, not just PARK or NEUTRAL but it won't start. It started before, but I just had to find the right spot in the gears that allowed it to start. What would that suggest is the issue now?
Do you mean "start or fire" or "run" or do you mean "starter cranking over the engine?"
Some of what you probably did
It's important to know "how these work."
The neutral safety switch is on the TRANSMISSION. But when you moved the column around, you probably changed the relationship of the shifter linkage on the column / between / and to the transmission.
so re-adjust it
You have a service manual?
Also, depending on what you meant, you may have pulled loose an electrical connector. If the engine turns over with the starter (cranks) but will not fire, you may have pulled loose the column connector where the ignition switch hooks to the column
Did you bypass the seat belt interlock? (Reset under the hood)