Church’s Anti-Same-Sex-Attraction Program Criticized — Though It’s Still Legal

Church’s Anti-Same-Sex-Attraction Program Criticized — Though It’s Still Legal

The pastor of an evangelical Protestant church in Laconia, New Hampshire is offering a faith-based 12-step program to overcome same-sex attraction and other "hurts, habits, and hangups," but it has struck a nerve with some pro-homosexuality advocates.

New Hampshire recently enacted a law that prohibits so-called "conversion therapy" seeking to change sex orientation or gender identity, but it exempts churches. The law, House Bill 587, takes effect January 1, 2019.

At $174,000 Average A Year, Superintendents Still Underpaid, Some Say
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At $174,000 Average A Year, Superintendents Still Underpaid, Some Say

Matthew McDonald

Current and past superintendents (and their advocates) describe running a school district as an around-the-clock job, with every problem their problem.

The average pay for a superintendent of schools in Massachusetts is $174,000 a year and they stay an average of five years, according to a survey by the Massachusetts Association of School Superintendents.

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