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Atlanta bus driver suspended for praying
Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority spokesman Lyle V. Harris said LeRoy Matthews received a five-day furlough after passengers said he stopped his bus and asked all riders to hold hands and take part in a moment of prayer, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported Saturday.
An unidentified passenger said he was trying to get off the bus Tuesday, when Matthews made his prayer request.
The impromptu prayer session on the public bus lasted at least 4 minutes and the focus of the prayer remained unclear, Harris said.
The Journal-Constitution said Matthews has been a MARTA employee for six years.
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This news arrived on: 11/07/2009
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11-09-2009 17:40
bj wrote:
Prayer
Hahahahahahahahaahahah, I think this is hysterical, my face hurts from laughing. Who hired him? I'd have been praying all right, save me from the nut!!!!
11-09-2009 14:13
Tex wrote:
He was clearly in the wrong in this instance. He could be charged with hold the passengers against their will, among other things. It probably is not over yet!
11-09-2009 13:20
dachosenfew wrote:
driver praying on bus
There's a time and place for everything.He could have prayed to himself before he started his shift.The article didn't state what the pray was about so we'll never know.His actions could have caused a panic by the passengers thinking "It's the end of the line"
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