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On Nov. 3, LeRoy Matthews, a driver for the Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA), apparently decided that he and his passengers were in urgent need of prayer. So around 7:30 p.m., he pulled his bus over to the side of the road, stood up and blocked one passenger from leaving, and then asked them all to hold hands and join him in prayer.4 or 5 minutes were spent in prayer before Matthews returned to his duty and allowed his passengers to return to theirs.
At least one filed a complaint with the transit authority.
Since Matthew's behavior was a violation of MARTA's policy, the 6 year veteran driver was placed on a 5 day suspension. Lyle V. Harris, a spokesman for MARTA, said that it was unclear what Matthews was praying about. He also said that it was unclear whether this kind of behavior has happened before.
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1) A prayer bus (photo by divemasterking2000)
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