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ATLANTA, Nov. 7 (UPI) -- An Atlanta bus driver was suspended for insisting his passengers join him in a prayer, his employer says.
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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