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Atlanta bus driver suspended for leading passengers in prayer

Associated Press

Saturday, Nov. 7, 2009 11:08 a.m.

ATLANTA — An Atlanta city bus driver has been suspended for five days after passengers said he insisted they hold hands as he led them in prayer.

MARTA spokesman Lyle V. Harris told the Atlanta Journal-Constitution that LeRoy Matthews' behavior during the Tuesday incident violated MARTA policy.

According to a complaint filed with MARTA, when a passenger approached the front of the bus when it stopped around 7:30 p.m., Matthews stood and asked everyone to hold hands for a brief prayer. The complaint says the prayer lasted four to five minutes.

Harris says it is unclear what they prayed for or about and whether this has happened before. Matthews has worked for MARTA for six years.

From the Saturday, Nov. 7, 2009 online edition of The Augusta Chronicle

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