In late October, Stan McNeil lost his job after laying his hands on and praying for a wheelchair-bound girl on the bus he drove for Rutgers University. While he says he was fired for the prayer, his employers say he violated safety procedures by not properly securing the wheelchair. Students have rallied to his cause, calling for him to be reinstated.

McNeil was well known for his uplifting speeches and prayers on the bus, and told me the following:

“I spoke on the bus as I would drive,” McNeil says. “People said they were uplifted and that it was a joy to ride my bus.” He spoke mostly about having a good life, being inspired, and studying hard, he says. He also prayed over students who had physical injuries, and said that after his prayers many students were healed. “They would have ankle injuries, different types of injuries, and I would pray,” McNeil says. “They would come back the next day and tell me, ‘I don’t have that injury anymore.’”

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