Ron Heather, 62, said he told bosses at First Bus that his Christian beliefs would not allow him to drive a bus emblazoned with the message: "There's probably no God. Now stop worrying and enjoy your life," The Guardian reported Friday.

"When I first saw the bus last Saturday I was shocked," Heather said. "I was just about to board and there it was staring me in the face. My first reaction was horror. ... I was in a dilemma but I felt strongly I couldn't drive that bus and so I went up to my inspectors and told them there was no way I could drive it. They said they didn't have another one, so I thought I'd better go home," he said. ...