Sue Krysac was fired by the Municipal government of Chatham-Kent for being a Christian. But this is so much more than one person losing her job during Covid– this is a fight to protect religious liberty in Canada… and now she needs your help.

I appeal to you therefore, brothers, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable to God, which is your spiritual worship. And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, so that you may prove what the will of God is, that which is good and acceptable and perfect. – Romans 12:1-2

For over 17 years, Sue Krysac served her community, working with social assistance recipients. She was called to this vocation by her Lord and Saviour, Jesus Christ. This commitment to Jesus enabled her to excel in her job, and, like many around the world during Covid, also resulted in her employer firing her after they denied her religious accommodation request – an act that broke Canadian law.

With the changes brought about by Covid in March 2020, most case managers in her department began working remotely. In October 2021, Sue’s employer implemented a Vaccine and Testing Policy. After praying and seeking the Lord’s leading, Sue was convicted that to follow this policy would cause her to sin. 

She shared her Christian beliefs with her employer in her request for a religious accommodation and subsequent email, including the following:

• My body is a temple of the Holy Spirit. I am not my own, but was bought at a price and must glorify God in my body. (1 Corinthians 6:19-20)
• I am to present my body as a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable to God, which is my spiritual act of worship. (Romans 12:1)
• Jesus commands me to render to God the things that are God’s (Mark 12:14-17), and this includes my life and body.
• I cannot serve two masters, both God and money. (Luke 16:13)
• Whoever knows the right thing to do and fails to do it, for him it is sin. (James 4:17)

After her employer spent 9 months reviewing her request, and while Sue successfully worked remotely, her employer terminated her with cause, stating that her beliefs were not religious.

Sue was devastated at the loss of her career and the implications for Canadian Christians to be fired for following Jesus. After seeking the Lord’s direction, Sue retained James SM Kitchen and filed a lawsuit for religious discrimination and wrongful termination. 

After waiting 2 years for a 2-week trial, the court’s erroneous decision, against Supreme Court of Canada precedent, found that there was no religious discrimination, and that termination with cause was appropriate. This ruling is inconsistent with the Supreme Court of Canada’s longstanding Amselem decision which protects Canadians’ religious beliefs. The implication for not only Sue, but all Christians across Canada, is that Christians can be fired for following the convictions of the Holy Spirit in their lives. This has far-reaching consequences for Christians, both for the risk to their employment, and in a greater way, their God-given religious freedoms. Sue is rightly appealing this decision at the Ontario Court of Appeal. Mr. Kitchen is charging a very reasonable rate, but the cost of a case like this is still in the tens of thousands – and while a municipal government has unlimited public funds from which they can draw, Sue does not.

This is a fight to protect religious liberty in Canada. The law was not followed and religious freedom in Canada has been done violence. A protracted legal battle can be financially draining so that Sue can no longer fight for that liberty on her own—to the detriment of Christians across Canada. Sue needs, first and foremost, your prayers, but also financial support with the mounting legal costs.

Sue needs your help.

Please stand with Sue as she fights to set right what has been done wrong.

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Help Sue fight for Christians’ freedom to follow the Holy Spirit’s leading in their lives.