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It seems to happen this time every year.

People full of the spirit of Ebenezer Scrooge try to spoil the
holidays by attacking religious expression in their community.

Last week, First Liberty responded to three new Christmas attacks that
we want you to know about.

At its Winterhaven Festival of Lights, the City of Tucson threatened
to arrest David Hoffman and his friends unless they confined their
religious activities to a barricaded zone away from event attendees.

Religious speech is protected by the First Amendment. Removing it from
public property is not only wrong, it's unconstitutional.

In response, we sent a letter to city leaders demanding local resident
David Hoffman be allowed to share his religious beliefs on public ways
at the Winterhaven Festival of Lights.

In Roswell, New Mexico, county leaders received a threatening letter
from the ACLU demanding the city relocate its Nativity from the
courthouse lawn which they did.

In response, we've sent the county leaders a letter explaining
that our Kennedy Supreme Court victory has changed the law, and as a
result, they can legally return their Nativity to the courthouse lawn.

And if the ACLU wants to take action, we'll be happy to defend
Roswell and its right to display its Nativity.

Finally in New York, the mayor of Village of the Branch has axed
St. Patrick's Catholic Church annual Christmas Tree fundraiser.

For over 25 years, the Church has sold Christmas trees along with
other plants and wreathes during the Christmas season as a means of
raising funds for the Church's various ministries.

In response, we've sent a letter demanding the Village stop its
harassment and unequal treatment of St. Patrick's and allow the
Church to continue its tradition of selling Christmas trees from the
church property.

Throughout this Christmas season, please keep David Hoffman who was
threatened with arrest, the City of Roswell that has been robbed of
its Nativity, and St. Patrick's Catholic Church that has been
unfairly targeted by the Village of the Branch for its fundraising
activities in your prayers.



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