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.