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A memo from the Kansas City city manager to councilmembers directed that City Hall not include any “religious symbols” in its holiday d\u00e9cor to ensure it “remains a welcoming space for everyone.”<\/p>\n

“Councilmembers, as we prepare for the holiday season<\/a>, I want to share how we will approach seasonal d\u00e9cor at City Hall this year,” city manager Mario Vasquez said in a memo dated Dec. 4.\u00a0<\/p>\n

“To ensure City Hall remains a welcoming space for everyone and to honor the separation of church and state<\/a>, we will not display religious symbols as part of our holiday decorations,” the memo read. “This helps us respect the wide range of religious and non-religious beliefs held by our employees, visitors, and residents.”\u00a0<\/p>\n

Vasquez said “secular” and “cultural” d\u00e9cor, however, would still be welcome. Kansas City leaders and members of the Jewish community held a Menorah lighting on Monday, with one rabbi telling local outlet Fox 4<\/a> that it was especially important in the wake of the anti-Jewish massacre in Australia.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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“We will still make the building feel festive with secular\/cultural d\u00e9cor,” Vasquez said. “That includes items like decorated trees, winter greenery, lights, poinsettias, and cultural symbols such as the Kinara<\/a> representing Kwanzaa. These decorations celebrate the season without representing any specific faith tradition.”<\/p>\n

Sherae Honeycutt, press secretary and city spokeswoman for the city manager\u2019s office, told Fox News Digital in a statement that, “For many years, Kansas City has installed Christmas and holiday decorations throughout City Hall,\u00a0and that practice continues. This year, the Kansas City Council has authorized the lighting of a Menorah to celebrate Hanukkah. We invite anyone to come visit City Hall and admire our various holiday displays.”<\/p>\n

Vasquez closed his memo by thanking councilmembers for their “understanding as we work to keep City Hall a place where everyone feels included during the holidays.”<\/p>\n

Missouri Attorney General Catherine Hanaway criticized the memo in a Wednesday post on X, writing, “A Grinch-like memo to expressly EXCLUDE Christian and Jewish celebrations, and passing it off as inclusivity.”\u00a0<\/p>\n

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Hanaway added, “Many Missourians are proud to display their religious symbols. I am saddened to see our faith communities discouraged from celebrating because of \u2018inclusivity.\u2019”\u00a0<\/p>\n

Hanaway told Fox News Digital in a statement, “Our nation is founded on a bedrock commitment to the free exercise of religion. Sadly, history is filled with examples of people of religious faith being targeted for their beliefs by government officials.”\u00a0<\/p>\n

She added: “A public office should not be in the business of discouraging religious views. I personally consider it to be very insensitive to exclude certain religious celebrations and sincerely held religious beliefs under the guise of \u2018inclusivity.'”\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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