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== Principles and policies ==
In June 2017, the Legislative Assembly passed a bill to increase support for Christianity in the country's [[Constitution of Samoa|constitution]], including a reference to the [[Trinity]] in Article 1. According to ''[[The Diplomat (magazine)|The Diplomat]]'', "What Samoa has done is shift references to Christianity into the body of the constitution, giving the text far more potential to be used in legal processes."<ref name="report"/> The preamble to the constitution already described the country as "an independent State based on Christian principles and Samoan custom and traditions."<ref name="report">{{cite magazine |url=https://thediplomat.com/2017/06/samoa-officially-becomes-a-christian-state/ |title=Samoa Officially Becomes a Christian State |last=Wyeth |first=Grant |date=16 June 2017 |magazine=The Diplomat |access-date=19 June 2017}}</ref>