Editing Samoa (section)

===State religion===
In June 2017, an Act was passed changing the country's constitution to include a reference to the [[Trinity]]. As amended, Article 1 of the Samoan Constitution states that "Samoa is a Christian nation founded on God the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit".<ref>{{Cite web |title=Constitution of Samoa |author= |work=palemene.ws |date= |access-date=2 June 2022 |url=https://www.palemene.ws/wp-content/uploads/Constitution-Eng.pdf |page=14 |archive-date=23 June 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220623213749/https://www.palemene.ws/wp-content/uploads/Constitution-Eng.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref> 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">{{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 |archive-date=16 June 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170616153746/https://thediplomat.com/2017/06/samoa-officially-becomes-a-christian-state/ |url-status=live }}</ref> 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/>