In the Independent State of Samoa, not to be confused with the Territory of American Samoa where the First Amendment comes into play, the country’s lead censor has banned the screening of Angels & Demons in the capital Apia. The censor’s reason for doing so, according to Radio New Zealand International, is that the film is critical of the church so to prevent discrimination against the church by others the ban is put into play. This is in contrast to the Associated Press reporting that L’Osservatore Romano, the newspaper of the Vatican city-state, had deemed the film “harmless”.
In other news from the Samoan archipelago, Radio New Zealand International reports that television reality series Survivor will be filming in the Independent State of Samoa next month. For contestants wanting to escape to a US jurisdiction, ferry service is available on Wednesdays.
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