Solomon Islands is to become the second country in the Pacific to ban the controversial film The Da Vinci Code.
The move follows a similar ban imposed in Samoa earlier this week.
The Solomon Islands' state broadcaster, SIBC, reports that Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare has sought legal advice on the issue from the country's Attorney General.
Sogavare, who is the son of a pastor, says Solomon Islands professes to be a Christian country and the film undermines the very roots of Christianity. He says the government will be failing in its duty if it allows such a film to destroy the moral fabric of society.
Samoa's principal censor banned the screening of the film from cinemas and all local television stations.
The censor's office made the decision after inviting leaders of the Samoa Council of Churches to watch a preview of the film.
The Archbishop of Samoa's Catholic Church, Alapati Mataeliga, said the film will affect the belief of the young people whose faith is not strong.
However the owner of a cinema complex in Samoa, Maposua Rudolf Keil, said the decision denies people the fundamental human right to watch such a film.
The ban in Samoa also applies to the hiring of videos and DVDs of the film.
