ABSTRACT
This chapter focuses on Die Church of England vor den Herausforderungen des Wandels, which offers a more detailed account of the Church of England's response to immigration. This bill brought in restrictions on the entry of Kenyan Asians to Britain, abrogating promises made to them on Kenyan independence. Ramsey spoke against the bill in the House of Lords on three grounds. Firstly, the bill distinguished between white and non-white Kenyans, thus implying a race distinction in citizenship', secondly, it meant the breaking of this country's word' and thirdly its amendment of the 1962 Act to limit immigration to a quota of 1,500 immigrants per year was inadequate. Habgood's argument seemed like a classic piece of Anglican special pleading but what gave it some salience was the fact that, from the 1989 Rushdie affair onwards, some Muslims began publicly to welcome the idea of an Established Church as a defender of all religions.
