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Ethical Obligations to Displaced People

A Catholic theologian argues that “we have moral proximity” to migrants and refugees on th

Aired 05/19/2016 | Rating NR

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Ethical Obligations to Displaced People

Clip: 5/19/2016 | 5m 33s

A Catholic theologian argues that “we have moral proximity” to migrants and refugees on th

According to the United Nations, in 2015, some eight million people around the world were displaced from their homes by conflict and social upheaval--the largest number ever recorded in a single year. Prominent theologian and ethicist David Hollenbach has been studying the global refugee crisis. He talks with Kim Lawton about the moral obligations he believes the US has.

Aired 05/19/2016 | Rating NR

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