Margaret J. Meeker (born 1957) is an American

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and author of books on parenting from a Christian perspective.

Career

Her commentary on the rise of teenage sexually transmitted diseases has caught attention in education and popular publications. Meeker is invited onto broadcast programs on the topics she has written about, such as ''

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'', and '' The Ingraham Angle'' (Meeker is interviewed just after the 40-minute mark.) and she has a following in Christian groups on social and mainstream media and former President

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. Meeker is not professionally affiliated with

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organizations. Meeker has written on gender roles in parenting and in adolescent psychology. She was formerly a supporter of

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and later changed her views. Meeker cites psychological benefits as the basis of her support of

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among teenagers, her views are quoted in analysis of the impact of pornography and the attitudes of the church to sexuality. She has appeared on various media programs such as ''

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's ''The Ingraham Angle'', Donald Trump shared another one of her appearances on '' Fox & Friends'', ''The Federalis''t, ''The Telegraph'', and ''

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''. Her book ''Epidemic'' is the earliest known source of the Rainbow party

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. Meeker is an adjunct clinical assistant professor at

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Selected works

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