{{Short description|American writer}} thumb|250px|Basham in 2024 '''Megan Basham''' is an American writer. She is a culture reporter for ''The Daily Wire'', having previously served as film and television editor for ''World'' magazine.<ref>{{cite web |title=Megan Basham |url=https://www.harpercollins.com/blogs/authors/megan-basham-202436550973 |publisher=HarperCollins |access-date=23 September 2024}}</ref>
Basham has written two books. The first was ''Beside Every Successful Man: Getting the Life You Want By Helping Your Husband Get Ahead'' (Crown Forum, 2009), in which Basham argued that women can achieve greater financial security for their families by quitting their jobs and applying their skills, education, and talent to advance their husbands' careers.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Fiske |first1=Courtney |title=Beside Every Successful Man |url=https://www.thecrimson.com/article/2009/3/9/beside-every-successful-man-with-leading/ |access-date=23 September 2024 |work=The Harvard Crimson |date=9 March 2009}}</ref> Basham's second book was ''Shepherds for Sale: How Evangelical Leaders Traded the Truth for a Leftist Agenda'' (HarperCollins, 2024), in which she argued that evangelical leaders have been promoting left-wing views on various issues. The book sparked controversy upon its publication.<ref name=Adams>{{cite news |last1=Adams |first1=Liam |title=Why 'Shepherds for Sale' book on Christians selling out for 'leftism' is stirring controversy among evangelicals |url=https://www.tennessean.com/story/news/religion/2024/08/14/shepherds-for-sale-megan-basham-evangelical-christian-controversy/74785672007/ |access-date=23 September 2024 |work=The Tennessean}}</ref><ref name=Baker>{{cite news|last1=Baker |first1=Hunter |title=Megan Basham's Civil War |work=Public Discourse |date=2 September 2024 |url=https://www.thepublicdiscourse.com/2024/09/95775/ |access-date=23 September 2024}}</ref>
According to Joseph Holmes of ''Religion Unplugged'', Basham is "widely known as a persistent online presence on social media, engaging in fiery exchanges on X."<ref>{{cite news |last1=Holmes |first1=Joseph |title='Shepherds For Sale' Provides A Mixed Bag Manifesto For The Religious Right |url=https://religionunplugged.com/news/2024/8/1/book-review-shepherds-for-sale-provides-a-mixed-bag-manifesto-for-the-religious-right |access-date=23 September 2024 |work=Religion Unplugged |date=1 August 2024}}</ref> Mark Wingfield, writing for ''Baptist News Global'', has argued that Basham is a "John MacArthur-like figure on the far right".<ref>{{cite news |last1=Wingfield |first1=Mark |title=Basham and others link criticism of Budde to threat of female preachers |url=https://baptistnews.com/article/basham-and-others-link-criticism-of-budde-to-threat-of-female-preachers/ |access-date=23 January 2025 |work=Baptist News Global |date=23 January 2025}}</ref>
Basham was a 2022 Claremont Institute Lincoln Fellow.<ref>{{Cite web |title=2022 Lincoln Fellows |url=https://www.claremont.org/2022-lincoln-fellows/ |access-date=2026-01-07 |website=The Claremont Institute |language=en-us}}</ref> She received the 2024 Boniface Award from the Association of Classical Christian Schools for her "fearless and faithful journalism".<ref>{{cite web |title=The Boniface Award |url=https://classicalchristian.org/the-boniface-award/ |publisher=Association of Classical Christian Schools |access-date=23 September 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Pidcock |first1=Rick |title=Who are the billionaires and celebrity pastors supporting Megan Basham? |url=https://baptistnews.com/article/who-are-the-billionaires-and-celebrity-pastors-supporting-megan-basham/ |access-date=23 September 2024 |work=Baptist News Global |date=15 August 2024}}</ref>
She is married with two children and lives in Charlotte, North Carolina.<ref>{{cite web |title=Megan Basham |url=https://wng.org/authors/megan-basham |publisher=World |access-date=23 September 2024}}</ref>
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