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Was born virginia lamp and raised in omaha to nebraska. her father was an engineer and mother was an outspoken republican activist who played a prominent role in her daughter s life. according to the new york times, she joined her high school s republican club in 1974. later, at creighton university in omaha, she earned a law degree. in march, a video circulated on twitter, showing thomas speaking at a 1986 cult awareness network event in missouri. on this decades old video, she shares her experience of leaving life spring, a controversial group founded in 1974 that was long considered a cult. when you come away from the college, you have to find a balance in your life. exposing it, fighting the cult. the other angle, is what was it that made you get into that group? she reportedly met clarence thomas in 1986 at a conference
Her history as both a former member of Lifespring and an anti-cult activist has prompted questions about her alignment with far-right conspiracy theories.