In this year-end episode of The Frontline with FPM, Nathan Pierce looks back on God’s provision throughout 2025 and celebrates that FPM surpassed its Giving Tuesday goal. He shares how your prayers, support, and engagement made key legislative victories possible as California prepares for another challenging year.

Nathan highlights major threats to homeschool freedom—data tracking proposals, parental-rights rollbacks, and nationwide movements pushing for tighter government control. He also reviews important 2025 bills FPM worked on, including amendments protecting private homeschoolers from student-ID requirements, address disclosures, and harmful caregiver affidavit changes. He retells the story of the SB 2 amendment that still keeps private homeschool records out of California’s statewide database.

Looking ahead, FPM is expanding its training events, internship program, and government class to equip more families to defend their freedoms. With support shrinking and legislative attacks increasing, Nathan urges listeners to pray, give as they’re able, and spread the word so FPM can continue protecting homeschool freedom in 2026 and beyond.

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In this year-end episode of The Frontline with FPM, Nathan Pierce reflects on God’s faithfulness, the importance of biblical freedom, and the responsibility of parents to disciple their children. He shares key legislative victories from 2025, including protecting homeschool families from student ID mandates tied to the Trevor Project (AB 727), stopping attempts to publicly disclose homeschool addresses (AB 767), and engaging on CPS-related bills and school-choice policies that would have brought new state regulations. He also warns about likely returning proposals—such as the Make Homeschool Safe Act and efforts to add LGBT hotline access to private and homeschool student IDs—and asks for continued prayer as FPM prepares for a challenging new legislative season. Nathan closes with gratitude for supporters and encouragement to stand firm in defending parental rights and homeschool freedom in California.

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In the second half of Nathan's interview with Mike Smith, they walk through the intense 2018 legislative fight sparked by an abuse case mischaracterized as a homeschool issue. Massive mobilization by homeschool families—thousands making phone calls, as well as over 3,000 showing up at the Capitol and 1,300 testifying—ultimately stopped these bills, one that was removed by the author and one that died because no committee member would even motion to vote on it.

Nathan and Mike reflect on God’s faithfulness, the growth of homeschooling, and the partnerships among FPM, HSLDA, and CHEA that have preserved homeschool freedom in California. Mike shares encouragement for new homeschool families, advice for persevering through hard seasons, and honors the legacy of his late wife Elizabeth, a longtime advocate, prayer warrior, and champion for homeschoolers.

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