Quitting church

[Tonus]

I actually did it!! The conversation wasn't exactly fun of course and my parents were sad, but it could have been a lot worse
It feels really good to finally be done with this!

Good. Tough decisions like yours are always rough, but they are a necessary step to take as you grow into adulthood. Most importantly, it teaches you that making the difficult choices will pay off in the long term.

If your family does decide to try and drop religious hints now and then, try to be gracious in response. Remember that many religious people are taught that they're the ones being oppressed and persecuted, and it's easy for them to be convinced that what they're doing is innocuous and what you're doing is mean-spirited. After a while they will let up on it, or you will become so used to it that it won't bother you. Above all, resist the urge to join a game of "dueling memes" on Facebook. ;p

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I am assuming you have encountered information that you think proves your parents beliefs are wrong. Perhaps your parents are like mine and many other and do not have sophisticated answers to the sophisticated question/criticisms you may have encountered.

I think that this is true. Because religion tends to be deeply ingrained in our cultures, a surprising number of people know very little about the faith that they have claimed to follow for their whole lives. For many people, religion is just part of the general background noise of their lives until someone or something comes along and challenges it. It is at this point that they realize that many of the people around them who profess to be religious barely know or understand their faith, and sometimes this includes the most devout people they know, up to and including their local priests!