He says his wife has been ill and he doesn't want to hear Paris preach about the devil all the time. Also a less important part its too far.
John Proctor's church
Proctor's poor record of attendance at church is used against him.
Elizabeth Proctor is presented as a good Christian in the book The Crucible. She helped people in need, was helpful in her community, and went to church regularly.
In "The Crucible", John Proctor does not attend church regularly because he does not like, or agree with, the Reverend Parris. Because of this, he also refuses to have his last child baptized.
Parris is a greedy and selfish minister which angers Proctor. He wants gold candlesticks (symbol of his greed) and the deed to his home which illustrates his desire to have importance and wealth in the Salem town. Also Proctor dislikes him because of the topics he discusses in church (mortgages, deeds, hell) and this causes Parris to believe Proctor is creating a party against him within the Church.
He was tired of hearing sermons about hellfire and damnation.
John Proctor's church
Proctor's poor record of attendance at church is used against him.
Elizabeth Proctor is presented as a good Christian in the book The Crucible. She helped people in need, was helpful in her community, and went to church regularly.
In "The Crucible," Reverend Hale accuses John Proctor of not regularly attending church services and failing to have his third child baptized. These actions are seen as evidence of Proctor's lack of commitment to Christian religious practices.
Because he believed Rev. Paris to be a heretic, a pulpit thief and a broken minister.
In "The Crucible", John Proctor does not attend church regularly because he does not like, or agree with, the Reverend Parris. Because of this, he also refuses to have his last child baptized.
Parris is a greedy and selfish minister which angers Proctor. He wants gold candlesticks (symbol of his greed) and the deed to his home which illustrates his desire to have importance and wealth in the Salem town. Also Proctor dislikes him because of the topics he discusses in church (mortgages, deeds, hell) and this causes Parris to believe Proctor is creating a party against him within the Church.
Hale does not accuse Elizabeth of Witchcraft. He visits the Proctor household to ascertain how religious they are. He finds three faults; Proctor non attendance at church, youngest son not baptised, and a short fall in John Proctor's knowledge of the Commandments.
In Arthur Miller's 'The Crucible,' John Proctor didn't attend church regularly because he had a problem with the current minister. He believed Reverend Parris was too fixated on material matters, because his church was lavishly decorated. He also felt he preached about hell and brimstone too much, not focusing on God.
Abigail Williams is the protagonist of THE CRUCIBLE. She is the one who gets the ball rolling about the whole witchcraft and witch hunting. She is the person who pushes the story forward to a climax and even a resolution.
Proctor is ashamed of his behavior and he sees church attendance as an hypocrisy.