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Proctor is ashamed of his behavior and he sees church attendance as an hypocrisy.
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 "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.
Proctor's poor record of attendance at church is used against him.
Because he doesn't exactly preach he 'only preaches about hellfire and damnation and never mentions God in church' -proctor
Proctor is ashamed of his behavior and he sees church attendance as an hypocrisy.
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 "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.
Proctor's poor record of attendance at church is used against him.
Because he doesn't exactly preach he 'only preaches about hellfire and damnation and never mentions God in church' -proctor
proctor explains to Hale that he does not like Parris' theology. He says that Parris spends too much time lecturing on the devil and damnation. he also says that he built the roof on the church (so that there is no way he could be connected with the devil) and that he does not trust Parris with his children's baptisms.
John Proctor also doesn't know his ten commandments. Specifically the one about adultery.
Because He does not think Mr. Parris is godly
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.
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.
The Reverend Smith conducted the ceremony at the church.
Proctor both dislikes and distrusts Reverend Parris, he feels that he is a Godless man more intent on saving his own pride then caring for the immortal souls of those in his congregation. Making him an irresponsible reverend who is both selfish and cruel. Proctor has always disliked him, and stopped attending sunday service long before the witch trials began. It is his personal dislike that allows John to have the courage to try to stand up against the reverend in court.