It seems people have a lot of reasons for entering a church and perhaps even more reasons for leaving one, but the only reason I’ve gone to a church was to sleep.
-- Narrator (“Sleep”)

Importance: Pew’s thoughts about entering and leaving a church should be read both literally and metaphorically. Pew tells the reader that he has only gone to a church to sleep. He notes that others have multiple reasons for leaving or entering a church. Pew is speaking not just of people physically going into and out of a church, but also joining the membership of a church and then deciding to leave that membership.

Steven and I decided that you can stay with us as long as it takes.
-- Hilda (“Sunday”)

Importance: Hilda and Steven put on the appearance of good Christians as they tell Pew he can stay with them as long as it takes for Pew to remember his...