Pious, not religious?

[Doug Henwood]

s-t-t at juno.com wrote:


>What is the difference?  I don't mean that to be snide about religion,
>it's simply not clear to me.

Pious = great public professions of belief & sanctity, like the 
Pharisees 
<http://bible.gospelcom.net/bible?passage=MATT%2B23&showfn=on&showxref=on&language=english&version=KJV&x=11&y=9>. 
Religious = what Jesus was talking about.

Doug