Pious, not religious?

[Peter K.]

>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

Jesus talked about a lot of stuff. What do the good bits have to do with religion? And what if
someone is "religious" about bad things?

Peter