Minimum Conception Of Morality In Religion

Morality in no way depends on religion as an entity in and of itself.

That being said, religions can have a very influential factor in the creation and passing of morality to the next generation; but this is simply because a religion is simply a social grouping. Any social group, ranging from families to secular communities to workplaces can and do have influence on morality.

So, in a way, morality does depend on religion, but only the religion as a social group; the religion as a belief in a God doesn't make someone moral.
I would argue the opposite, a sense of morality must exist for a religion to function. Judaism was founded on the Ten Commandments. Presuming they were man-made (I would say very likely), then humans had a sense of
morality before religion was made.

Religion is worshipping a God. You must do what he tells you. This is your morals. Someone must invent religions. Morals therefore precede religion.

Religion depends on Morality.
Minimum conception of morality: "Morality is, at the very least, the effort to guide one's conduct by reason--that is, to do what there are the best reasons for doing--while giving equal weight to the interests of each individual affected by one's decision.
As the name suggests , the minimum conception is a core that every moral theory should accept, at least as a starting point." --James Rachels
Atheism and the Golden Rule
Atheism, however, is identified with evil and moral anarchy, and some atheists indeed are less than virtuous -- just like some religious people. As a group, disbelievers surely are no better than believers, but are they worse?
It is difficult to mount an affirmative defense of atheism without sounding as self-righteous as religious zealots quoting scripture. But you can, at least, acknowledge what atheism is not: It is not inherently nihilistic, as many believe; it does not deprive you of moral standards or instincts.
Except for the sadomasochistic among us, childhood lessons in the Golden Rule may serve as well as fables about God handing Moses a tablet of commandments in establishing acceptable behavior. (In fact, sadomasochists are apt to feel more at home with religion given its occasional habits of authoritarianism and self-flagellation.) Nor does atheism encourage hedonism. The conviction that there is no cosmic justice can fuel a commitment to the cause of earthly justice. Atheism denies you the luxury of believing that the wrongs of this world
will be avenged in the next.
Atheists are not magical thinkers; without faith, people celebrate reason, an underrated quality in these pre-millennial years. This does not mean that they disdain emotionalism, like Dickens' Mr. Gradgrind, in the belief that human beings are like computers. Passion is hardly dependent on a belief in the supernatural. Atheists are apt to be as irrational in their preferences and personal lives as believers, but they are probably less likely to consult their horoscopes or suppose they have been abducted by aliens.
They are as likely, however, to be guided by sentiment, or instinct, in addition to reason. To answer moral questions, questions about ends and not means, a non-believer will consult "his own heart," Bertrand Russell observed. These questions "belong to a realm...of emotion and feeling and desire...a realm which is not that of reason though it should be in no degree contrary to it." Faithlessness can make moral choices harder; it demands an active inner life as well as a capacity for empathy and engagement with the world.
Besides, science can explain our ethical impulses as well as religion. In Descartes' Error, an intriguing study of the relationship between emotion, reasoning and moral judgment, neurologist Antonio Damasio suggests that there are "biological mechanisms behind the most sublime human behavior." (You will be guided by these mechanisms whether or not you believe that God designed them.)
Common sense tells us that parental nurture, as well as a vision of the divine, helps make people good. It is possible, after all, to instill respect for justice and generally accepted notions of ethical behavior in children without encouraging them to believe in God. (I grew up in a secular home and have not committed any sins much worse than blasphemy yet.) Acknowledging that there are no gods on their side, it may be easier to imbue them with moral modesty and respect for differing worldviews.