Evaluate the view that religion and morality are dependent on each other

It could be argued that religion and morality are in fact dependent on each other, if one were to follow the thought pattern of many Abrahamic faiths that 'without God, anything is permitted'. To many Muslims, Christians and Jews, God is seen as an eternal judge, and therefore without the judgement of God society would be incapable of differentiating what is immoral and what is moral. For instance, in the Bible, in 1 Corinthians, Jesus is shown to instruct his followers to keep good company, as 'bad company ruins good morals', spreading God's morality through sermon. Likewise, within Buddhist teaching, the religion of Buddhism and moral teachings are inseparable, with the Dharma representing a universal morality, and texts like the Vinaya Pittaka - instructing monastic people how to live - give moral rules on how one should or should not behave. Hence, religion and morality would be classed as dependent, as, in Abrahamic faiths God is seen as a divine law-maker, and in Dharmic faiths religious scriptures such as the Vinaya Pittaka aid religious believers in defining moral and immoral practise. However, one could say that some of these religious scriptures that are seen as a sources of authority contain an outdated morality. Both the Bible and the Vinaya Pittaka were written thousands of years ago, and society has advanced greatly since then, meaning ideas of what morality is have also evolved. For example, within the Five Precepts of Buddhism recorded in text and to be followed by both lay and monastic people, one of the rules is to "refrain from intoxicating drinks" such as alcohol, but some people would see this as outdated, especially in western society where drinking has become a cultural aspect of many countries. Therefore, religious views on morality recorded in some scriptures seems to be out of date and irrelevant today.