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Hey, maybe you’re both right, in a way.

Religion is a cultural phenomenon and as such does not necessarily rely on being passed on phylogenetically. However, there are aspects of religiosity that may very well have contributed to survival to reproduction and were thus passed on phylogenetically.

I suppose an analogy is our verbal behavior.  That we can develop complex verbal behavior is something that is a part of our current genetic makeup.  The specific language that we speak is cultural, in that we learn the particular language that we are exposed to.

Thus we are not born as a Christian, muslim, hindu, 7th day Adventist, etc., etc., etc,, etc., etc., etc.  But we may be predisposed toward being religious and thus learning to be one of the religions we are exposed to.