Is secularism and religion similar to two solar bodies in orbit of each other?

Question

What I mean to say is, one keeps the other in check. If either grew to powerful they would consume the other and upset some kind of balance...
Does this make any sense?
Sorry kinda thinking out loud.

Huh... perhaps not.

Answer 1

I doubt it, although religion becoming too powerful sounds like a bad idea - they had their shot at that, and it was called the Dark Ages for a reason.