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These two forms of human organization have co-existed since the first so-called "democracies" of the Greeks. "Pure" democracies are not quite practical. Representative republics are more common examples of democratic-type governments. In any event, one doesn't necessarily preclude the other in human practice. In theory, anything can be posited, I suppose.
The question of how much religion can be mixed in with a "democracy" or how much religious influence a democratic government can manage and still be "acceptable" may be more relevant. The sticky part is that if the overwhelming majority of the constituents of a government are religious - well then it's going to permeate public life.
Humans do seem to be, for the most part, religious beings. I don't see that changing. Personally, I don't need religion.
But religion is a political reality just about everywhere.
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